# Blxst

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. He signed with Red Bull Records by A&R executives Kenny "Tick" Salcido and Charles "CB" Burks III, to release his debut extended play (EP), No Love Lost (2020). It spawned the single "Chosen" (featuring Tyga and Ty Dolla Sign), which peaked at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His 2022 single, "Die Hard" (with Kendrick Lamar 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 South Central Los Angeles. 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 Kendrick Lamar, YG, and Problem). 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 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.
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 Zacari). On April 22, 2022, Blxst released his debut mixtape, 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's debut album I'll Always Come Find You was released on July 19th, 2024.

## Artistry

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.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details |
| I'll Always Come Find You | Released: July 19, 2024 Label: Evgle, Red Bull Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Mixtapes

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US |
| Before You Go | Released: April 22, 2022 Label: Evgle, Red Bull Format: Digital download, streaming | 90 |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US Heat. | NLD |
| No Love Lost | Released: September 4, 2020 Label: Evgle, Red Bull Format: Digital download, streaming | 3 | 69 |
| Just for Clarity | Released: March 12, 2021 Label: Evgle, Red Bull Format: Digital download, streaming | — | — |
| Just for Clarity 2 | Released: March 10, 2023 Label: Evgle, Red Bull Format: Digital download, streaming | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. ||||

### Collaboration albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US |
| Sixtape (with Bino Rideaux) | Released: August 28, 2019 Label: Evgle, Out the Blue Format: Digital download, streaming | — |
| Sixtape 2 (with Bino Rideaux) | Released: July 16, 2021 Label: Evgle, Out the Blue, Red Bull, Def Jam Format: Digital download, streaming | 117 |
| Sixtape 3 (with Bino Rideaux) | Released: September 1, 2023 Label: Evgle, Out the Blue, Red Bull, Def Jam Format: Digital download, streaming | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |||

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | AUS | CAN | DEN | GER | IRE | NLD | NZ | SWE | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Headshots" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Act Like You Know" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Nothin' 2 Somethin'" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Can I" (featuring Eric Bellinger) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Hurt" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | No Love Lost |
| "Slip & Slide" (featuring 1TakeJay) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Savage" (with Bino Rideaux) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sixtape |
| "Selfish" (with Bino Rideaux) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sixtape |
| "Overrated" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | No Love Lost |
| "No Love Lost" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | No Love Lost |
| "Be Alone" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | No Love Lost |
| "Chosen" (featuring Tyga and Ty Dolla Sign) | 2021 | 51 | — | 94 | — | 47 | 76 | 87 | 30 | — | 42 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold GLF: Gold IFPI DEN: Gold MC: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum | No Love Lost |
| "Don't Forget" (featuring Drakeo the Ruler) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Just for Clarity |
| "Fck Boys" (featuring Russ) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Just for Clarity |
| "Movie" (with Bino Rideaux) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sixtape 2 |
| "One of Them Ones" (with Bino Rideaux) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sixtape 2 |
| "About You" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | Before You Go |
| "Sometimes" (with Zacari) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Before You Go |
| "Die Hard" (with Kendrick Lamar and Amanda Reifer) | 2022 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | — | 6 | 39 | 6 | 23 | 7 | ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers |
| "Keep Calling" (with Larry June) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Just for Clarity 2 |
| "Passionate" (featuring Roddy Ricch) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Just for Clarity 2 |
| "Doin Yo Stuff" (with Bino Rideaux) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sixtape 3 |
| "Dance with the Devil" (with Anderson .Paak) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | I'll Always Come Find You |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. ||||||||||||||

#### As featured artist

List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Album |
| "I Ain't Perfect" (Mozzy featuring Blxst) | 2020 | Beyond Bulletproof |
| "Brand New" (Bino Rideaux featuring Blxst) | 2020 | Outside |
| "Streets Ain't Safe" (Mozzy featuring Blxst) | 2020 | Occupational Hazard |
| "Perfect Timing" (YG and Mozzy featuring Blxst) | 2021 | Kommunity Service |
| "Chose Me" (Blueface featuring Blxst) | 2021 | Fan or Opp |
| "One Shot" (Murda Beatz featuring Blxst and Wale) | 2022 | Keep God First 2 |
| "Nice" (Young T & Bugsey featuring Blxst) | 2022 | Truth Be Told |
| "Peru (Remix)" (Fireboy DML featuring Blxst and 21 Savage) | 2022 | Non-album single |
| "Wait Too Long" (Buddy featuring Blxst) | 2022 | Superghetto |

### Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | NZ Hot | Album |
| "Go to War" (with Snoop Dogg) | 2021 | 39 | Snoop Dogg Presents Algorithm |
| "Still OMW" | 2022 | 40 | Before You Go |
| "Every Good Girl" | 2022 | 30 | Before You Go |
| "Show It" (Chris Brown featuring Blxst) | 2022 | 9 | Breezy |

### Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "Gotta Go" | 2018 | Blaq Thompson | — |
| "Straight" | 2018 | D.Woo, Kent Jones | — |
| "Feeling My Vibe" | 2019 | Blaq Thompson | — |
| "Midnight" | 2019 | Joe Maynor, Mike Sherm | — |
| "Whats the Point" | 2019 | Joey Fatts | — |
| "I'm On 10" | 2020 | King Envy, Nikko Mae | — |
| "Research" | 2020 | Narissa | — |
| "Heroic" | 2020 | MBNel | Child of the Trenches |
| "Wop Wop (Remix)" | 2020 | KB Devaughn, Boogie | — |
| "Keep It 100" | 2020 | Cuuhraig | — |
| "Keep Hope" | 2020 | Mozzy | — |
| "Don't Play Fair" | 2020 | Mozzy, Wale | Occupational Hazard |
| "Understand" | 2020 | Rucci | Midget |
| "Alone" | 2020 | Nieman J, Eric Bellinger | Optimal Music |
| "Still" | 2020 | E-40, Drakeo the Ruler | Ain't Gone Do It / Terms and Conditions |
| "When Eye Fall" | 2021 | Souloho, Fentse Keyz | — |
| "Priority" | 2021 | Jayson Cash | — |
| "Brunch on Sundays" | 2021 | Nas | King's Disease II |
| "Overnight" | 2021 | Dame D.O.L.L.A. | Different on Levels the Lord Allowed |
| "We the Ones" | 2021 | Dame D.O.L.L.A., Tree Thomas | Different on Levels the Lord Allowed |
| "Specific" | 2021 | Shordie Shordie | — |
| "Made It Out Alive" | 2021 | Rick Ross | Richer Than I Ever Been |
| "For Me" | 2022 | Pink Sweats | Pink Moon |
| "Any Given Sunday" | 2022 | Kehlani | Blue Water Road |
| "Die Hard" | 2022 | Kendrick Lamar, Amanda Reifer | Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers |
| "Bad Idea" | 2022 | Arin Ray | Hello Poison |
| "Show It" | 2022 | Chris Brown | Breezy |
| "No Stoppin" | 2022 | Kalan.FrFr | 222 |
| "Solid" | 2022 | Burna Boy, Kehlani | Love, Damini |
| "Wouldn't Be Us" | 2022 | Mozzy, YG | Survivor's Guilt |
| "Worth a Heartbreak" | 2024 | Mustard, A Boogie wit da Hoodie | Faith of a Mustard Seed |

## Production discography

List of songs as producer, showing year released, performing artists and album name :
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album(s) |
| "Do Yo Gudda (Remix)" | 2014 | Hitta J3, Kendrick Lamar, YG, Problem | — |
| "By Now" | 2018 | Eric Bellinger | Eazy Call |
| "Right wit It" | 2018 | Kalan.FrFr. | TwoFr |
| "Bacc Home" | 2019 | Blxst, Bino Rideaux | Sixtape |
| "Wake It Up" | 2019 | Blxst, Bino Rideaux | Sixtape |
| "Selfish" | 2019 | Blxst, Bino Rideaux | Sixtape |
| "Right Now" | 2019 | Blxst, Bino Rideaux | Sixtape |
| "Time" | 2019 | Blxst, Bino Rideaux | Sixtape |
| "Savage" | 2019 | Blxst, Bino Rideaux | Sixtape |
| "Miss It" | 2019 | Bino Rideaux, Casey Veggies | Sorry 4 the Wait |
| "Beep" | 2020 | Bino Rideaux | Outside |
| "Nobody" | 2020 | Bino Rideaux | Outside |
| "Brand New" | 2020 | Bino Rideaux, Blxst | Outside |
| "Feelings" | 2020 | BlueBucksClan, Bino Rideaux | No Rules 2 |
| "No Love Lost" | 2020 | Blxst | No Love Lost |
| "Overrated" | 2020 | Blxst | No Love Lost |
| "Wrong or Right" | 2020 | Blxst | No Love Lost |
| "Gang Slide" | 2020 | Blxst | No Love Lost |
| "Be Alone" | 2020 | Blxst | No Love Lost |
| "Just Say'n" | 2020 | Blxst | No Love Lost |
| "Searching" | 2020 | Blxst | No Love Lost |
| "Hurt" | 2020 | Blxst | No Love Lost |
| "Forever Humble" | 2020 | Blxst | No Love Lost |
| "Got It All" | 2020 | Blxst, Dom Kennedy | No Love Lost |
| "Chosen" | 2020 | Blxst, Ty Dolla Sign, Tyga | No Love Lost |
| "Wrong or Right (Remix)" | 2020 | Blxst, Bino Rideaux | No Love Lost |
| "Don't Forget" | 2021 | Blxst, Drakeo the Ruler | Just for Clarity |
| "Fck Boys" | 2021 | Blxst, Russ | Just for Clarity |
| "Movie" | 2021 | Blxst, Bino Rideaux | Sixtape 2 |
| "Might Do Well" | 2021 | Blxst, Bino Rideaux | Sixtape 2 |
| "Program" | 2021 | Blxst, Bino Rideaux | Sixtape 2 |
| "Accountable" | 2021 | Blxst, Bino Rideaux | Sixtape 2 |
| "Hate How Much" | 2021 | Blxst, Bino Rideaux | Sixtape 2 |
| "What is It" | 2021 | Blxst, Bino Rideaux | Sixtape 2 |
| "Time Will Only Tell" | 2021 | Blxst, Bino Rideaux | Sixtape 2 |
| "Beginning to the Ending" | 2021 | Blxst, Bino Rideaux | Sixtape 2 |
| "Chose Me" | 2021 | Blueface, Blxst | Fan or Opp |
| "Never Was Wrong" | 2022 | Blxst | Before You Go |
| "Still Omw" | 2022 | Blxst | Before You Go |
| "Be Forreal" | 2022 | Blxst | Before You Go |
| "Let It Be Known" | 2022 | Blxst | Before You Go |
| "Solid" | 2022 | Burna Boy, Blxst, Kehlani | Love, Damini |