Blxst
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Birth name | Matthew Dean Burdette |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | September 17, 1995
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2014–present |
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Website | blxst |
Matthew Dean Burdette (born September 17, 1995),[2] known professionally as Blxst (pronounced "blast"), is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles, California.[3] His record label Evgle partnered with Red Bull Records for the release of his debut EP No Love Lost on September 4, 2020.[4] He is perhaps best known for his hit single "Chosen" featuring Tyga and Ty Dolla Sign.
Early life[]
Burdette grew up in South Los Angeles and began rapping and producing shortly after he finished high school.[5]
Career[]
Blxst launched his music career with a hip hop collective called TIU Muzic, where he gained experience in the music industry and gathered a local following. In 2014, Blxst produced "Do Yo Gudda (Remix)" by Hitta J3 featuring Kendrick Lamar, YG and Problem.[6] In 2015, he founded his label Evgle, and became a creative director for his graphic design and music videos.[7] Blxst released his first song "Who Would've Thought" in 2016, with a string of independent singles in 2018 including a collaboration with Eric Bellinger. In 2019, he released his first solo hit single called "Hurt", with millions of streams.[8] On August 28, 2019, he released a collaboration EP with Bino Rideaux titled Sixtape.[9]
In 2020, Evgle partnered with Red Bull Records for the release of his debut EP No Love Lost on September 4, with singles "Overrated", "No Love Lost", and "Be Alone".[10] The EP peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. The deluxe edition was released on December 4, with additional features from Ty Dolla Sign, Tyga, Dom Kennedy and Bino Rideaux.[11] On March 12, 2021, he released a two-track EP titled Just for Clarity, including "Don't Forget" featuring Drakeo the Ruler and "Fck Boys" featuring Russ.[12] That same year, he was listed on the annual XXL Freshman Class. On July 16, Blxst released Sixtape 2 with Bino Rideaux.[13]
Artistry[]
Blxst grew up listening to West Coast hip hop with influences from Ryan Leslie, Pharrell Williams and Kanye West. His musical style has been compared to West Coast rapping and singing hybrids such as Ty Dolla Sign and Nate Dogg.[14][15]
Discography[]
Extended plays[]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Heatseekers |
NLD [16] | ||
No Love Lost |
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3 [17] |
69 |
Just for Clarity |
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— | — |
Collaboration albums[]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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US [18] | ||
Sixtape (with Bino Rideaux) |
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Sixtape 2 (with Bino Rideaux) |
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117 |
Singles[]
As lead artist[]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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US [19] |
CAN [20] |
IRE [21] |
NLD [16] |
NZ [22] |
SWE Heat. [23] |
UK [24] | |||
"Headshots" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Act Like You Know" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Nothin' 2 Somethin'" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Can I" (featuring Eric Bellinger) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Hurt" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Love Lost |
"Slip & Slide" (featuring 1TakeJay) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Savage" (with Bino Rideaux) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sixtape | |
"Selfish" (with Bino Rideaux) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Overrated" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Love Lost | |
"No Love Lost" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Be Alone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Chosen" (with Tyga featuring Ty Dolla Sign) |
2021 | 53 | 94 | 76 | 87 | 29 | 4 | 42 | |
"Don't Forget" (featuring Drakeo the Ruler) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Just for Clarity | |
"Fck Boys" (featuring Russ) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Movie" (with Bino Rideaux) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sixtape 2 | |
"One of Them Ones" (with Bino Rideaux) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"About You" | — | — | — | — | —[A] | — | — | Non-album single |
As featured artist[]
Title | Year | Album |
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"I Ain't Perfect" (Mozzy featuring Blxst) |
2020 | Beyond Bulletproof |
"Brand New" (Bino Rideaux featuring Blxst) |
OUTSIDE | |
"Streets Ain't Safe"[26] (Mozzy featuring Blxst) |
Occupational Hazard | |
"Perfect Timing"[27] (YG and Mozzy featuring Blxst) |
2021 | Kommunity Service |
"Chose Me" (Blueface and Mozzy featuring Blxst) |
Fan or Opp |
Other charted songs[]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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NZ Hot [28] | |||
"Go to War" (with Snoop Dogg) |
2021 | 39 | Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm |
Guest appearances[]
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Gotta Go"[29] | 2018 | Blaq Thompson | N/A |
"Straight"[30] | D.Woo, Kent Jones | N/A | |
"Feeling My Vibe"[31] | 2019 | Blaq Thompson | N/A |
"Midnight"[32] | Joe Maynor, Mike Sherm | N/A | |
"Whats the Point"[33] | Joey Fatts | N/A | |
"I'm On 10"[34] | 2020 | King Envy, Nikko Mae | N/A |
"Research" | Narissa | N/A | |
"Heroic" | MBNel | Child of the Trenches | |
"Wop Wop (Remix)" | KB Devaughn, Boogie | N/A | |
"Keep It 100" | Cuuhraig | N/A | |
"Keep Hope"[35] | Mozzy | N/A | |
"Don't Play Fair" | Mozzy, Wale | Occupational Hazard | |
"Understand" | Rucci | Midget | |
"Alone" | Nieman J, Eric Bellinger | Optimal Music | |
"Still" | E-40, Drakeo the Ruler | Ain't Gone Do It / Terms and Conditions | |
"When Eye Fall" | 2021 | Souloho, Fentse Keyz | N/A |
"Priority" | Jayson Cash | N/A | |
"Brunch on Sundays" | Nas | King's Disease II | |
"Overnight" | Dame D.O.L.L.A. | Different On Levels The Lord Allowed | |
"We The Ones" | Dame D.O.L.L.A., Tree Thomas | ||
"Specific" | Shordie Shordie | N/A | |
"Made It Out Alive" | Rick Ross | Richer Than I Ever Been |
Production discography[]
2014[]
- Hitta J3 - Non-album single
- 00. "Do Yo Gudda (Remix)" (featuring Kendrick Lamar, YG and Problem)
2018[]
- Eric Bellinger - Eazy Call
- 12. "By Now"
- Kalan.FrFr. - TwoFr
- 05. "Right Wit It" (featuring G Perico and Chris O'Bannon)
2019[]
- Blxst & Bino Rideaux - Sixtape
- 01. "Bacc Home"
- 02. "Wake It Up"
- 03. "Selfish"
- 04. "Right Now"
- 05. "Time"
- 06. "Savage"
- Bino Rideaux - Sorry 4 the Wait
- 04. "Miss It" (featuring Casey Veggies)
2020[]
- Bino Rideaux - Outside
- 02. "Beep"
- 08. "Nobody"
- 14. "Brand New" (featuring Blxst)
- BlueBucksClan - No Rules 2
- 02. "Feelings" (featuring Bino Rideaux)
- Blxst - No Love Lost
- 01. "No Love Lost"
- 02. "Overrated"
- 03. "Wrong Or Right"
- 04. "Gang Slide"
- 05. "Be Alone"
- 06. "Just Say'n"
- 07. "Searching"
- 08. "Hurt"
- 10. "Forever Humble"
- 11. "Got It All" (featuring Dom Kennedy)
- 12. "Chosen" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Tyga)
- 13. "Wrong Or Right (Remix)" (featuring Bino Rideaux)
2021[]
- Blxst - Just for Clarity
- 01. "Don't Forget" (featuring Drakeo the Ruler)
- 02. "Fck Boys" (featuring Russ)
- Blxst & Bino Rideaux - Sixtape 2
- 02. "Movie"
- 03. "Might Do Well"
- 04. "Program"
- 06. "Accountable"
- 07. "Hate How Much"
- 09. "What is It"
- 11. "Time Will Only Tell"
- 12. "Beginning to the Ending"
- Blueface - Fan or Opp
- 15. "Chose Me" (featuring Blxst)
Notes[]
- ^ "About You" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 26 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[25]
References[]
- ^ "BLXST Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
- ^ https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/matthew_dean_burdette_born_1992_21239013. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "Blxst Wants to Take the Torch for L.A." XXL Mag.
- ^ "The New Hype: Meet the Rapper-Singer Taking Over Los Angeles". The Ringer. 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Act Like You Know: An Interview with Blxst". PassionWeiss. 9 October 2020.
- ^ "New Music: Hitta J3 f/ Problem, Kendrick Lamar, & YG – 'Do Yo Gudda (Remix)'". Rap-Up. Devin Lazerine. July 31, 2014.
- ^ Draughorne, Kenan (20 November 2020). "How 'Overrated' Rapper Blxst Went From Flooding Kendrick Lamar's Tweets to Working with Him". HipHopDX.
- ^ Simpson, Paul. "Blxst - Biography". AllMusic.
- ^ "Blxst & Bino Rideaux Link Up For New EP "Sixtape"". HomeGrownRadio.
- ^ "Blxst Off". Red Bull.
- ^ "Blxst brings forth deluxe version of 'No Love Lost' album". Revolt. 4 December 2020.
- ^ Callender, Brandon (18 March 2021). "The Ones: Blxst's "Don't Forget" [ft. Drakeo the Ruler]". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Blxst and Bino Rideaux Reunite for New Single "Movie"". Complex.
- ^ "THE BREAK PRESENTS: BLXST". XXL.
- ^ Weir, Grayson (18 December 2020). "An Interview With Rapper-Singer Blxst: LAs' Most Unique Flow Keeps A Tight Circle, Plays The Role Of Superhero And Makes Great Tacos". Brobible.
- ^ a b "Discografie Blxst". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "HEATSEEKERS ALBUMS". Billboard. 2 January 2013.
- ^ @billboardcharts (July 25, 2021). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (3/4)..." (Tweet). Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Chosen Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100 Chart: Week of September 4, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 34". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "BLXST/TYGA/TY DOLLA SIGN - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Mozzy drops new song "Streets Ain't Safe" featuring BLXST". Revolt.
- ^ "YG and Mozzy Announce Joint Album, Drop "Perfect Timing" Video f/ Blxst". Complex.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ "Gotta Go". Apple Music.
- ^ "Straight". Apple Music.
- ^ "Feeling My Vibe". Apple Music.
- ^ "Whats the Point". Apple Music.
- ^ "Whats the Point". Apple Music.
- ^ "I'm On 10". Apple Music.
- ^ "Mozzy enlists Blxst for his new single "Keep Hope"". Revolt.
- 1992 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American rappers
- African-American rappers
- Rappers from Los Angeles
- Singers from Los Angeles
- Songwriters from California
- Record producers from California
- West Coast hip hop musicians
- African-American songwriters
- 21st-century African-American people