Lexa Gates Ethnicity

Lexa Gates is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. She released hit songs such as Rotten To The Core, Angel, Stupid, Stacy’s Chips, and many more.

Her birthday is on the 21st of April. Born in 2001 in Queens, New York, USA, the 23-year-old has been the talk of the town with her recent album Elite Vessel.

Quick Info

Real NameIvanna Alexandra Martinez
Age23 [as of 2024]
BirthplaceQueens, New York, USA
EducationDropped out
Height5 feet 3 inches [approx.]
Weight50 kg [approx.]

Ethnicity

Lexa Gates is Puerto Rican. She holds American nationality.

She has a sister.

Since her artist name includes the word Gates, she is assumed to be related to Bill Gates. However, she isn’t related to the businessman in any way.

Personal Life

Martinez used to play piano as a kid. Her mother noticed this and made her attend piano classes. Prior to this, she was already put in singing classes.

She dropped out of high school at age 14. The person she loved back then wasn’t attending school, so she dropped out too. Also, she didn’t really like that particular school.

Despite not finishing high school, she passed her General Educational Development (GED) tests which is equivalent to a high school diploma in the US.

She initially spent a few of her childhood years with her father in Puerto Rico. Following this, she was raised by her single mother in Queens, New York.

Career

Lexa Gates began focusing on making music in her mid-teen years after dropping out. She initially uploaded her original songs to her SoundCloud account. However, she became active in 2020 by dropping her debut album Order of Events.

A few months later, she released another EP Scum of the Earth. She dropped multiple albums in 2021 titled Delirium and Hungry respectively. In 2022, she released the album Universe Wrapped In Flesh.

She got a breakthrough with her single Angel in the year 2023. Over the past year, parts of her songs have become popular on social apps such as Tiktok and Instagram. Her most recent album is Elite Vessel. It included 12 songs and features from Ale Araya, Zelooperz, and Billy Lemoz.

Unknown Facts

  • She sat in a glass box at Union Square for 10 hours listening to her recent album to promote it.
  • She has many tattoos including a spider tattoo on her left upper arm.
  • Her dream music collaboration is Drake.
  • She performed in the US and is touring Europe next year.

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Photo credit: @lexagates – Instagram.