Lexa Gates – Past It: Rising rapper, singer, and producer Lexa Gates returns today with her latest single, “Past It,” the first taste of her sophomore album due this fall. Produced by Grammy-winning hitmaker Emilie Haynie (Lana Del Rey, Kid Cudi, FKA Twigs), the track leans into a dreamy, groove-laced bounce while lyrically unpacking burnout, pressure, and the fleeting nature of success.
“The future seems so far ‘til you’re past it,” Lexa raps with clarity, voicing the disorienting reality of chasing goals only to feel numb once they’re reached. With its lo-fi textures and hypnotic cadence, “Past It” captures both vulnerability and defiance, cementing her growing reputation for weaving self-reflection into addictive soundscapes.
The single follows “Latency,” Lexa’s hypnotic summer release produced by Jasper Harris (Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar) and Aaron Shadrow (Doja Cat, Yeat). Built on Hamilton Bohannon’s “Tell Me You’ll Wait” sample, the track has already amassed nearly 1 million streams worldwide and won critical praise from Billboard, Rolling Stone, VIBE, and Pigeons & Planes.
“Past It” signals the start of a bold new chapter for Lexa, expanding on the world she first introduced with her acclaimed debut album Elite Vessel. That 12-track project landed on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, drew co-signs from SZA, Aminé, and Isaiah Rashad, and earned critical nods from Complex, The FADER, Hypebeast, and The Face. The album also sparked Lexa’s headline-making New York City art installation, where she spent 10 hours inside a transparent box connecting with fans — a performance art piece that has since reached more than 300 million viewers across platforms.
In just the past year, Lexa has starred in a KITH campaign alongside Fabolous and Jadakiss, sold out her first headline tour, been named Billboard’s “Rookie of the Month,” and made her festival debut at Outside Lands, Capitol Hill Block Party, and London’s Jazz Café Festival, where CLASH praised her as “prolific… with London in the palm of her hand, converting new fans with every bar.”
At only 24, Lexa Gates continues to carve out a space uniquely her own — introspective yet bold, magnetic yet understated, and always unafraid to push boundaries. With “Past It” out now and a sophomore album on the way, she’s proving herself as one of music’s most exciting new voices.
Lexa Gates – “Past It” is available everywhere now.
Lexa Gates – Past It
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