Matthew Dean Burdette (born September 17, 1992), known professionally as Blxst (pronounced "blast"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from

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. He signed with

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to release his debut

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(EP), ''No Love Lost'' (2020). It spawned the single " Chosen" (featuring

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and

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), which peaked at number 51 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and received

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certification by the

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(RIAA). His 2022 single, "

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" (with

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and Amanda Reifer) peaked at number five on the chart and remains his highest-charting song. His debut mixtape, '' Before You Go'' (2022), was released in April of that year and meekly entered the ''Billboard'' 200, while his debut studio album, '' I'll Always Come Find You'' (2024), failed to chart.

Early life

Burdette grew up in

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. He began rapping and producing shortly after he finished high school.

Career

2014–2021: ''No Love Lost'' and ''Sixtape'' series

Blxst launched his music career with a hip hop collective called TIU Muzic, where garnered a local following. In 2014, Blxst produced "Do Yo Gudda (Remix)" by Hitta J3 (featuring

, YG, and

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). In 2015, he founded his label Evgle, and became a creative director for his graphic design and music videos. 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. On August 28, 2019, he released a collaboration EP with Bino Rideaux titled ''Sixtape''. In 2020, Blxst and his Evgle label were signed to

by A&R executives Kenny "Tick" Salcido and Charles "CB" Burks III. The label released his debut extended play ''No Love Lost'' on September 4, with the singles "Overrated", "No Love Lost", and "Be Alone". The EP peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers chart. The deluxe edition was released on December 4, with additional features from

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, and Bino Rideaux. 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). That same year, he was listed on '' XXL'''s Annual Freshman Class. On July 16, Blxst released ''Sixtape 2'' with Bino Rideaux. In September 2021, music streaming service Audiomack named Blxst "Up Now". “Being an #UpNow Audiomack artist, it's a dope platform, to be even considered, to be a part of, and I'm humble for it, overall”, Blxst told Audiomack.

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. He released another single on March 3 titled "Sometimes" (featuring

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). On April 22, 2022, Blxst released his debut mixtape, '' Before You Go''. On May 13, Blxst appeared on

's album '' Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers'', on the song "

" with Amanda Reifer. On June 16 2023, Blxst was featured on "EXIT 9", the 10th track from

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’s album ''MICHAEL''. Blxst's debut album ''I'll Always Come Find You'' was released on July 19th, 2024.

Artistry

Blxst grew up listening to

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with influences from

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, and

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. His musical style has been compared to West Coast rapping and singing hybrids such as

and

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Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Collaboration albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

Production discography

Notes

References

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