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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, California. His record label Evgle partnered with

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for the release of his debut EP ''No Love Lost'' on September 4, 2020, spawning the hit single " Chosen" featuring

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and

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. He released his debut album '' Before You Go'' on April 22, 2022.

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 he gained experience in the music industry and gathered a local following. In 2014, Blxst produced "Do Yo Gudda (Remix)" by Hitta J3 featuring

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, 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, Evgle partnered with

for the release of his debut EP ''No Love Lost'' on September 4, with singles "Overrated", "No Love Lost", and "Be Alone". The EP peaked at number 3 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 the annual ''XXL'' Freshman Class. On July 16, Blxst released ''Sixtape 2'' with Bino Rideaux.

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 Zacari. On April 22, 2022, Blxst released his debut album, '' Before You Go''. On May 13, Blxst appeared on Kendrick Lamar's album '' Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers'', on the song "Die Hard" with

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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 Nate Dogg.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Collaboration albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

Production discography

Notes

References

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