LEX - Topic

LEX is a rapper from Thessaloniki, Greece, highly regarded as the most influential hip hop artist of his generation achieving mainstream success through his solo projects.

He debuted in 1999 with the group Voreia Asteria, becoming pioneers of rap music in North Greece, and one of the most prominent underground groups in the country. Their albums "Xalara" (2003) and "Xalarotera" (2004) are considered classic. As a side project, in 2007, LEX teamed up with fellow Vor. As rapper, Mikros Kleftis, to form Anapoda Kapela; a rap duo that made its impact through classics like "O Tipas Pou Den Pas".

In 2014 LEX saw new heights of success releasing his long-awaited debut solo album "Tapeinoi Kai Peinasmenoi". The album painted vivid pictures about urban reality combining LEX's signature slow flow with raw lyrics attracting massive acclaim shortly after its release. In a few months, LEX became a topic of discussion in Greece as each of the album's tracks counts more than a million views on most platforms without mainstream media promotion.

His follow-up album "2XXX" came out in 2018 continuing his massive success and counting numerous sold-out concerts that reached peak levels in June 2019 when LEX became the first solo hip-hop act to perform in a crowd of more than 10.000 in the country's capital.

Recently, with hit singles like "Tipota Ston Kosmo" and "Oxi Simera" being certified Gold and Platinum, LEX is widely considered as Greece's Number 1 Hip Hop Artist and a crowd favorite.