Artist
Lil Texas
- Followers:
- 190,316
- Popularity:
- 64/100
- Tracked releases:
- 144
- Latest release:
- 27 Aug 2026
Lil Texas is Samuel Barry, an American producer from Dallas who pushed hardcore to 200 BPM and beyond to create his own style, texcore. One of the leading US names in uptempo, he brings a rave-punk energy to the harder styles.
Releases (144)
144 tracks
About Lil Texas
Lil Texas is the American face of fast hardcore, a producer who took the genre to 200 BPM and gave the result its own name: texcore. Born Samuel Barry in Dallas and now based in Los Angeles, he has become one of the most recognisable US artists in uptempo hardcore.
From Berklee to 200 BPM
Barry trained at the Berklee College of Music and came up through jazz and classical before the rave pulled him in. Active in the underground since the early 2010s, he made his hard dance festival debut at Basscon: Wasteland in 2018 and built a reputation for a sound faster and louder than almost anything around it. ‘I Am Excited’ became the track that crystallised texcore, his 200 BPM signature.
An all-American hardcore
What sets Lil Texas apart is attitude as much as tempo. He wraps hardcore’s distorted kicks in a punk, Americana-tinged energy that stands out in a scene rooted in Europe. That crossover appeal drew support from names well beyond the hard scene, from Kill The Noise to Pendulum, and led to official remixes of pop giants like Lady Gaga and Elton John.
Uptempo’s US export
On festival stages he shares the fast lane with European uptempo acts like Partyraiser, GPF and Unicorn On Ketamine, representing a growing American hardcore scene. Recent tracks like ‘Like A Boss’ and ‘RECKLESS’ keep his output relentless, and HDRR tracks each new one as it drops.
Every new Lil Texas release lands on the Uptempo Release Radar the day it hits Spotify. The full tracked catalogue is listed above.
Questions, answered
Who is Lil Texas?
Lil Texas is the alias of American producer Samuel Barry, from Dallas, Texas, and now based in Los Angeles. Active in the underground since the early 2010s, he became one of the defining US artists in fast hardcore, coining the term 'texcore' for his 200 BPM sound.
What genre is Lil Texas?
Lil Texas makes uptempo hardcore at around 200 BPM, a style he calls texcore. It fuses the speed and distortion of hardcore with a punk, all-American rave attitude, and he has taken it from underground raves to major festival stages.
What is texcore?
Texcore is the name Lil Texas gave his own take on hardcore: relentless 200 BPM tracks built for maximum speed and intensity. His track 'I Am Excited' is often credited with kicking off the movement.
What is Lil Texas' biggest track?
'I Am Excited' helped define his texcore sound, and he has since remixed artists as varied as Lady Gaga and Elton John. Recent releases tracked on HDRR include 'Like A Boss', 'RECKLESS' and '6 Little Eggs'.