"I Will" (feat. Ms. Alisha-Marie)

A-LEX-ANDER THE GREAT "I Will" (featuring Ms. Alisha-Marie) Produced by Gully Time

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This song was recorded during a trip/visit to SC in the summer of '07. My nigga Tiger brought and set up his home studio in the hotel I was staying @ in Columbia and we banged out the verses and my portion of the hook. I remember having caught a cold (probably from tiger because he keep sneezing around me.. smh) while out there and trying my best to make sure you couldn't hear it in my vocals. I think I did a pretty good job. I also remember being a lil' upset because I had to do each chorus individually because whateva program/equipment Tiger was working on couldn't copy & paste. Well, I just think Tiger didn't know how to (or didn't want to) do it. Either way the joint came out dope. I left the female vocals open (along with a reference track) with him, because he said he had a couple of singers who he could get to lay those parts for me cause I didn't have a female vocalist @ the time. After I returned home he later sent me 2 versions by 2 different females to pick which one I wanted to use. One of them sounded ok, the other sounded horrible. Her accent or whateva (could've just been her singing voice) was so heavy that it sounded like she was singing "I wear". smh So ultimately, I ended up reconnecting with a old friend (Alisha) from Jersey who I knew had a dope voice. I honestly know she could've done a better job on the track because I've heard her sing live many times and she goes, but for some reason she was shy in the studio so what you hear is what I got. But overall, I'm very satisfied with the track. We've also performed it together a couple of times. Many ppl luv this song, and I can't blame them. It's a timeless and very encouraging track that can help you get through any hard times you may be experiencing so... Enjoy!

"Learning How to Live"

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This was a joint I wrote/recorded around fall of last year ('10). It didn't make the cut for my upcoming project so I decided to release it as a solo track (in Jan). This track LEXplains a lot about me and how I approach life. I really wanted to put this joint out because it LEXplains a big part of who I am as a person - very inspirational, and always optimistic. I realize that a lot of ppl who don't know me personally don't realize that about me because most of the music that has introduced me to the world (via BET, NEAs, and so on) was mainly party/uptempo tracks. So instead of holding on to this track like I usually do with many of my songs (a lot of times I release songs months, even years after they've been recorded) I decided to just put it out there. I love this joint for sooooo many reasons, but one of the main reasons I love this track is because it has helped me (and continues to help me) get thru things in my life. #Trutalk Hopefully you'll love it, and hopefully it'll do the same for you.

I'm guessing this is what they're calling Emo-Rap these days (or atleast a form of it)? Idk... lol Anyway, enjoy.