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{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Lex Luger
|image =LexLugerproducingabeat (2010).png
|caption =Lex Luger producing a beat in 2010.
|background = non_performing_personnel
|birth_name = Lexus Arnel Lewis
|origin = [[Suffolk, Virginia]], [[United States]]
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1991|03|06}}
|birth_place=[[Suffolk, Virginia]], [[United States]]
|instrument      = [[FL Studio]], [[Native Instruments|Maschine MK2]], [[Pro Tools]],<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magazine/lex-luger-hip-hop-beat-maker.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 | work=The New York Times | first=Alex | last=Pappademas | title=Lex Luger Can Write a Hit Rap Song in the Time It Takes to Read This | date=November 4, 2011}}</ref> keyboards, synthesizer, drum machine, sequencer<ref name="zumic1">{{cite web | url=http://zumic.com/2014/02/12/behind-the-boards-producer-profile-lex-luger/ | title=Behind The Boards Producer Profile: Lex Luger | date=February 12, 2014 | accessdate=13 April 2014 | author=Patrick Lyons}}</ref>
|genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]], [[southern hip hop]], [[Trap (music genre)|trap]], [[R&B]]
|occupation = [[Record producer]] 
|years_active = 2008-Present 
|label = [[1017 Brick Squad]], [[Brick Squad Monopoly]], [[Fool's Gold Records|Fool's Gold]]
|associated_acts = V.A.B.P., Low Pros, [[808 Mafia]], [[Waka Flocka Flame]], [[Gucci Mane]], [[Rick Ross]], [[Juicy J]], [[Ace Hood]], [[Soulja Boy]], [[The Underachievers]]
|website = 
}}
'''Lexus Arnel Lewis''' (born March 6, 1991) professionally known as '''Lex Luger''', is an American [[hip hop music|hip hop]] [[record producer]] from [[Suffolk, Virginia]] currently based in Atlanta.<ref name="zumic1"/> He is signed to [[1017 Brick Squad Records]] and [[Brick Squad Monopoly]]. In addition, he is member of the American hip hop production team, [[808 Mafia]].<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118025931.html?categoryid=16&cs=1 Lex Luger Lewis: Dances to his own beat], By Andrew Barker for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', Posted: Fri., Oct. 22, 2010, 4:00am PT</ref>
He is also a member of the hip hop production duo Low Pros with the other member being A-Trak and the VABP (Virginia Boyz Productionz), a production group that he founded back in high school. Luger's austere and utilitarian trap sound has been well known for his heavy use of hard hitting 808's, crisp snare drums, frantic synthesizers, sinister and rhythmic [[Danny Elfman]]-like bombastic ominous orchestration of brass, stringed, woodwind and keyboard instruments commonly incorporated throughout his productions.<ref name="lexluger">{{cite news | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magazine/lex-luger-hip-hop-beat-maker.html?pagewanted=all | title=Lex Luger Can Write a Hit Rap Song in the Time It Takes to Read This | publisher=NY Times | date=November 4, 2011 | accessdate=27 March 2014 | author=Alex Pappademas}}</ref>

==Career==

===Beginnings===
Luger started his career by playing drums and learning about beats, measures, and bars. He started experimenting with an [[Music Production Center|MPC 2000]] that he bought from his uncle and finally began using the PC-based [[digital audio workstation]] [[FL Studio|Fruity Loops]], which he uses to this day.  However, he has also incorporated music production workstations such as Maschine and [[Pro Tools]].<ref name="nytimes.com"/> In each of his productions, he has become known for using his signature electronic sounding "build-up" in the beginning and throughout his productions, usually before the beat drops. The basis for his stage name came from professional wrestler [[Lex Luger]]. During high school, he also founded his own hip hop production crew with his friends, the VABP (Virginia Boyz Productionz).<ref name="zumic1"/>

Initially spending hours in his parent's basement experimenting with FL Studio, Luger became extremely well known for his musical prowess to make beats with astronomical speed, creativity and accuracy. In late 2008, he began cold-emailing his instrumentals to various rappers and posting instrumentals on his Myspace page, hoping to gain further exposure in the music industry. In 2009, a then unknown rapper by the name of Waka Flocka Flame began him e-mailing back and the two began making music out of Waka's basement in Atlanta with the bulk of material which would then become the foundation for [[Flockaveli]].  Not knowing the outcome of his career, Luger contemplated a second job stacking boxes in a warehouse to support his production career.<ref name="zumic1"/>

===Rise to fame===
[[Waka Flocka Flame]]'s "[[Hard in the Paint]]" was Luger's first instrumental to hit the radio waves and became a hit by May 2010.<ref name="zumic1"/><ref name=pappademas>{{cite news|last=Pappademas|first=Alex|title=Lex Luger Can Write a Hit Rap Song in the Time It Takes to Read This|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/magazine/lex-luger-hip-hop-beat-maker.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|accessdate=2 May 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 4, 2011}}</ref> Luger was in [[Atlanta]] when he first heard the song playing on the radio. Also, while in Atlanta, Luger got a phone call from [[Kanye West]], although he didn't realize who he was talking to for almost 30 minutes. After realizing who it was, Luger agreed to fly to [[New York City]] to work with Kanye West.<ref name=pappademas/> He eventually created eight backing beats for Kanye West's use, including the beat of the single [[H•A•M]]. By June 2010, he had landed production placements from rappers [[Ace Hood]], Rick Ross, Soulja Boy, Chingy, Sean Garrett, and [[Fabolous]].<ref name="zumic1"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://istandardproducers.com/istandard-blog/news-producer-lex-luger-talks-success-work-with-kanye-rick-ross-and-waka/ | title={News} Producer Lex Luger Talks Success, Work with Kanye, Rick Ross and Waka | publisher=iStandardproducers | date=22 September 2010 | accessdate=13 April 2014}}</ref>

By mid 2010, Luger also produced tracks on [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]]'s ''[[Teflon Don (album)|Teflon Don]]'', [[Waka Flocka Flame]]'s ''[[Flockaveli]]'',<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/09/arts/music/09waka.html "CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK: Bam! Pow! A Loud Young Rapper Rekindles Rap’s Old Fighting Spirit]," by Jon Caramanica. Published October 8, 2010, ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> [[Slim Thug]]'s ''[[Tha Thug Show]]'', and Kanye West and [[Jay-Z]]'s ''[[Watch the Throne]]''. Luger records for Mizay Entertainment.<ref name="XXL (December/January 2011">{{cite book|last=Markman|first=Rob|title=Give the Drummer Sum|accessdate=4 February 2011|edition=December/January 2011|year=2011|publisher=Dennis S. Page|location=[[XXL (magazine)]]|page=48}}</ref>
Luger is affiliated with fellow Brick Squad producer [[Southside (producer)|Southside]]. The two of them and rapper [[Waka Flocka Flame]] formed the production team [[808 Mafia]], in 2011. Luger also worked with artists such as [[Wiz Khalifa]], [[Big Sean]], [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]], [[3D Na'Tee]], [[Juicy J]], [[Soulja Boy]], [[Snoop Dogg]] and [[2 Chainz]] and went on to produce more than 200 songs between 2010 and 2011.<ref name="zumic1"/>

At the 2011 BET Awards, Luger won the award for Producer of the Year.<ref>http://blog.vevo.com/bet-awards-chris-browns-victory-upstaged-by-royces-hi-rihanna/</ref>

In early February 2014, Luger joined forces with Canadian DJ/producer [[A-Trak]] under the moniker Low Pros, with the intention of releasing a collaborative project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/a-trak-and-lex-luger-low-pros-jack-tripper-feat-young-thug-peewee-longway-new-song.1813024.html |title=A-Trak & Lex Luger (Low Pros) - Jack Tripper Feat. Young Thug & PeeWee Longway &#124; Stream & Listen [New Song&#93; |publisher=Hotnewhiphop.com |date=2014-02-05 |accessdate=2014-04-14}}</ref> Their first release was "Jack Tripper", a drug-addled trap song featuring Brick Squad affiliates PeeWee Longway and [[Young Thug]], who had just risen to popularity at the time due to the success of his 2013 singles "Stoner" and "Danny Glover".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complexmag.ca/music/2014/01/young-thug-kanye-west-future-interview |title=Young Thug Talks About Working With Kanye West and If He'll Sign To Future &#124; Complex |publisher=Complexmag.ca |date=2014-01-28 |accessdate=2014-04-14}}</ref>

==Production discography==
{{Main|Lex Luger discography}}

===Singles produced===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles produced, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="10" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Hot Rap Songs|US Rap]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Media Control Charts|GER]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
|-
! scope="row"|"[[Hard in da Paint]]" <br><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Waka Flocka Flame]])</span>
|rowspan="2"| 2010
| 100 || 28 || 20 || — || — || — || — || —  || — || — 
| 
||''[[Flockaveli]]''
|-
! scope="row"|"[[B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)]]"<br><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Rick Ross]] featuring [[Styles P]])</span>
| 60 || 6 || 4 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — 
| 
||''[[Teflon Don]]''
|-
! scope="row"|"[[H•A•M]]"<br><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Kanye West]] and [[Jay-Z]])</span>
|rowspan="8"| 2011
| 23 || 24|| 14 || 78 || 47 || — || 40 || — || — || 30
| 
| ''[[Watch the Throne]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Hustle Hard]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Ace Hood]])</span>
| 60 || 9 || 10 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — 
|
| ''[[Blood, Sweat & Tears (Ace Hood album)|Blood, Sweat & Tears]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Grove St. Party]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Waka Flocka Flame featuring Kebo Gotti)</span>
| 74 || 12 || 10 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — 
|
|| ''Flockaveli''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Platinum (Snoop Dogg song)|Platinum]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Snoop Dogg]] featuring [[R. Kelly]])</span>
| — || 62 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — 
|
| ''[[Doggumentary]]''
|-
! scope="row" | "In da Box"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-da-box-feat.-rick-ross/id434712885 |title=iTunes - Music - In da Box (feat. Rick Ross) - Single by Sean Garrett |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2011-04-27 |accessdate=2014-04-14}}</ref><br><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Sean Garrett]] featuring Rick Ross)</span>
| — || 62 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — 
|
| Non-album single
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Go n Get It]]"<br><span style="font-size:85%;">(Ace Hood)</span>
| — || 60 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — 
|
|| ''Blood, Sweat & Tears''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[That Way]]"<br><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Wale (rapper)|Wale]] featuring [[Jeremih]] and Rick Ross)</span>
| 49 || 4 || 5 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — 
| 
||''[[Self Made Vol. 1]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Round of Applause]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Waka Flocka Flame featuring [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]])</span>
| 86 || 16 || 17 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — 
|
| ''[[Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family]]''
|-
|colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhv4MT01582yahteE1 Video]
* [http://www.karmalooptv.com/2011/05/smoke-dza-loaded-world-premiere New Smoke DZA music video -  "Loaded" - produced by Lex Luger Lewis]

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| NAME              = Luger, Lex
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Lewis, Lexus Arnel (birth name)
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American record Producer
| DATE OF BIRTH     = March 6, 1991
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Suffolk, Virginia]], [[United States]]
| DATE OF DEATH     =
| PLACE OF DEATH    =
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