Blxst
Matthew Dean Burdette (born September 17, 1992),[2] known professionally as Blxst (pronounced "blast"), is an American rapper, singer, 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, spawning the hit single "Chosen" featuring Tyga and Ty Dolla Sign.[4] He released his debut album, Before You Go on April 22, 2022.
Blxst | |
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| Birth name | Matthew Dean Burdette |
| Born | September 17, 1992 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | blxst |
Early life
Burdette grew up in South Central Los Angeles and began rapping and producing shortly after he finished high school.[5]
Career
2014–2021: No Love Lost and Sixtape series
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.[17][18]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [19] | ||
| Before You Go |
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90 |
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Heatseekers |
NLD [20] | ||
| No Love Lost |
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3 [21] | 69 |
| Just for Clarity |
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— | — |
Collaboration albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [22] | ||
| Sixtape (with Bino Rideaux) |
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— |
| Sixtape 2 (with Bino Rideaux) |
|
117 |
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [23] |
CAN [24] |
IRE [25] |
NLD [20] |
NZ [26] |
SWE Heat. [27] |
UK [28] | |||
| "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" (featuring Tyga and Ty Dolla Sign) |
2021 | 51 | 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" | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 1] | — | — | Before You Go | |
| "Sometimes" (with Zacari) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | —[upper-alpha 2] | — | — | |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "I Ain't Perfect" (Mozzy featuring Blxst) |
2020 | Beyond Bulletproof |
| "Brand New" (Bino Rideaux featuring Blxst) |
OUTSIDE | |
| "Streets Ain't Safe"[31] (Mozzy featuring Blxst) |
Occupational Hazard | |
| "Perfect Timing"[32] (YG and Mozzy featuring Blxst) |
2021 | Kommunity Service |
| "Chose Me" (Blueface featuring Blxst) |
Fan or Opp | |
| "One Shot" (Murda Beatz featuring Blxst & Wale) |
2022 | Keep God First 2 |
| "Nice"[33] (Young T & Bugsey featuring Blxst) |
Truth Be Told | |
| "Peru (Remix)" (Fireboy DML featuring Blxst & 21 Savage) |
Non-album single | |
| "Wait Too Long" (Buddy featuring Blxst) |
Superghetto |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ Hot [34] | |||
| "Go to War" (with Snoop Dogg) |
2021 | 39 | Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm |
| "Still OMW" | 2022 | 40 | Before You Go |
| "Every Good Girl" | 30 |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Gotta Go"[35] | 2018 | Blaq Thompson | N/A |
| "Straight"[36] | D.Woo, Kent Jones | N/A | |
| "Feeling My Vibe"[37] | 2019 | Blaq Thompson | N/A |
| "Midnight"[38] | Joe Maynor, Mike Sherm | N/A | |
| "Whats the Point"[39] | Joey Fatts | N/A | |
| "I'm On 10"[40] | 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"[41] | 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 | |
| "For Me"[42] | 2022 | Pink Sweat$ | Pink Moon |
| "Any Given Sunday" | Kehlani | Blue Water Road |
Production discography
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Do Yo Gudda (Remix)" | 2014 | Hitta J3, Kendrick Lamar, YG and Problem | N/A |
| "By Now" | 2018 | Eric Bellinger | Eazy Call |
| "Right Wit It" | Kalan.FrFr. | TwoFr | |
| "Bacc Home" | 2019 | Blxst & Bino Rideaux | Sixtape |
| "Wake It Up" | Blxst & Bino Rideaux | ||
| "Selfish" | Blxst & Bino Rideaux | ||
| "Right Now" | Blxst & Bino Rideaux | ||
| "Time" | Blxst & Bino Rideaux | ||
| "Savage" | Blxst & Bino Rideaux | ||
| "Miss It" | Bino Rideaux, Casey Veggies | Sorry 4 the Wait | |
| "Beep" | 2020 | Bino Rideaux | Outside |
| "Nobody" | Bino Rideaux | ||
| "Brand New" | Bino Rideaux, Blxst | ||
| "Feelings" | BlueBucksClan, Bino Rideaux | No Rules 2 | |
| "No Love Lost" | Blxst | No Love Lost | |
| "Overrated" | Blxst | ||
| "Wrong Or Right" | Blxst | ||
| "Gang Slide" | Blxst | ||
| "Be Alone" | Blxst | ||
| "Just Say'n" | Blxst | ||
| "Searching" | Blxst | ||
| "Hurt" | Blxst | ||
| "Forever Humble" | Blxst | ||
| "Got It All" | Blxst, Dom Kennedy | ||
| "Chosen" | Blxst, Ty Dolla Sign, Tyga | ||
| "Wrong Or Right (Remix)" | Blxst, Bino Rideaux | ||
| "Don't Forget" | 2021 | Blxst, Drakeo the Ruler | Just for Clarity |
| "Fck Boys" | Blxst, Russ | ||
| "Movie" | Blxst & Bino Rideaux | Sixtape 2 | |
| "Might Do Well" | Blxst & Bino Rideaux | ||
| "Program" | Blxst & Bino Rideaux | ||
| "Accountable" | Blxst & Bino Rideaux | ||
| "Hate How Much" | Blxst & Bino Rideaux | ||
| "What is It" | Blxst & Bino Rideaux | ||
| "Time Will Only Tell" | Blxst & Bino Rideaux | ||
| "Beginning to the Ending" | Blxst & Bino Rideaux | ||
| "Chose Me" | Blueface, Blxst | Fan or Opp | |
| "Never Was Wrong" | 2022 | Blxst | Before You Go |
| "Still Omw" | Blxst | ||
| "Be Forreal" | Blxst | ||
| "Let It Be Known" | Blxst |
Notes
- "About You" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 26 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[29]
- "Sometimes" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 31 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[30]
References
- "BLXST Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
- "Matthew Dean Burdette, Born 09/17/1992 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- "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.
- "Blxst Spends A Night In With His Lady In The Cozy 'About You' Video". Uproxx.
- "Song You Need to Know: Blxst, 'Sometimes'". Rolling Stone.
- "BLXST RELEASES 'BEFORE YOU GO' TRACKLIST". The Source.
- "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.
- "Billboard 200: Week of May 7, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
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- @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.
- "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
- "Mozzy drops new song "Streets Ain't Safe" featuring BLXST". Revolt.
- "YG and Mozzy Announce Joint Album, Drop "Perfect Timing" Video f/ Blxst". Complex.
- "Young T & Bugsey Announce 'Truth Be Told' Project With Chronixx Collab "Blessings"". Complex.
- Peaks of other charted songs on the NZ Hot Singles Chart:
- "Go to War": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- "Still OMW" and "Every Good Girl": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 2, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- "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.
- "Pink Sweat$ Takes Us To "Pink Moon," Featuring 6LACK, Blxst, Tori Kelly & More". HotNewHipHop.
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