This month Lexa Gates releases her highly anticipated second album, I Am. It is a personal and introspective project, I Am, plays on the artist’s legal name, Ivanna Alexandra Martinez, serving as both an autobiography and a declaration of identity, reflecting her ongoing growth. This chapter highlights Lexa’s honesty, intention, and authentic expression as she moves closer to a truer version of herself. On the focus track, “I Don’t Even Know,” Lexa reflects on her journey of self-discovery. The album spans 18 tracks, including previously released singles “Latency,” “Past It,” “Nothing to Worry About,” and “Estranged,” and features production from Emile Haynie, Jasper Harris, Black Noise, and more. Written in what Lexa describes as a “highly focused state,” I Am explores a period of reflection, fate, and personal evolution, unfolding like a diary shaped by clarity and conviction.
Lexa Gates a rapper, singer and producer is a Columbian-Puerto Rican artist from Queens, In celebration of the release of I Am, Lexa recently completed her second immersive art installation, “The Wheel”*—a one-day-only, 10-hour durational performance running from 2 p.m. to Midnight ahead of the album launch. Held at Jeffrey Deitch in New York City, the piece featured Lexa continuously on a custom-built, human-scale performance wheel throughout its duration. For Lexa, “The Wheel” reflects a cycle that never truly ends, reinforcing themes of persistence, emotional resilience, and the passage of time, which shape the album.
The album I Am, Lexa Gates channels the raw emotional intensity of Fiona Apple, Amy Winehouse, and Lana Del Rey, pairing slick-talking candor with siren-like vocals that wrestle with themes of love, obsession, and desire. Follow these links to learn more about Lexa Gates and her tour. Thank you to umusic.com for providing us with the information for this article and the following links and Austin Babbitt for the photo.