How This Producers Legacy Was Erased | What Happened To Lex Luger

[@interviewwithdevin2902]

That lex pack on fL was legendary

[@carl-q6n4u]

i was gonna say this video title doesn't really make sense because every trap producer in the past 10-15 years has used that drumkit

[@christopherlewis2194]

All that was shawty Redd sounds

[@montbrink4700]

​@@christopherlewis2194no ... Lex is foundation

[@bles05]

@@montbrink4700 u must not know who Shawty Redd is lol, nah, Shawty Redd is the foundation

[@k4CLive]

Yessir still is better then most packs today

[@yungcorleone2919]

The fact that Lex decided to send south side beats also just shows he’s a solid person not everybody would think to do that

[@theodorebouchet321]

Exactly he’s too much of a good person and he’s surrounded by vultures

[@aldali724]

@@theodorebouchet321yup and that video where he went off on everyone was the final straw. If y’all remember we didn’t even hear Lex speak for years, probably up until Rubba band Business. No interviews, no trash talk, nothing. Just production credits. He got tired of being slighted

[@Jtron765]

Damn near no other producer would do that Southside should always be appreciative

[@mikeyjames]

I feel like he gone make a comeback. Sometimes you just need to say f… rap snd slide to another genre. Find yourself some lil singer.

[@carpediem4512]

DRUGS ARE BAD!!

[@TLewis-zm5rl]

Lex Luger and Sonny Digital was the Metro Boomin and Southside of the 2010s. Shit was so hard.

[@MichaelWilliams-ti7pn]

Remember sonny because of kid ink early mixtapes

[@TLewis-zm5rl]

@@MichaelWilliams-ti7pn he had some absolute nasty work on AceHood mixtapes too

[@SirAuron777]

Don’t forget Jhalil Beats

[@fuosdi64]

I wish lex Luger type of beats would come back.

[@Baltimoreboy36]

Shawty redd

[@301Haylen]

His legacy wasn’t erased for me. Lex Luger drum kit was the first drum kit I ever got as a producer and one of my top inspirations to make music. Lex forever a goat to me.

[@jriiich7928]

same bruh he goated to me

[@FourPoundTommy]

Same here I had them drum kits 🔥🔥

[@devontebooker6915]

Lmfaooooo on god. In 2011 yes you’re right. 😂😂😂😂like it was so hard bruh just to even have the kits but I got robbed for my laptop that next year and I didn’t have my beats anymore smh 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@ephbombmadeit]

lunch77 lex luger drum kit is the first kit i started using for open hats and alot of percs for bounce. if you wanna make any type of trap drums all you need is lex luger kit and it works for any sub genre within trap too.

[@nerdalyst3759]

Not erased. His Legacy is pretty much cemented. It's just the world moved on and it has a short ass memory.

[@makrugatv]

Exactly I just said this

[@1beatsbytdot]

Big facts

[@QuentinH2024]

Very short memory and it’s sad

[@RammButta]

Nah facts, My video titles are meant to be satire and sarcastic. Lex a whole legend fr.

[@SikWitSkillzOfficial]

Facts 📠💯

[@msemilita]

Can we talk about how Virginia producers made so many stars? Neptunes, Timbaland, Teddy Riley, Missy, Luger...its outrageous.

[@timestampingarmy]

Church!!

[@dattdamnac]

They all 757 too aint it?

[@martymcfly9480]

Something in the water fr

[@T-Mr.Unknown93]

I thought, Teddy Riley was from, New York?

[@SwagTooMany]

@@dattdamnac that’s correct 🖖🏾

[@juicejuice5013]

Lex Luger got them final boss beats

[@sane4955]

He got the bad report card about to get a butt whoopin from parents beats

[@jbeeski301]

Naww fr if they made a Def Jam fight for Atlanta yk you wrecking to his beats

[@FizzleDollas]

Naw FAXXXXXX

[@user-zl1pj5ii1f]

Yup

[@rockymontanagarciamane]

a fire producer that was inspired by lex was dp beats hes like the modern day lex even tho dps most known beats are a decade old now they still sound modern

[@mainlinemitch]

The devil really tried to kill Lex, had him all messed up. Im so glad God brought him through and helped him out of that dark place.

[@chuck9380]

His mixtape with Juicy J went dumb hard

[@Deepndakut757]

All 3 of em did 💯💯💯

[@mrrandywatson658]

Cabin Fever was 🔥

[@skinnzthedon]

Juicy + lex = 🔥

[@ongodddd]

Rubba band business 2 is the greatest tape ive ever heard

[@CalvinL.Stevens]

Still listening to RBB, RBB2 and Blue Dream & Lean to this day. Haven't heard anything like it since then...

[@jmarvosa6x3]

His instrumental catalog off Datpiff is ridiculous. Pioneer

[@cithasdasorcerer7357]

Lex Luger inspired an entire generation of producers, artists, and overall creatives

[@yourtrunkrattles4398]

Cap

[@MorninBreffMedia]

#conspiracy or not⁉️ #trending #youtubeshorts #baltimore @foxnews kzbin.infoiM57eMcAwGY?feature=share

[@AVnumnba7]

​@@yourtrunkrattles4398not at all, iykyk

[@yourtrunkrattles4398]

@@AVnumnba7 he mid

[@AVnumnba7]

@@yourtrunkrattles4398 iykyk

[@barshaygraves1511]

Nah Lex has to get his flowers. There is no 2010s of hip hop without his impact. He accomplished alot in a short time

[@Kkayy020]

The disrespect is crazy it’s like he never existed before they still use his drums to this day

[@717Cucch]

Just said this, lex hi hat 3 and 6, rack kick, Luger slap clap, and of course his snare still so prevalent today. Timeless samples

[@k4CLive]

His sound can still come back

[@christophermclaughlin6412]

Lex never had original drums. His kit took from lil Jon kit, Shawty lo, supahhmario etc

[@717Cucch]

@@christophermclaughlin6412 you think Lil Jon synthesized those drums himself lol, he ripped them from other records first. Hence the term samples when referring to drums

[@AVnumnba7]

​@@717Cucchexactly

[@Alfred_English]

Lex Luger snare is one of the best samples in history. No other snare got a stereo field like that. It snaps so hard

[@OZKitchen]

I hate that wide ahh snare 😂

[@lxbronx6]

Pitch it down it’ll sound even better

[@trucetypebeat]

It really is. I use it on like 80% of my beats lol

[@lordg3803]

Lex and Shawty Red were definitely integral parts of shaping Trap Music.

[@DMUSA-gd6kq]

Facts,Drill Music as well.

[@chris45627]

Music in general. Every Producer who started around 2010 had a Lex luger kit or Learned production from Lex Luger tutorials. I think that was part of his downfall. His beats sounded complex because of all the instruments he would layer but It was easy to replicate everybody copied him. Lex this never evolved past that sound. Even Southside was stuck in that sound, He was the worst producer in 808 mafia at first but he learned alot from collabing with Metro, Sonny Digital, TM-88, Tarentino. Purps and evolved as a musician. And Trap music has came along way.

[@SparkthatOldEl]

Zaytoven too

[@trevorhandberry2158]

FACTS!!!!

[@0112jesse]

Toomp &Drumma Boy too

[@yakyakyakperfect]

I’m in South Africa and this Guy inspired me to start producting. Could easily say he changed my life Lowkey

[@Jon-p4g]

Shut up African! You guys just know Congo drums! lol

[@SoRaw514]

Is there still apartheid there ?

[@Jon-p4g]

@@SoRaw514 yes, the Africans have their own driving fountains with roaches and maggots. And the white have theirs, which is clean and pure.

[@yakyakyakperfect]

@@SoRaw514 nah not really

[@durandparkerjr9502]

Lex is a pioneer fr.

[@JewelzFin]

I'm 37 and wondered what happened to the young homie, as well. Glad to see a video about it. Bruh was killing the game in 2009-2011. Polow Da Don fell off too. But I've heard too many stories about him stealing beats from unknown producers.

[@ScottThePisces]

I remember coming up as a producer in my teens, Lex was a well known name in the producer community. From his style, to his sample packs.

[@MrTommyfrizz]

We all had the Lex Luger drum kit man

[@1semiauto]

All I know how to do with music is listen to it and I knew who lex was

[@ceemoney248]

That was the frist drum kit for all producers in that day. For the kids out there his kit was our version of the pierre kit.

[@bruhman5thfloor644]

🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢

[@sb.c]

@@ceemoney248that pierre uhh vox is gonna make me tear up in a decade

[@StormInDiDormEntertainment]

Lex & 808 were my inspiration for making my beats during the Trap era

[@roderickredd8545]

Lex wore hisself thin, he was better off working with a select few artists and keeping that sound exclusively for them. People on the outside should’ve been paying top dollar to get a Lex Luger track at that time. Older artists started hatin’ after they figured out his formula, I’m willing to bet, at that time, producers were over his shoulder while he was making beats, just watching, looking to see how he do what he does … once they got the recipe they dismissed him.

[@aldali724]

*cough cough* southside

[@McSalty087]

90% of 808mafia

[@LilCurt1993]

I wouldn’t say he wore his self thin. If you wanna say that, Zaytoven did too. Zaytoven done produced a song for everybody. But still in the upper echelon of producers as far as the money side. I think It was more when niggas caught on to Lex formula It was over. You could just go to a Knock off nigga and get the same quality cheaper.

[@LordBlvck]

TRUE ive noticed that and was upset when those fake luger beats arrived

[@dme1236]

Accurate.

[@yearight6294]

bro a real virginia legend idc what happened or if he's "relevant" in 2024 but i forever respect an proud of him

[@Majin_03]

Without Lex Luger hiphop wouldn't sound like it does today

[@MorninBreffMedia]

#conspiracy or not⁉️ #trending #youtubeshorts #baltimore @foxnews kzbin.infoiM57eMcAwGY?feature=share

[@AlwayzOntime]

Ppl always say stuff like that but that's foolishness ppl brainwash you with so you always think the past is better than you but with or without lex somebody would've popped it off remember somebody inspired his beats

[@AO-pn2uo]

And SpaceGhostPurrp

[@Majin_03]

@@AlwayzOntime nahh. lex was inspired by shawty redd and d rich and elevated the sound. just like producers took lex sound and made it their own. a lot of elements in the beats nowadays are in lex's formula

[@AlwayzOntime]

@Majin_03 you started your comment with "nah" then agreed with me smh I said a producer influenced him then you name the ones that influenced him no matter what everything posed to happen will happen the sound would've still came thru

[@elaRRman]

nah yall dont get how many producers and sub genres Lex influenced . There was literally people back in 2015 when Ukdrill was being made that was using Lex's drum kits etc to come up with the sound . People like enrgy beats use Lex drum's just pitched up and created a whole other sound (flint type beats) . the influence this man had on the scene is beyond crazy he just burn his brains out .

[@francismanancis4186]

Anybody thats a REAL fan of Lex know his REAL prime was 2012 - 2017. No producer from the generation is touching Lex.

[@aldali724]

I’d honestly say earlier, around RubbaBand Business time 2010-11

[@badboygoodgirl]

Metro and Honorable C. Note carried the torch

[@TheatricsOfTheAbsurd]

Metro Booming and 808 mafia and Southside would like to have a word with you. But Lex Lugar was the hottest producer 2009-2012

[@Brandonruffin]

@@TheatricsOfTheAbsurd808 mafia and south side were a group of producers at first …u don’t get credit for that

[@troy102282]

Real rap.

[@DaKidGowie]

Great content! To this day, no one can convince me that the transition from Lex Luger and Young Chop era wasn't one of the toughest in Hip-Hop. Nothing but bangers.

[@husman3109]

Them Cabin Fever beats 🔥

[@lylesrevenge]

A super solid mixtape geez

[@juice9dime]

Still listen to that tape today

[@husman3109]

@@juice9dime just played that jawn the other day. Phone numbers sounded a lil different tho 🤔

[@juice9dime]

@@husman3109 yeah idk why phone numbers don’t sound like the og version no more smh that’s crazy

[@Dixon_Cider407]

Taylor Gang still gets played on repeat

[@supagoon8]

lex luger's legacy will never be erased... rethink the title.. with time his music has even gotten better

[@KushTrapsta]

I learned about Lex through a friend of mine who gave me Flockaveli in 2010. The beats on there were crazy that I wanted to hear that sound all the time so I decided I would learn how to make beats. I downloaded FL Studio a few months later and started learning through KZbin tutorials. I got good after a few months and I started producing for local rappers in 2011 to 2012, then I found out I could sell beats online and so I got a soundclick in 2013 and made a lot of progress on my journey. I also met a lot of like minded producers and we became good friends. I don't know if I'd have done all of that if it weren't for Lex. He deserves his flowers.

[@chevyboa8950]

This is basically the same thing i went through. Around the same time as well

[@KushTrapsta]

@@chevyboa8950 man 2010 to around 2015 was a solid time

[@Demond_31Reasons]

I remember how the whole sound changed after bmf dropped. That 808 and them hi hats changed the game.

[@slicktom300]

Lex Luger is in my Top 10 best producers he inspired alot of sounds in mainstream and underground music

[@Gyenyamemusic1]

I met Lex around 2016 at his studio in Memphis. At that time he was spiraling out of control. I remember sending a prayer up for that brother. Im glad he pulled through.

[@KYSE3]

Mann Luger Still Active out here Stop Playin Wit dat Man name. It’s VA all day! 757 Fam!

[@TMCLLNH]

757 VB ✊🏿

[@paindavisva9967]

Yessir! 757 love 💪🏾

[@simplyjayfilms]

Yessir

[@morecents7680]

I love the 3 lessons recapped in the end. I feel like I can relate to them in my own life. Recapping almost as a note to self 1. Lack of guidance in successful positions at a young age 2. Not working with a greater collective/team to lessen the individual workload and increase productivity 3. Letting people's jealousy/envy/hate for you discourage you from being authentically yourself which garnered your success in the first place

[@Aloneat777]

Life was good when Lex Luger was making beats 🔥

[@kj_-oi4mm]

Mixtape era was a time to be alive

[@MrGoddlie]

No it wasn't I was homeless as f. But a Carton of cigarettes was 40-50 bucks. Two packs of kools 5 bucks....

[@Devinn504]

@@MrGoddlieSo just your life? Gotcha.

[@TheKing60210]

​@@MrGoddliestop smoking foo lol

[@BonnieSosaProductions]

@@kj_-oi4mm RUBBA BAND BUSINESS 1 AND 2 HE DID THE WHOLE MIXTAPES

[@unofficialmemberclo]

thanx to ppl like you he aint erased; more vdeos like these are NEEDED

[@666markniels]

His legacy wasn't erased, it just cut off. Kind of like a great movie with an ending hinting at a sequel. Dude was all of us at the time of his rise, definitely me cause we both 1991 babies. Watching a guy your age, 19 and living your dream was motivational. Happy belated birthday to bro.

[@skinnzthedon]

It feels like it was erased cuz of people's short memories. It's fast pace today and no one remembers anything

[@samzCook]

“No Dope on Sundays” is one of the ILLEST tracks ever .. people need to recognize

[@itsyaboirecords]

Cyhi

[@marcossanchez7578]

How is nobody speaking on his incredible works with Juicy J, Sonny Digital and more. CRAAAAZY

[@robbie2491]

I never forgot Lex Luger and it’s sad that producers don’t get enough credit for there beats vs the artist rapping on the beats. And this coming from a producer. Lex Luger beats are solidified in rap flat out

[@MrCalverino]

He knew how to build dramatic chords

[@j.sargent9172]

VA doesnt get enough credit for the artists weve had, that have really shaped the industry. Always unique, and change the game in a way. Dont have a lot in the industry, but the ones we do are solid.

[@bobby4f]

Lex Luger impact was far bigger than any of your current favorite producers including metro

[@autofill955]

lol ok fam

[@boknows8376]

@@autofill955he aint lying my boy check out early metro tracks he was another baby lex until he found his sound

[@ThinkerHaistTV]

All 808 Mafia producers originally...

[@killuasclone7333]

Pushing it lil bro

[@timestampingarmy]

Wasn't Metro there?

[@C.S.Argudo]

I was making metal rock and indie music in the 2010s, but even I knew of lex luger ngl

[@rileyfreeman534]

Lex luger is one of the originaters of the trap sound,dude is an actual living legend like to this day still listen to his instrumentals and you can just hear the talent coming oozing out of the music. He needs his flowers fr💐

[@qtippz]

C'mon, bro. No hate towards Lex but he got his sound from Shawty Redd and D. Rich. Even he admitted that way in the beginning of his career. Shawty Redd is the Originator of the Trap sound.

[@francisngannouhaircut2616]

DJ Paul started trap sounds in the 1990s

[@qtippz]

@@francisngannouhaircut2616 He started horrorcore and Crunk/Buck music. But he was an influence to Shawty Redd.

[@youngwork]

Zaytoven is the god father of the trap sound

[@qtippz]

@@youngwork Ok bro. You gotta chill.

[@TheWolfofWallStreet99]

Lex Lugar can make a comeback anytime he wants. His name on too many street hits to be blackballed by the streets.

[@Quantumwashere]

The underachievers & lex Luger tape “lords of Flatbush” went crazy

[@yungcorleone2919]

All these years I never knew lex produced those beats I used to have that mixtape on replay “N.a.s.a” was such a dope beat

[@9ljt]

Soooo fire 🔥

[@C47vin]

Stg I used to listen to that tape and never knew it was lex Luger

[@lamarhoward8478]

AF 🔥 lex is the reason I found them

[@Geeandrezzi]

@@yungcorleone2919Lex didn’t produce N.A.S.A but regardless, he killed those beats

[@kiddfacee]

I met Lex Luger one night in a studio in st.louis thats no longer around. i was a young teenager i used to hang with the older guys in the city i was there with another group and everyone in the studio was excited that he was coming. i didn't know who he was at the time. he came into the room beside ours and he knew some of the guys i was with so he let us into his session and he had everyone geeking over his new beat. the beat was so distinctive that after we left the studio i remembered it forever. fast forward years later that beat ended up being 9 Piece with Rick Ross and Lil Wayne

[@meenballa999]

That 808 Mafia decision was the worst of his career

[@theswamps6589]

Consider the reasoning tho, I think thats fire, he thought it didnt fit his principles and stood on that. I think thats a respectable descision, I think the downfall was giving in to outside opinions. Self medicating to cope with the depression that followed the outside influence. Thats what broke the man.

[@Parellwiiyums]

The drugs were, actually. Giving Deb control of his royalties was also, a bigger mistake.

[@aqibkhan757]

😅0

[@reesebeatz1773]

Facts

[@brianwhite1087]

He's not the type to follow

[@aplll7764]

This video randomly propped up in my feed. Amazing narration here, almost flawless. I’m from DC and remember first hearing Lex when Fat Trel dropped “Respect With This Tech”

[@Andreravone]

That jount and WHAT?! Band used to crank "Hard In Da Paint", too!!! I didn't like Flocka or Gucci's music until I listened to "Flockaveli", moe! 😅

[@mi.n.u.co.]

dope summary. he's still a legend & pioneer. that run from flocka to wiz to tyga literally built their careers. crazy.

[@HookahAnonymous]

Dope video brother. Always wondered what happened to Lex. Him and 808 had the game in a frenzy and changed the game for producers working off their computers. He rarely [if ever] gets credit nor mentioned these days but he deserves alot more. Very interesting video.

[@chengetaichikwanha1449]

Salute to Lex Luger, made beats for Waka, Jay and Kanye, Rick Ross, Styles P and Bun B amongst many others. No one else his age has such a resume. Props @RamButta for doing the research

[@ejimahpraise2634]

Lex’s Work Circa 2010 - 2013 Was Amazing! The Drums On HAM 🔥🔥🔥 The Revitalization Of The Dirty South Sound And The Double Time On Hi Hats

[@ProdByStMichael]

In 2012 when I got started making beats the first drumkit I ever found was a Lex Luger drumkit it was like finding gold 🙏

[@Caesar_Online]

The "Don't forget to dislike" part took me out💀💀💀

[@aldali724]

I used to pull my headphones halfway out of my iPod to hear all the layers he’d have in his beats lol been making beats since 2010 because of Lex.

[@pckldplmfshcm]

That ain't how it works lol

[@LUSCIOUSDUNCAN]

Nah dude knows what he's talking about!! Back in the day you could have your iPod headphones slightly unplugged and it would separate some of the stems (or at create the illusion of separation). Idk the actual science behind it but trust me I did this alllll the tiiiiime as a kid ​@@pckldplmfshcm

[@L.argemike]

u just making it go from stereo to mono doing that, you think the music layers are in the ipod port?

[@UptownAlonzo]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 all them likes

[@LUSCIOUSDUNCAN]

Stereo headphones form a circuit of a common ground, a left amplifier output and headphone, and a right amplifier output and headphone. When the audio jack slightly slips out of the hole, the ground contact is usually broken, but the rest of the contacts are still being made. Vocals tend to be put into the “center” of a stereo image, which is what is lost when the ground contact is broken. However, if the ground contact is broken but the audio jack is still plugged in enough, the left and right channels are still active, so any audio that was different enough to be kept on the different channels can still make it through. The vocals, or other audio that is mixed equally into both channels (and thus, in the “center”), fade away or mute entirely, essentially because the only connections being made are the separate left and right channels. Stop saying this doesn't work or it changes it to mono. Neither are true. /end of discussion

[@Mister_O781]

lex luger laid the foundation for the sound of the 2010s, all the drill music coming out of chicago, NY, and other places in the country used his sound as a template and then made it their own Lex Luger pretty much laid the foundation for the sound of todays rap, people like to say chief keef and chicago drill artists were the most influential, but they were influenced by bricksquad Look up Wooh Da kid - My mind gone Then look up chief keef - BAng There is a line wooh da kid says in his song ".40 cal, .50 cal, shotgun. Fo-fifth. When it hit him he ain't coming back" You can hear chief keef repeat it verbatim in bang Pretty much Gucci mane and the so icey boyz and their entire entourage of producers are the OGS of this whole sound we are hearing, but if you read guccis autobiography his favorite rapper was project pat, so you could say that 3-6 mafia is the prototype for all this

[@enzigenes]

He signed a bad co-pub deal with Deb. All his checks were going to them instead of him. The drugs fried him.

[@LilCurt1993]

This really what It was. Lex was on drugs real bad on top of all the bad deals and niggas taking his sound

[@BattleTruth]

Bad business! He definitely should've lawyered up

[@martymcfly9480]

Fear of that uncertainty is a mf

[@Chefcoldy]

I was in last years Battle of the Beatmakers (made top 4 in the world btw 🙏🏾) but Lex Luger was one of the judges, truly a legend through and through. Fam shared his whole story and gave all the producers advice we could actually use. Loved this video, his legacy is cemented for eternity fr.

[@Quantumwashere]

Wow the industry let Lex Down fr smh

[@stezenast5878]

Literally everyone had this guy's drum kits I appreciate this quality content. You got a sub

[@Jeffreynelius]

Somewhat reminds me of Shawty Redd, where they pioneered a sound that blew up but don’t really get the proper credit for it. Shout out to Lex.

[@qtippz]

Lex got his sound from Shawty Redd/D. Rich. That's why he reminds you of him.

[@k4CLive]

Facts feel like he went a lil harder then shawty redd , well I just say he took his sound to a higher lvl 😊

[@Jeffreynelius]

@@qtippz I meant their legacies and just how it played out but yeah sound wise, definitely some similarities there too.

[@Jeffreynelius]

@@k4CLive it was definitely like an evolution of Shawty Reed’s sound. Like a more amped up version. A lot more extreme hi hat patterns and heavier drops. But shout out Shawty Redd though, shit will have you bouncin too! 😄

[@Jeffreynelius]

This convo now makes me want to officially request a Shawty Redd video

[@chadmoore3438]

I loved Lexus as a producer and I believe I still do. Extremely talented, hard hitting and melodic bass lines, very memorable beats. I remember back in 2009-2010 my home boy and I argued who was the best out of 808 Mafia. He said Southside because he has more variety of beats………and sure enough Sizzle is still A+ list producer in 2024. I think if Lex broadened his sound and reinvented himself he’d still be in the front of people’s minds.

[@LEFT4eV3r]

Bro Lex Luger had good chemistry with juicy j on those rubba band business mixtapes was hard asf juicy j and lex Luger even look alike like father like son

[@1kennylo]

Don’t forget Wiz cabin fever

[@LEFT4eV3r]

@@BleuBenjamins205 real trap shit

[@kansascitychief4965]

This video got 300k views in 10 days. Bruh legacy is stamped

[@diplomatboy21]

Oj 6 rings mixtape with all Lex Luger and zaytoven beats is a masterpiece

[@kingredskin4318]

Boy yeen lyin, he made that 6 rings a Masterpiece

[@ThinkerHaistTV]

Cant forget Orange mixtape too... Sizzle and Lex went ape...

[@werdna2602]

Ball player

[@A1ExtraSauce]

Ball player rings, ball player money 🔥

[@bbbbbbbbbb0]

This man defined the golden era of trap music for me

[@backbonedray7612]

One of my favorite beats by him was Lights on by Slim Dunkin, he really mastered that trap sound

[@streetwearjimmy]

Man off of that LeBron Flocka James 3 and that twin towers mixtape too 😢 Dunkin was eating 2009-2011 and can’t believe he been gone 12 to 13 years now

[@backbonedray7612]

@streetwearjimmy man straight up! He was severely underrated man and he was just starting to gain higher status in the music game before he passed, such a loss!

[@factsunami5442]

Sooooooo crazy. He literally explained exactly how i felt about the creative process at one point. Our craft isn't tangible and is solely based on personal preference. Its hard to know when enough is enough or if you are doing too much or not enough.

[@txddyfarquh69]

I'm still crushed that Lex and Sizzle had that Fallout... I don't even know if they've rekindled their Friendship. But real spill, if ANY Producer says they wernt inspired by Lex Luger when Trap was still in its infancy?.... they mess with Diddy

[@martymcfly9480]

Trap was in its infancy abt 15 yrs b4 Lex

[@1sepriani]

Him & Wiz wit Cabin Fever had the world on standby

[@isaiahbrooks9478]

He shouldn’t never Let a person with hating comments stop him from keep going

[@timestampingarmy]

Fr

[@asrielbeats7421]

That’s why I say protect your art but more importantly protect yourself 💙

[@finnessejets4231]

This dude is a mastermind. He got hella classics fa real

[@ni6iru]

Been using Lex Luger packs since 2010. Overall he was probably my main influence as a music producer. Every time I needed a beat to punch harder, I loaded in a Lex or 808 Mafia kit, or even referenced one of his songs. Still do lol. Homixide Gang actually just made a song about him as well. He's a living legend for sure. Can't see how it was 'erased' but it was overall a dope video. Keep it up!!!

[@Whoiisteezybo1st]

Ong

[@Whoiisteezybo1st]

I still do

[@Le_big_mac]

Juicy and Luger had me going dummy. Who da neighbors and Zip and a double cup were next level.

[@ActUp]

Didn’t even realize this video popped off, congrats getting the deserved attention

[@nobodyever6515]

Lex is still VERY active. He lives streams very frequently on Insta and Twitch and is in touch with his followers closely.

[@gmon4058]

He literally changed the whole rap game. Every beat had a base in it after Lex Luger Came out.

[@LatonyaRobinson-i9p]

Pioneer of "Drill"

[@kjo2130]

Lex Luger had one of the greatest producer runs of all time man. From Waka to Juicy J to Soulja Boy, OJ, Wiz, Meek, & Kanye/hov. Legendary

[@mr106npark1]

Chief keef Rick Ross Future too

[@ItsDhunt]

You must be a beat maker

[@mr106npark1]

@@ItsDhunt uhhhh nah ion have Patience for shit like that but a curator visionary executive produce ya ion touch production with my hands tho lol

[@Honestcosby]

This dude. Is dope. He may not be recognized like a celebrity does but he’s a legend everyone knows it.

[@kaliphakush6672]

Lex Luger work on Juicy J mixtape Rubba Band Business 2 was 🔥🔥🔥

[@kamaljames8112]

I always wondered what happened to him. Thanks for uploading this. He doesn’t get the recognition he deserves.

[@qatsin83w75]

Young Chop helped end his run as well. He was Lex Luger clone.

[@kid100music3]

agreed

[@ayemoe8952]

If you was outside between 2009 and 2012 lex luger will never die. This man made sum of hottest sings of my youth 💯💯💯

[@jasonwaterfalls9615]

A few things worked against Lex: 1) His lack of versatility. He was under 21 and using FL so his musicality was very limited. Once his sound became oversaturated after the Flocka/Juicy J era, he didn’t have another gear to go to. That sound was all he had and he wasn’t prepared for the demands of the rapid pace of the music industry, where you have to adapt and change at a moment’s notice. Every top producer has changed their sound multiple times in order to stay on top. 2) 808 Mafia. As an upcoming producer I honestly don’t think it’s wise to work closely with other upcoming producers. Everybody is in competition with each other for that top spot. There’s a reason Metro Boomin isn’t in a producer collective. There’s also a reason Mike Will has 20 more talented producers under him making all his beats for him. Southside was in competition with Lex, got next to him because Lex was better and bigger than him, studied his sound and surpassed him. 3) Bad deals. Deb had bad deals with Gucci, Nicki and French at the same time. She took everybody’s money. Lex should’ve knew his value and held out for the best manager, but he was probably pushed towards Deb by Flocka and 808 Mafia, so he went along with it. Deb did bad business with everybody. 4) Drugs. These were the death blow that knocked him out his spot for good. The 3 things I named plus whatever personal issues he already had (like having 2 kids) would make anyone use drugs to cope with stress. This led to him ruining his work relationships in the industry which led to the blackball. He just wasn’t ready for the game. He was like an extremely talented high school hooper who wasn’t ready for the league, like a Sebastian Telfair, who ended up with setback after setback because of bad choices. He had pure talent but the industry requires discipline, business savvy, and 48 Laws of Power level strategy because it’s a shark tank. Lex took the game by storm and he had other producers jealous. Kanye worked with him so he could steal his formula. Everybody wanted him out his spot and he basically needed Kobe level focus and discipline to stay on point with the amount of things working against him. I wish the best for him though and hope he can still make a living off music because he deserves it.

[@999waves]

not reading all of that hes literally succesful and a pioneer stop being a hater

[@PlatinumHustle]

Well said. Yeah he started slowing down after that Kanye / Jay z album dropped

[@itsrelativ3967]

This is very accurate as someone who hated trap beats in 2007-2010. I once found myself making tons of trap beats in 2010-11 and found that there was nothing really distinct about them over time. So I went back to my Timbaland/Danja/Neptunes style beats and experimented more with pop/EDM. Luger's run was very big though.

[@MarkJasonTaguig]

im not on their level im extremely amateur but he ain't enough in my opinion coz being a beat maker is different from being a producer or a real artist overall im a solid hiphop but my first music that i made is gospel music making me explore all types of genres i didn't even like back then i managed to make a funk disco pop trap gospel music although im still waiting for the result of that songwriting competition but still im sharing my own experience in music to all amateurs like me don't be stuck in your own shit. and lastly all the songs i made don't sounds the same 😂 i write produce write melodies of all my songs btw. good luck to all of us

[@Zaybreeze]

@@itsrelativ3967you’re right but lex Luger style trap beats were just fun as hell to make 😅

[@Rawasf____]

That Lex Luger and Soulja Boy run was hard asf

[@Chilliboba6]

They don’t know how hard Soulja was in his gold on deck/ ocean gang era

[@dmedford5]

Deb is KNOWN for doing bad business. OJ da Juiceman said the same thing about her. He had to go back to trapping and he had one of the biggest songs in during that era.

[@ThinkerHaistTV]

Yeen never lied

[@itsrelativ3967]

OJ was the only one still really doing what he was rapping about.

[@Khaseenwar09]

​@itsrelativ3967 He got caught up recently

[@georgiamademane9552]

​@@Khaseenwar09n he back out

[@Plu99station]

TMOG 4L! I was apart of the early group, I did the Hi Hats on H.A.M. & co produced most of Waka mixtapes with Lex…

[@ValleyBeats-yy4xd]

Nobody tryna erase his legacy

[@BigMallDidIt]

lex and Southside been having fire beats since 2008....."lambo this summer" still my favorite southside beat

[@couchmayne4351]

Them lex Luger packs on FL had to assume feelin like you was gonna make a fire ass joint

[@TheJSands]

Your journalism skills are important. Keep creating content, hope you can interview people one day too.

[@downthehill2896]

Somebody gotta brings the old lex sound on the map,producer and rappers started to brings drich and shawty redd sound back

[@weirdLEXbutok]

salute me or shoot me 2 is my favorite waka mixtape … i was listening to that all throughout my 10th and 11th grade year . my female classmates would clown me because it was always in rotation while we did our work in class and they were listening to all the hot new r&b songs by miguel , adele , elle varner etc . i loved all that stuff too but the production on that mixtape was top tier in terms of trap music and how it was evolving at the time . Lex Luger never crossed my mind when it came to producers but i was simply ignorant to his artistry . thank you so much for refreshing me with this story about this man and his contribution to the trap sound . now i see why i listened to so much waka . i really loved the production and it was this guy Lex Luger . i would have never known had it not been for this video . salute

[@dav1ll3]

Lex still dropping bangers. He just don’t have a tag anymore

[@ThinkerHaistTV]

His tag was only that rolling whistle type effect...

[@dav1ll3]

@@ThinkerHaistTV go check out some of his stuff. He has multiple tags

[@bsykesbeats]

Bro, I'm a boom bap head, and even I know Lex Luger will forever be a legend. He cemented his impact on hip hop, no one can take that from him.

[@RichLaFlare]

Solid video… keep them coming

[@NitroBoarder17]

Lex Luger is a real one. I went to a show in 2015 and he mostly was just smoking and sipping while his DJ playing tracks, but he was homie as hell and let me and my boy take a pull from his bottle of ciroc lmao. We also connected on PlayStation and played warzone together a few times. Nice dude and huge impact on hop hop with his productions.