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WHAT IT IS: With 1b+ career streams, Blxst is in the vanguard of a new era of West Coast hip-hop and culture. Since partnering with Red Bull Records in 2020, the hip-hop/R&B breakthrough artist unveiled his solo debut EP, No Love Lost, which hit #3 on the Heatseekers chart and #6 on the Rolling Stone Breakthrough 25 chart. His single “Overrated” peaked Top 15 at Urban radio last year, while “Chosen” f/Ty Dolla $ign and Tyga garnered 350m+ streams, peaked at #1 on Rhythmic and Urban radio and is currently #29 at Top 40.
ALBUM: No Love Lost (Deluxe)
RELEASE DATE: 12/4/20
SINGLE: “Chosen” f/Ty Dolla $ign & Tyga
TV: Jimmy Fallon; No Love Lost Experience on BET
LIVE: Sold-out North American tour (fall 2021); Rolling Loud Miami and L.A. 2021; Hometown Heroes NYE concert (12/31/21)
INTERNET: 1b + global streams; 160m+ combined YouTube video views; 350m+ streams on gold-certified “Chosen”; 385k+ Instagram followers; 2021 XXLFreshman Class, 2022 XXL Awards Best New Artist of the Year; Amazon MusicBreakthrough Artist; nominated for BET Hip Hop Awards, Soul Train Awards
RADIO: “Chosen” topped Rhythm and Urban charts, #29 Top 40
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PRESS: XXL, MTV, ESSENCE, FADER, USA Today, Hip-Hop DX; named an Artist to Watch by Complex, Pigeons & Planes, UPROXX, more
BOOKING: WME
PUBLISHING: The Official Connect (ASCAP) Administered by
Warner Chappell
MANAGEMENT: Victor Burnett II/EVGLE; Allison Holmes/EVGLE