"I Won't Be There"

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Produced by Watts & Barsh Productions (Curtis Watts & Sam Barsh), this track was written & recorded in 2007 (hence the myspace line in the 2nd verse). The concept I took on this track was me supposedly being heartbroken and writing a "Dear Jane" letter (the male version of a "Dear John" letter for those who remember the TV show "Dear John" and how it began). It was inspired by real life LEXperiences from a couple of past relationships (with 1 or 2 fictional lines added). You'll just have to guess what's real and what's not. Sorta like movies that are "based on a true story". lol

Interesting fact: This track was actually given to a different artist they were working with (by the name of Candy out of NJ) before they decided to hand it over to me. They did so because they weren't satisfied with her concept of the track. From what I was told, her concept went the route of playing the mistress in a relationship to a married man. They delivered the track to her with the hook already on it (just like they did with me), and her verses just weren't what they were looking for and didn't fit their original concept. Funny thing is, I'm not even sure if what I wrote actually fit what Sam was looking for. He said he didn't know I was gunna go that deep with it (content-wise). I don't know why tho, because the hook they wrote for it refers to someone being in a relationship and leaving. Well, @least that's what I got out of it. Overall, it caused Sam to rewrite his verse for the singer (Lex Peterson), who's on the hook, for their version (which I'll LEXplain in a min) because he was LEXpecting something much lighter. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Go figure.

Which brings me to my next point... Even my version isn't their final version of the song. When I was invited to get on the track Curt originally asked me to write 1 verse, then said if I want I can write 2. So that's what I did, but in the end they decided to strip one of my verses and give the beat a more uptempo feel. Ultimately, they were looking for a Hip-Hop/R&B duet. Curt told me they had a Fab & Neyo "You Make Me Better" type track in mind. I did get their final version of it, but I didn't like it as much as this one so... Enjoy!

SN: Right as I was about to start writing this entry this song played on my iTunes DJ (which is on random). It's funny for 2 reasons #1) My mind had went blank and I couldn't remember the name of this song until it started playing. lol #2) The same thing happened while writing that last entry (not to long ago), only difference was that song came on in the middle of me writing that entry. Had too add that, cause I thought it ws crazy. lol

"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.