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Born | Edgar Nathaniel Sarratt III [1] June 5, 2003 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
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Years active | 2018–present |
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Origin | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
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Instrument | Vocals |
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Edgar Nathaniel Sarratt III (born June 5, 2003), known professionally as Midwxst (stylized in all lowecase as "midwxst"), is an American rapper and singer, who gained virality online following the release of his single "Trying", leading to him signing to Geffen Records. He released several extended plays between 2020 and 2022, including Back In Action (2021), Summer03 (2021), and Better Luck Next Time. (2022). His debut album E3 released on September 1, 2023. Initially presenting a rap sound, he began releasing music as $uspect.
Sarratt was born in Columbia, South Carolina. [4] His father worked in the Air Force, and his mother worked as a Human Resources Executive, he also has an older sister. Saratt was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder when he was young. He attended Park Tudor School for High School. [2] Saratt joined the Park Tudor School band and started making music as early as his sophomore year in High School.
Sarratt would originally release his freestyle songs to Soundcloud. [4] [5] Towards the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during the lockdowns, Midwxst would become involved in the early hyperpop scene had released his song "Trying" on November 20, 2020. Which would eventually garner traction online. [5] [6] [7] The song had sat at over 5 million streams on Spotify as of October 2021. [8] He embarked on a tour with Glaive in June 2022. [9] Midwxst released E3 , his debut studio album, in November 2023.
Sarratt's musical style has been described as hyperpop. [10] [11] [12] He grew up listening to Kanye West, TLC, Aaliyah, and Beyoncé from his mother, while his father listened to hip hop. Sarratt cites Tyler, the Creator, Frank Ocean, Spitalfield, KT Tunstall, XXXTentacion, Porter Robinson, and Pi'erre Bourne as music influences. [6]
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E3 |
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Archangel |
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Back in Action 4.0 |
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Secrets |
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Summer03 [14] |
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Back in Action [15] |
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Better Luck Next Time. [10] |
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Back in Action 3.0 |
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Back in Action 2.0 |
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"Liar" | 2020 | Summer03 |
"Disrespect!" | Non-album single | |
"Final Breath" | Summer03 | |
"Twofaced" | Non-album singles | |
"Cantu (By My Lonely)" | ||
"Mean Girls" | ||
"Tysm" | ||
"Troops" (featuring Wido and Osquinn) | ||
"Wonder (I Have a Dream)" | ||
"Blastoise" | ||
"Identity" | ||
"Threefaced" | Secrets | |
"Backseat" (featuring Aldn) | ||
"By Your Side" (featuring blackwinterwells and 8485) | ||
"Trying" [7] | Summer03 | |
"Ruthless" | 2021 | Non-album single |
"Made It Back" | Back in Action | |
"Tic Tac Toe" | ||
"All Talk" | ||
"Care" | Non-album singles | |
"Shame" | ||
"Bluffing" | ||
"Riddle" | 2022 | Better Luck Next Time. |
"I Know You Hate Me" | ||
"Sidelines" | Non-album singles | |
"Broken" | ||
"Under Fire" | ||
"Slide Den" | ||
"Tally" (with Denzel Curry) | 2023 | |
"Pretty Girls" | E3 | |
"Warning" | ||
"Mistakes" (featuring 9lives) | 2024 | Non-album single |
"Fire" (featuring DC The Don ) | Back in Action 4.0 | |
"E30" | ||
"Gun Smoke" | ||
"No Handouts" | Archangel | |
"I Told U" | 2025 | |
"Hostile" |
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