Lenexx blends Dominican roots, Brazilian funk and NYC grit into Funketón sound

Summary

During Hispanic Heritage Month, ABC News hosted rising Dominican-American musician Lenexx to discuss her genre-blending sound called Funketón (or funkong in the segment), a fusion of reggaeton, Brazilian funk, Caribbean rhythms and New York energy. She described her first major album released in June 2026, its positive reception, ongoing tour, and how rejection from fashion school led her to music at age 14 in a school with a recording studio. Lenexx highlighted her Dominican roots from Gurabo, Santiago, carrying her flag everywhere, learning Portuguese during a Brazil tour, and expressing herself across three languages while blending vulnerability, sensuality and cultural storytelling.

The light interview format relied on direct conversation with the artist herself, no anonymous sources or external graphics. Lenexx shouted out her proud mother watching live and emphasized gratitude for fan love in every city on tour. The throughline celebrated multicultural influences from her Jackson Heights upbringing and her path of turning closed doors into redirection.

Editorial Assessment

The segment is accurate and warmly framed as cultural celebration, accurately portraying Lenexx's background, self-coined genre and 2026 album release. Viewers receive a clear sense of her personal journey from fashion aspirations to music and her commitment to Dominican, Brazilian and NYC influences, but little discussion of industry challenges she has described elsewhere, such as working as a document translator to fund her career. The positive, artist-driven narrative risks presenting an overly smooth success story without noting the independent hustle required to reach millions of streams. Overall high quality for a short morning-show profile, with claims holding up against official discographies and interviews. Audiences might miss the full scope of how she self-produces videos and music, giving her unusual creative control for an emerging act.