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| Birth name | Matthew Dean Burdette |
| Born | September 17, 1992 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | 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][1][4] 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.
Early life
Burdette grew up in South Central Los Angeles. He began rapping and producing shortly after he finished high school.[1][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 the 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 XXL's Annual Freshman Class. On July 16, Blxst released Sixtape 2 with Bino Rideaux.[13]
2021–present: Before You Go
On December 3, 2021, Blxst released the single "About You", with the music video being released on January 26, 2022.[14] He released another single on March 3 titled "Sometimes" (featuring Zacari).[15] On April 22, 2022, Blxst released his debut album, Before You Go.[16] On May 13, Blxst appeared on Kendrick Lamar's album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, on the song "Die Hard" with Amanda Reifer.[17] On June 16 2023, Blxst was featured on EXIT 9, the 10th track from Killer Mike’s album MICHAEL.
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.[18][19]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [20] | ||
| Before You Go |
|
90 |
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat. |
NLD [21] | ||
| No Love Lost |
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3 [22] |
69 |
| Just for Clarity |
|
— | — |
| Just for Clarity 2 |
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Collaboration albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [23] | ||
| Sixtape (with Bino Rideaux) |
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— |
| Sixtape 2 (with Bino Rideaux) |
|
117 |
| Sixtape 3 (with Bino Rideaux) |
|
— |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [24] |
AUS [25] |
CAN [26] |
IRE [27] |
NLD [21] |
NZ [28] |
SWE [29] |
UK [30] | ||||
| "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 | 30 | —[A] | 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" | — | — | — | — | — | —[B] | — | — | Before You Go | ||
| "Sometimes" (with Zacari) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | —[C] | — | — | ||
| "Die Hard" (with Kendrick Lamar and Amanda Reifer) |
5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 6 | 23 | 7 | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | ||
| "Keep Calling" (with Larry June) |
— | — | — | — | — | —[D] | — | — | Just for Clarity 2 | ||
| "Passionate"[42] (featuring Roddy Ricch) |
2023 | — | — | — | — | — | —[E] | — | — | ||
| "Doin Yo Stuff" (with Bino Rideaux) |
— | — | — | — | — | —[F] | — | — | Sixtape 3 | ||
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"[45] (Mozzy featuring Blxst) |
Occupational Hazard | |
| "Perfect Timing"[46] (YG and Mozzy featuring Blxst) |
2021 | Kommunity Service |
| "Chose Me" (Blueface featuring Blxst) |
Fan or Opp | |
| "One Shot" (Murda Beatz featuring Blxst and Wale) |
2022 | Keep God First 2 |
| "Nice"[47] (Young T & Bugsey featuring Blxst) |
Truth Be Told | |
| "Peru (Remix)" (Fireboy DML featuring Blxst and 21 Savage) |
Non-album single | |
| "Wait Too Long" (Buddy featuring Blxst) |
Superghetto |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ Hot [48] | |||
| "Go to War" (with Snoop Dogg) |
2021 | 39 | Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm |
| "Still OMW" | 2022 | 40 | Before You Go |
| "Every Good Girl" | 30 | ||
| "Show It" (Chris Brown featuring Blxst) |
9 | Breezy |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Gotta Go"[49] | 2018 | Blaq Thompson | — |
| "Straight"[50] | D.Woo, Kent Jones | — | |
| "Feeling My Vibe"[51] | 2019 | Blaq Thompson | — |
| "Midnight"[52] | Joe Maynor, Mike Sherm | — | |
| "Whats the Point"[53] | Joey Fatts | — | |
| "I'm On 10"[54] | 2020 | King Envy, Nikko Mae | — |
| "Research" | Narissa | — | |
| "Heroic" | MBNel | Child of the Trenches | |
| "Wop Wop (Remix)" | KB Devaughn, Boogie | — | |
| "Keep It 100" | Cuuhraig | — | |
| "Keep Hope"[55] | Mozzy | — | |
| "Don't Play Fair" | Mozzy, Wale | Occupational Hazard | |