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[verse 1]
Don't call me sugar, baby, sweetie or honey (ew)
Don’t call me girly, bitch you tryna be funny
See I don't like being patronized or made to feel diminutive
So call me by my name, or justice will be punitive
That's cool, what's your name you may ask?
Should i use your stage name or your name from the past
Well that depends, see I've been Alex, Lalex, even Alebeska
But ask if I have a preference, lll answer ‘you betcha’
Everybody please call me Lex, the Lexicon artist
I'm the nerdy rapper with the words that are the hardest
It started with just Lex but I added some more
So i could shove my stupid foot into this Google search engine door
But even Lex? You still manage to fuck it up
I wrote a whole song about it, was that not enough?
Obviously we need to do it again
But this time it's a singalong you can do with your friends, YEAH.
[Chorus]
I'll make it easy you don't need to spell check
It's L to the E to the mf X
Yessss
X4
[verse 2]
A Lex, by any other name, would be just as sick
But if you call me Lexi you can eat a dick
Call me Lexi one more time and then you’ll see
I’ll write you off harder than expenses in a Schedule C
Nowhere in Alex is an ‘i’ except in Liu
But understanding that might be too much to expect of you
So I’ll break it down, I’m partial to Lex for its gender neutral use
But Lexi’s way too feminine and even worse, cute
Yes I use my government name on my facebook
But if you call me Alex I will give you a strange look (huh)
I'm not offended I just find it kinda weird
When a rando addresses me as if we've been friends for years
Listen, my name is Alex, that’s Lex for short
Not Alexandra, not Alexis, I’m a Lex in court
So in short, please refrain from asking me what Alex stands for
That’s my real name, you can read it on my passport
[Chorus]
I'll make it easy you don't need to spell check
It's L to the E to the mf X
Yesss
X4
[verse 3]
A lot of rappers wrote songs about their alias
Like Sammus, Schaffer the Darklord, also the man whose Slim is the Shadiest
But, I bet your ass that they’ve never been asked
“Hey what’s your real name.” “Alex?” “No no, I mean before that.”
Listen idiot, my English name is not fake
I’m a citizen, but thank you for your hot take
See I’ve got two names, one of them is in Mandarin
But you can’t even say it, why bother with your shenanigans?
Okay fine, my Chinese name is 劉庭安
And it means “peace in the family” I don’t know if I am
Maybe I am, but when I’m Lex, I know I’m the man
And if you think that’s not the real me, I don’t give a damn
So call me Lex for the fans, and Alex for the fam
Come with me we’ll take it back to where it all began
See, whatever name they try to sell me next
I’ll ask you why you fuckin’ with the L.E.X.
Yes
[Chorus]
I'll make it easy you don't need to spell check
It's L to the E to the mf X
Yesss
X4
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Blowin' Up (prod. TOPE)
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Check it
[verse 1]
Oaktown’s got the baddest of raps because
The whole town’s got the baddest of rappers duh
From MC Hammer to the legend E-40
They done paved the streets for me just to rap about glasses and stuff (what)
It seems corny when I’m acting a nerd
But that’s the reason all these people get attached to my words
They don’t believe it till they’re seeing me in action at first
But after that it’s just the accolades and claps I deserve, word
Smack the haters kick’em back to the curb
I’m a city bitch reaching kids back in the burbs
When I’m teaching em my perspective on the facts of the world, they’ll
Be reaching in their purses as I’m racking up merch sales
*Blast your face with what you’re lacking in nerve, fail
ure’s not an option, not for me and that’s what I heard
Way back when I was ten and bumping Eminem and his CDs
And now I’m getting mad respect cause evidently they see me, I’m greedy*
[chorus]
Blowing up and it feels so good (good)
Getting the props I knew that I would (would)
I stand on shoulders that are taller than mine
But I could never be so reticent all of the time (why?)
Blowing up and it feels so good (good)
Getting the props I knew that I would (would)
I stand on shoulders that are taller than mine
But damn it I worked hard so I’m calling it mine (right)
[verse 2]
They always said I was smart, but not popular
Now they got their eyes on me like binoculars
Popping off, writing topics that will shock you
got my fans texting friends saying ‘i’m afraid to talk to her’ (wooh)
I’m a gossiper, I like talking shit
Best believe you’re on my radar when you say I’m not legit
All the haters watch your back cause I’ve been practicing my pitch
of dropping advanced level egonomics on your bitch (prrghhh)
Driving through the bay yeah you might hit traffic (beep beep)
But if you try to pass me yeah it might get graphic (brr brr)
Someone on the twitters called me psychopathic (what the fuck?)
Think they green with envy like a phytoplankton OOHH
You’re speaking my name, I’m making a dime
I say if you ain’t peeping my game you’re wasting my time
i’ll be sitting back relaxing while you’re questioning my morals,
shit, you call me yanny cause i’m resting on my laurels HO
[chorus]
Blowing up and it feels so good (good)
, Getting the props I knew that I would (would)
I stand on shoulders that are taller than mine
But I could never be so reticent all of the time (why?)
Blowing up and it feels so good (good)
Getting the props I knew that I would (would)
I stand on shoulders that are taller than mine
But damn it I worked hard so I’m calling it mine (right)
[bridge]
Do the dance, it’s called the Lex
Draw a squiggle in the air like you’re signing a check
now put your hands on your head, and spread it around
and let the whole damn world know I’m the best in town
WOW
X2
[verse 3]
When I’m famous, I want my own throne
Place it in a home studio to call my own
Stadium shows handing out backstage passes
Line it wall to wall with skinny guys with glasses (ooh)
But just because I am rapping don’t mean I’m socio
Pathic just let me bask in this moment of braggadocio
Though, they always said that this would get to my head
I guess I have a raging ego that will die when i’m dead
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[verse 1]
I got a problem that's hard to fix
I gotta be honest, I'm a narcissist
When somebody says I'm dope as shit or that my arts legit
Then the dopamine starts to hit
And I thought it was my artist wish but
Ever since I was a kid, my conceitedness was hard to miss
In grade school I would throw a tantrum
Even smack a bitch
Cause I needed to be the smartest kid
And all the hacks would attack armed with whips and bad words
Everybody laughed at the abjectly sad nerd
I had to prove I was better so I put in the effort to be cleverer
But I think I had it backwards
Now I’m doing shows east to west and
They shower me with praise, say I’m gifted, X Men
I question it, because my former best friend
Told me I should stop surrounding myself with yes men
[chorus]
I stare at my reflection in the water woah
Tell me if I'm in too deep now
You make me feel like flowers in the sun
But if I grant you too much power then you're gonna make me drown
I stare at my reflection in the water woah
Am I really in too deep now
You make me feel like flowers in the sun
But if I grant you too much power then you're gonna make me drown
[2nd chorus]
Ohhh
You're so hard to quit
Ohhh
Cause I'm a narcissist
Ohhh
It's all part of it, I won't call it quits, cause I'm a narcissist
X2
[verse 2]
They say I have a raging ego
Maybe that’s equivalent to hating people
I say I’m equal but I think I’m better
I leave my friends in the gutter while I race for the cheddar
And whether that’s a bad thing for a rat on the wheel
I do it anyway cause I don’t give a crap how they feel
Climb social ladders in a search for glamour
Only ever fuck a man who has mass appeal
Or at least, that’s what he said of me
He said to me “Lex, you lack empathy”
Though I try my best to act sensibly
There’s some truth to that claim and it plagues me endlessly
I love my brain but I hate my feelings
My ability to spend them has reached a ceiling,
I’m turning into the character I wrote and I’m trapped
Could I really be a sociopath?
[chorus]
I stare at my reflection in the water woah
Tell me if I'm in too deep now
You make me feel like flowers in the sun
But if I grant you too much power then you're gonna make me drown
I stare at my reflection in the water woah
Am I really in too deep now
You make me feel like flowers in the sun
But if I grant you too much power then you're gonna make me drown
[2nd chorus]
Ohhh
You're so hard to quit
Ohhh
Cause I'm a narcissist
Ohhh
It's all part of it, I won't call it quits, cause I'm a narcissist
X2
[bridge]
And it’s getting to my head
All the things that you have said
From the second that we met
All the praise I can’t forget
Hope I haven’t been misled yeah
[chorus]
I stare at my reflection in the water woah
Tell me if I'm in too deep now
You make me feel like flowers in the sun
But if I grant you too much power then you're gonna make me drown
I stare at my reflection in the water woah
Am I really in too deep now
You make me feel like flowers in the sun
But if I grant you too much power then you're gonna make me drown
[2nd chorus]
Ohhh
You're so hard to quit
Ohhh
Cause I'm a narcissist
Ohhh
It's all part of it, I won't call it quits, cause I'm a narcissist
X2
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LEX the Lexicon Artist New York, New York
LEX the Lexicon Artist combines Internet culture, fandom, punk ethos, and shock humor (not the mean kind) to create an over-the-top explosion of nerdy, dirty, funny raps.
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