LEX has shared his newest album, King Of All the pieces, his follow-up to 2021’s LOGIC.
The Japanese rapper first teased the 17-track album on January 23, and launched the tracklist, exhibiting visitor options from JP The Wavy, Leon Farounakis, Younger Coco, ShowyVICTOR, BEXEY, Child Trunks, Matt Ox, and Solely U.
GQ Japan additionally launched a brief documentary that includes the method of making King Of All the pieces, in addition to LEX’s struggles along with his fame and the way it affected his psychological well being.
“I make music for many who can’t say no and I sing about social points,” he says. “I need to use my energy successfully. I feel if I keep true to what I need to say, folks will get behind me.”
When requested what hip hop means to him, he answered that he “doesn’t stay in [that] age anymore,” referencing the macho strategy many take with the style.
Hoping that folks can discover power in his music, he says, “I’m weak, too. I’m additionally harm inside, so the message [of my songs] applies to me, too.”
LEX revealed that his psychological well being was in unhealthy form, how he felt stress and stress earlier than his performances, describing it as a “unusual” feeling: getting “stupefied and may’t transfer,” unable to speak to anybody, and the way he determined to take antidepressants.
The documentary additionally dove into his relationship along with his household and his friends. At one level, he broke down and acknowledged the ache he induced his mother, and requested for forgiveness.
It featured interviews along with his mother, his sisters, and fellow rappers Solely U and JP The Wavy, amongst others.
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