Edgar Nathaniel Sarratt III (born June 5, 2003), known professionally as midwxst is an American singer and rapper from

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. He is signed to

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. His extended play, ''Better Luck Next Time.'', was released in March 2022.

Early life

Sarratt was born in

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. His father works in the

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, and his mother works as a human resources executive. He has one sister and he was diagnosed with ADHD when he was young. He attended

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for High School.

Musical style and influences

Sarratt's musical style has been described as

hyperpop Hyperpop is a loosely-defined music movement and microgenre that predominantly originated in the United Kingdom during the early-to-mid 2010s. It is characterized by a maximalist or exaggerated take on popular music, and artists within the genre ...

.Simon, Noah (March 29, 2021)
"The Rising Stardom of Midwxst"
He grew up listening to

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, TLC,

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, and Beyoncé from his mother, while his father listened to hip hop. Sarratt cites

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, and Pi'erre Bourne as music influences.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

Music videos

2020 * "Tysm" * "Long Time Interlude" 2021 * "Trying" * "Vivid" * "Ruthless" * "Made It Back" * "Tic Tac Toe" * "All Talk" * "LA" (featuring Ka$hdami) * "Slide" (featuring Slump6s &

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) * "Care" * "Bluffing" 2022 * "Riddle" * "I Know You Hate Me" * "Step Back" * "Switching Sides" * "On My Mind" * "Sidelines" * "Broken" * "223's" (featuring

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) * "Mad" 2023 * "Tally" (with

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)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Midwxst 2003 births Living people 21st-century American rappers American male rappers Midwest hip hop musicians Rappers from Indiana 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers American male pop singers American hip hop singers Pop rappers Geffen Records artists Singers from Indiana People from South Carolina Singers from South Carolina People from Indiana