German rapper LX was born Alexander Gabriel on September 3, 1986, in the
northern part of Hamburg. His stage name comes from the abbreviation of his
nickname, Alex. LX is a member of the rap group 187 Strassenbande, with whom he
made his debut on the Der Sampler 3. In 2013, he recorded the album Obststand
with Maxwell, which climbed to No. 5 on the German charts. Afterward, LX was
arrested and had to serve a 22-month prison sentence. In 2015, the rapper was
honored as Best Newcomer nationally at the Hiphop.de Awards. In 2016, he
received an Echo Award nomination. In the summer of...