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'''Lexus Arnel Lewis''' (born March 6, 1991) professionally known as '''Lex Luger''', is an American [[hip hop music|hip hop]] [[record producer]] from [[Suffolk, Virginia]]. He is signed to [[1017 Brick Squad Records]] and [[Brick Squad Monopoly]]. In addition, he is member of the American hip hop production team, [[808 Mafia]].<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118025931.html?categoryid=16&cs=1 Lex Luger Lewis: Dances to his own beat], By Andrew Barker for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', Posted: Fri., Oct. 22, 2010, 4:00am PT</ref> |
'''Lexus Arnel Lewis''' (born March 6, 1991) professionally known as '''Lex Luger''', is an American [[hip hop music|hip hop]] [[record producer]] from [[Suffolk, Virginia]] currently based in Atlanta.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://zumic.com/2014/02/12/behind-the-boards-producer-profile-lex-luger/ | title=Behind The Boards Producer Profile: Lex Luger | date=February 12th 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=Patrick Lyons}}</ref> He is signed to [[1017 Brick Squad Records]] and [[Brick Squad Monopoly]]. In addition, he is member of the American hip hop production team, [[808 Mafia]].<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118025931.html?categoryid=16&cs=1 Lex Luger Lewis: Dances to his own beat], By Andrew Barker for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', Posted: Fri., Oct. 22, 2010, 4:00am PT</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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===Beginnings=== |
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Luger started his career by playing drums and learning about beats, measures, and bars. He started experimenting with an [[Music Production Center|MPC 2000]] that he bought from his uncle and finally began using the PC-based [[digital audio workstation]] [[FL Studio|Fruity Loops]], which he uses to this day. However, he has also incorporated music production workstations such as Maschine and [[Pro Tools]].<ref name="nytimes.com"/> In each of his productions, he has become known for using his signature electronic sounding "build-up" in the beginning and throughout his productions, usually before the beat drops. The basis for his stage name came from professional wrestler [[Lex Luger]]. |
Luger started his career by playing drums and learning about beats, measures, and bars. He started experimenting with an [[Music Production Center|MPC 2000]] that he bought from his uncle and finally began using the PC-based [[digital audio workstation]] [[FL Studio|Fruity Loops]], which he uses to this day. However, he has also incorporated music production workstations such as Maschine and [[Pro Tools]].<ref name="nytimes.com"/> In each of his productions, he has become known for using his signature electronic sounding "build-up" in the beginning and throughout his productions, usually before the beat drops. The basis for his stage name came from professional wrestler [[Lex Luger]]. During high school, he also founded his own hip hop production crew with his friends, the VABP (Virginia Boyz Productionz).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://zumic.com/2014/02/12/behind-the-boards-producer-profile-lex-luger/ | title=Behind The Boards Producer Profile: Lex Luger | date=February 12th 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=Patrick Lyons}}</ref> |
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Initially spending hours in his parent's basement experimenting with FL Studio, Luger became extremely well known for his musical prowess to make beats with astronomical speed, creativity and accuracy. In late 2008, he began cold-emailing his instrumentals to various rappers and posting instrumentals on his Myspace page, hoping to gain further exposure in the music industry. In 2009, a then unknown rapper by the name of Waka Flocka Flame began him e-mailing back and the two began making music out of Waka's basement in Atlanta with the bulk of material which would then become the foundation for [[Flockaveli]]. Not knowing the outcome of his career, Luger contemplated a second job stacking boxes in a warehouse to support his production career.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://zumic.com/2014/02/12/behind-the-boards-producer-profile-lex-luger/ | title=Behind The Boards Producer Profile: Lex Luger | date=February 12th 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=Patrick Lyons}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | [[Waka Flocka Flame]]'s "[[Hard in the Paint]]" was Luger's first instrumental to hit the radio waves.<ref name=pappademas>{{cite news|last=Pappademas|first=Alex|title=Lex Luger Can Write a Hit Rap Song in the Time It Takes to Read This|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magazine/lex-luger-hip-hop-beat-maker.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|accessdate=2 May 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 4, 2011}}</ref> Luger was in [[Atlanta]] when he first heard the song playing on the radio. Also, while in Atlanta, Luger got a phone call from [[Kanye West]], although he didn't realize who he was talking to for almost 30 minutes. After realizing who it was, Luger agreed to fly to [[New York City]] to work with Kanye West.<ref name=pappademas/> He eventually created eight backing beats for Kanye West's use, including the beat of the single [[H•A•M]].{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} |
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===Rise to fame=== |
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| ⚫ | [[Waka Flocka Flame]]'s "[[Hard in the Paint]]" was Luger's first instrumental to hit the radio waves and became a hit by May 2010.<ref name=pappademas>{{cite news|last=Pappademas|first=Alex|title=Lex Luger Can Write a Hit Rap Song in the Time It Takes to Read This|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magazine/lex-luger-hip-hop-beat-maker.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|accessdate=2 May 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://zumic.com/2014/02/12/behind-the-boards-producer-profile-lex-luger/ | title=Behind The Boards Producer Profile: Lex Luger | date=February 12th 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=Patrick Lyons}}</ref> Luger was in [[Atlanta]] when he first heard the song playing on the radio. Also, while in Atlanta, Luger got a phone call from [[Kanye West]], although he didn't realize who he was talking to for almost 30 minutes. After realizing who it was, Luger agreed to fly to [[New York City]] to work with Kanye West.<ref name=pappademas/> He eventually created eight backing beats for Kanye West's use, including the beat of the single [[H•A•M]].{{citation needed|date=October 2011}} By June 2010, he had landed production requests from rappers [[Ace Hood]], Rick Ross, Soulja Boy, Chingy, Sean Garrett, and [[Fabolous]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://zumic.com/2014/02/12/behind-the-boards-producer-profile-lex-luger/ | title=Behind The Boards Producer Profile: Lex Luger | date=February 12th 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=Patrick Lyons}}</ref> |
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Luger also produced tracks on [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]]'s ''[[Teflon Don (album)|Teflon Don]]'', [[Waka Flocka Flame]]'s ''[[Flockaveli]]'',<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/arts/music/09waka.html "CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK: Bam! Pow! A Loud Young Rapper Rekindles Rap’s Old Fighting Spirit]," by Jon Caramanica. Published October 8, 2010, ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> [[Slim Thug]]'s ''[[Tha Thug Show]]'', and Kanye West and [[Jay-Z]]'s ''[[Watch the Throne]]''. Luger records for Mizay Entertainment.<ref name="XXL (December/January 2011">{{cite book|last=Markman|first=Rob|title=Give the Drummer Sum|accessdate=4 February 2011|edition=December/January 2011|year=2011|publisher=Dennis S. Page|location=[[XXL (magazine)]]|page=48}}</ref> |
Luger also produced tracks on [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]]'s ''[[Teflon Don (album)|Teflon Don]]'', [[Waka Flocka Flame]]'s ''[[Flockaveli]]'',<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/arts/music/09waka.html "CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK: Bam! Pow! A Loud Young Rapper Rekindles Rap’s Old Fighting Spirit]," by Jon Caramanica. Published October 8, 2010, ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> [[Slim Thug]]'s ''[[Tha Thug Show]]'', and Kanye West and [[Jay-Z]]'s ''[[Watch the Throne]]''. Luger records for Mizay Entertainment.<ref name="XXL (December/January 2011">{{cite book|last=Markman|first=Rob|title=Give the Drummer Sum|accessdate=4 February 2011|edition=December/January 2011|year=2011|publisher=Dennis S. Page|location=[[XXL (magazine)]]|page=48}}</ref> |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lexus Arnel Lewis |
| Born | March 6, 1991 Suffolk, Virginia, United States |
| Origin | Suffolk, Virginia, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, southern hip hop, trap |
| Occupation | Record producer |
| Instrument(s) | FL Studio, Maschine MK2, Pro Tools[1] |
| Years active | 2008-Present |
| Labels | 1017 Brick Squad, Brick Squad Monopoly, Fool's Gold |
Lexus Arnel Lewis (born March 6, 1991) professionally known as Lex Luger, is an American hip hop record producer from Suffolk, Virginia currently based in Atlanta.[2] He is signed to 1017 Brick Squad Records and Brick Squad Monopoly. In addition, he is member of the American hip hop production team, 808 Mafia.[3]
Career
Beginnings
Luger started his career by playing drums and learning about beats, measures, and bars. He started experimenting with an MPC 2000 that he bought from his uncle and finally began using the PC-based digital audio workstation Fruity Loops, which he uses to this day. However, he has also incorporated music production workstations such as Maschine and Pro Tools.[1] In each of his productions, he has become known for using his signature electronic sounding "build-up" in the beginning and throughout his productions, usually before the beat drops. The basis for his stage name came from professional wrestler Lex Luger. During high school, he also founded his own hip hop production crew with his friends, the VABP (Virginia Boyz Productionz).[4]
Initially spending hours in his parent's basement experimenting with FL Studio, Luger became extremely well known for his musical prowess to make beats with astronomical speed, creativity and accuracy. In late 2008, he began cold-emailing his instrumentals to various rappers and posting instrumentals on his Myspace page, hoping to gain further exposure in the music industry. In 2009, a then unknown rapper by the name of Waka Flocka Flame began him e-mailing back and the two began making music out of Waka's basement in Atlanta with the bulk of material which would then become the foundation for Flockaveli. Not knowing the outcome of his career, Luger contemplated a second job stacking boxes in a warehouse to support his production career.[5]
Rise to fame
Waka Flocka Flame's "Hard in the Paint" was Luger's first instrumental to hit the radio waves and became a hit by May 2010.[6][7] Luger was in Atlanta when he first heard the song playing on the radio. Also, while in Atlanta, Luger got a phone call from Kanye West, although he didn't realize who he was talking to for almost 30 minutes. After realizing who it was, Luger agreed to fly to New York City to work with Kanye West.[6] He eventually created eight backing beats for Kanye West's use, including the beat of the single H•A•M.[citation needed] By June 2010, he had landed production requests from rappers Ace Hood, Rick Ross, Soulja Boy, Chingy, Sean Garrett, and Fabolous.[8]
Luger also produced tracks on Rick Ross's Teflon Don, Waka Flocka Flame's Flockaveli,[9] Slim Thug's Tha Thug Show, and Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch the Throne. Luger records for Mizay Entertainment.[10] Luger is affiliated with fellow Brick Squad producer Southside. The two of them and rapper Waka Flocka Flame formed the production team 808 Mafia, in 2011. Luger also worked with artists such as Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean, Wale, 3D Na'Tee, Juicy J, Soulja Boy, Snoop Dogg and 2 Chainz.[citation needed]
At the 2011 BET Awards, Luger won the award for Producer of the Year.[11]
In early February 2014, Luger joined forces with Canadian DJ/producer A-Trak under the moniker Low Pros, with the intention of releasing a collaborative project.[12] Their first release was "Jack Tripper", a drug-addled trap song featuring Brick Squad affiliates PeeWee Longway and Young Thug, who had just risen to popularity at the time due to the success of his 2013 singles "Stoner" and "Danny Glover".[13]
Production discography
Singles produced
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| US | US R&B | US Rap | AUS | CAN | GER | IRE | NZ | SWI | UK | ||||
| "Hard in da Paint" (Waka Flocka Flame) |
2010 | 100 | 28 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flockaveli | |
| "B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)" (Rick Ross featuring Styles P) |
60 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Teflon Don | ||
| "H•A•M" (Kanye West and Jay-Z) |
2011 | 23 | 24 | 14 | 78 | 47 | — | 40 | — | — | 30 | Watch the Throne | |
| "Hustle Hard" (Ace Hood) |
60 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blood, Sweat & Tears | ||
| "Grove St. Party" (Waka Flocka Flame featuring Kebo Gotti) |
74 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flockaveli | ||
| "Platinum" (Snoop Dogg featuring R. Kelly) |
— | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Doggumentary | ||
| "In da Box"[14] (Sean Garrett featuring Rick Ross) |
— | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Go n Get It" (Ace Hood) |
— | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blood, Sweat & Tears | ||
| "That Way" (Wale featuring Jeremih and Rick Ross) |
49 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Self Made Vol. 1 | ||
| "Round of Applause" (Waka Flocka Flame featuring Drake) |
86 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magazine/lex-luger-hip-hop-beat-maker.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
- ^ Patrick Lyons (February 12th 2014). "Behind The Boards Producer Profile: Lex Luger". Retrieved 13 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Lex Luger Lewis: Dances to his own beat, By Andrew Barker for Variety, Posted: Fri., Oct. 22, 2010, 4:00am PT
- ^ Patrick Lyons (February 12th 2014). "Behind The Boards Producer Profile: Lex Luger". Retrieved 13 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Patrick Lyons (February 12th 2014). "Behind The Boards Producer Profile: Lex Luger". Retrieved 13 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b Pappademas, Alex (November 4, 2011). "Lex Luger Can Write a Hit Rap Song in the Time It Takes to Read This". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Patrick Lyons (February 12th 2014). "Behind The Boards Producer Profile: Lex Luger". Retrieved 13 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Patrick Lyons (February 12th 2014). "Behind The Boards Producer Profile: Lex Luger". Retrieved 13 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK: Bam! Pow! A Loud Young Rapper Rekindles Rap’s Old Fighting Spirit," by Jon Caramanica. Published October 8, 2010, The New York Times
- ^ Markman, Rob (2011). Give the Drummer Sum (December/January 2011 ed.). XXL (magazine): Dennis S. Page. p. 48.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ http://blog.vevo.com/bet-awards-chris-browns-victory-upstaged-by-royces-hi-rihanna/
- ^ http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/a-trak-and-lex-luger-low-pros-jack-tripper-feat-young-thug-peewee-longway-new-song.1813024.html
- ^ http://www.complexmag.ca/music/2014/01/young-thug-kanye-west-future-interview
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-da-box-feat.-rick-ross/id434712885