Blxst

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Blxst
Birth nameMatthew Burdette
Born (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 26)
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2014–present
Labels
Associated acts

Matthew Burdette (born September 17, 1995), known professionally as Blxst (pronounced "blast"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles, California.[2] His record label Evgle partnered with Red Bull Records for the release of his debut EP No Love Lost on September 4, 2020.[3] He is perhaps best known for his hit single "Chosen" featuring Tyga and Ty Dolla Sign.

Early life[edit]

Burdette grew up in South Los Angeles and began rapping and producing shortly after he finished high school.[4]

Musical career[edit]

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 2015, he founded his label Evgle, and became a creative director for his graphic design and music videos.[5] In 2014, Blxst produced "Do Yo Gudda (Remix)" by Hitta J3 featuring Kendrick Lamar, YG and Problem.[6] 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.[7] On August 28, 2019, he released a collaboration EP with Bino Rideaux titled Sixtape.[8]

In 2020, Evgle partnered with Red Bull Records for the release of his debut EP No Love Lost on September 4, 2020, with singles "Overrated", "No Love Lost", and "Be Alone".[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] In 2021, he was listed on the annual XXL Freshman Class. On July 16, Blxst released Sixtape 2 with Bino Rideaux.[12]

Artistry[edit]

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.[13][14]

Discography[edit]

Extended plays[edit]

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Heatseekers 		NLD
[15]
No Love Lost
  • Released: September 4, 2020
  • Label: Evgle, Red Bull
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 3
[16]		 69
Just for Clarity
  • Released: March 12, 2021
  • Label: Evgle, Red Bull
  • Format: Digital Download, streaming
 — —

Collaboration albums[edit]

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[17]
Sixtape
(with Bino Rideaux)
  • Released: August 28, 2019
  • Label: Evgle, Out the Blue
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 —
Sixtape 2
(with Bino Rideaux)
  • Relealed: July 16, 2021
  • Label: Evgle, Out the Blue, Red Bull, Def Jam
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 117

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[18] 		CAN
[19] 		IRE
[20] 		NLD
[15] 		NZ
[21] 		SWE
Heat.
[22] 		UK
[23]
"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) 		— — — — — — —

As featured artist[edit]

List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"I Ain't Perfect"
(Mozzy featuring Blxst) 		2020 Beyond Bulletproof
"Brand New"
(Bino Rideaux featuring Blxst) 		OUTSIDE
"Streets Ain't Safe"[24]
(Mozzy featuring Blxst) 		Occupational Hazard
"Perfect Timing"[25]
(YG & Mozzy featuring Blxst) 		2021 Kommunity Service

Guest appearances[edit]

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Gotta Go"[26] 2018 Blaq Thompson N/A
"Straight"[27] D.Woo, Kent Jones N/A
"Feeling My Vibe"[28] 2019 Blaq Thompson N/A
"Midnight"[29] Joe Maynor, Mike Sherm N/A
"Whats the Point"[30] Joey Fatts N/A
"I'm On 10"[31] 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"[32] 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" 2021 Nas Kings Disease II

Production discography[edit]

2014[edit]

Hitta J3 - Non-album single

2018[edit]

Eric Bellinger - Eazy Call
  • 12. "By Now"
Kalan.FrFr. - TwoFr
  • 05. "Right Wit It" (featuring G Perico & Chris O'Bannon)

2019[edit]

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

2020[edit]

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 & Tyga)
  • 13. "Wrong Or Right (Remix)" (featuring Bino Rideaux)

2021[edit]

Blxst - Just for Clarity
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"

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/blxst-mn0003931650
  2. ^ "Blxst Wants to Take the Torch for L.A." XXL Mag.
  3. ^ "The New Hype: Meet the Rapper-Singer Taking Over Los Angeles". The Ringer.
  4. ^ "Act Like You Know: An Interview with Blxst". PassionWeiss.
  5. ^ Draughorne, Kenan. "How 'Overrated' Rapper Blxst Went From Flooding Kendrick Lamar's Tweets to Working with Him". HipHopDX.
  6. ^ "New Music: Hitta J3 f/ Problem, Kendrick Lamar, & YG – 'Do Yo Gudda (Remix)'". Rap-Up. Devin Lazerine. July 31, 2014.
  7. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Blxst - Biography". AllMusic.
  8. ^ "Blxst & Bino Rideaux Link Up For New EP "Sixtape"". HomeGrownRadio.
  9. ^ "Blxst Off". Red Bull.
  10. ^ "Blxst brings forth deluxe version of 'No Love Lost' album". Revolt.
  11. ^ Callender, Brandon. "The Ones: Blxst's "Don't Forget" [ft. Drakeo the Ruler]". Pitchfork.
  12. ^ "Blxst and Bino Rideaux Reunite for New Single "Movie"". Complex.
  13. ^ "THE BREAK PRESENTS: BLXST". XXL.
  14. ^ Weir, Grayson. "An Interview With Rapper-Singer Blxst: LAs' Most Unique Flow Keeps A Tight Circle, Plays The Role Of Superhero And Makes Great Tacos". Brobible.
  15. ^ a b "Discografie Blxst". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  16. ^ "HEATSEEKERS ALBUMS". Billboard.
  17. ^ @billboardcharts (July 25, 2021). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (3/4)..." (Tweet). Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Chosen Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  19. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 Chart: Week of September 4, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  20. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  21. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  22. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 34". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  23. ^ "BLXST/TYGA/TY DOLLA SIGN - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  24. ^ "Mozzy drops new song "Streets Ain't Safe" featuring BLXST". Revolt.
  25. ^ "YG and Mozzy Announce Joint Album, Drop "Perfect Timing" Video f/ Blxst". Complex.
  26. ^ "Gotta Go". Apple Music.
  27. ^ "Straight". Apple Music.
  28. ^ "Feeling My Vibe". Apple Music.
  29. ^ "Whats the Point". Apple Music.
  30. ^ "Whats the Point". Apple Music.
  31. ^ "I'm On 10". Apple Music.
  32. ^ "Mozzy enlists Blxst for his new single "Keep Hope"". Revolt.
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