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Birth name | Matthew Dean Burdette |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | September 17, 1992
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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.
Burdette grew up in South Central Los Angeles. He began rapping and producing shortly after he finished high school. [1] [5]
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]
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.
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]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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US [20] | ||
Before You Go |
| 90 |
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Heat. | NLD [21] | ||
No Love Lost |
| 3 [22] | 69 |
Just for Clarity |
| — | — |
Just for Clarity 2 |
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Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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US [23] | ||
Sixtape (with Bino Rideaux) |
| — |
Sixtape 2 (with Bino Rideaux) |
| 117 |
Sixtape 3 (with Bino Rideaux) |
| — |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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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 | — [upper-alpha 1] | 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 2] | — | — | Before You Go | ||
"Sometimes" (with Zacari) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 3] | — | — | ||
"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) | — | — | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 4] | — | — | Just for Clarity 2 | ||
"Passionate" [42] (featuring Roddy Ricch) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 5] | — | — | ||
"Doin Yo Stuff" (with Bino Rideaux) | — | — | — | — | — | — [upper-alpha 6] | — | — | Sixtape 3 |
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" [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 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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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 |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"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 | |
"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 | — |
"Priority" | Jayson Cash | — | |
"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 | — | |
"Made It Out Alive" | Rick Ross | Richer Than I Ever Been | |
"For Me" | 2022 | Pink Sweats | Pink Moon |
"Any Given Sunday" | Kehlani | Blue Water Road | |
"Die Hard" | Kendrick Lamar, Amanda Reifer | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers | |
"Bad Idea" | Arin Ray | Hello Poison | |
"Show It" | Chris Brown | Breezy | |
"No Stoppin" | Kalan.FrFr. | 222 | |
"Solid" | Burna Boy, Kehlani | Love, Damini | |
"Wouldn't Be Us" | Mozzy, YG | Survivor's Guilt |
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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"Do Yo Gudda (Remix)" | 2014 | Hitta J3, Kendrick Lamar, YG, Problem | — |
"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 | ||
"Solid" | Burna Boy, Blxst, Kehlani | Love, Damini |
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