Blxst

Rapper

Birthday September 17, 1992

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Age 31 years old

Nationality United States

#48324 Most Popular

1992

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

2014

In 2014, Blxst produced "Do Yo Gudda (Remix)" by Hitta J3 (featuring Kendrick Lamar, YG, and Problem).

2015

In 2015, he founded his label Evgle, and became a creative director for his graphic design and music videos.

2016

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.

2019

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.

2020

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).

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.

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 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".

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.

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.

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 Amanda Reifer.

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.