Machine Gun Kelly (MGK), is an American rapper, singer, musician, and actor, He rose into prominence in 2007 when he released four mixtapes.
Baker was born on April 22, 1990, in Houston to missionary parents. Baker and his family moved all around the world and took up residence abroad from Egypt to Germany, as well as throughout the United States, in Chicago, Denver, and Cleveland.
Baker’s mother left home when he was nine years old and he and his father moved to Denver to live with Baker’s aunt. Baker’s father fought depression and unemployment.
He started listening to rap in the sixth grade when he attended Hamilton Middle School, a school with an ethnically diverse student body in Denver.
Full Name: Colson Baker
Date of Birth: April 22, 1990
Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, U.S.
Age: 31
Nationality: American
Genre: Hip hop, pop rap, rap rock pop punk
Occupation: Singer, Rapper, Songwriter, Musician, Actor
Record label: EST 19XX, Bad Boy, Interscope
Instruments: Vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums
Net-worth: $10 million
Career:
In May 2010, he made his national debut with the single “Alice in Wonderland”, which was released on iTunes and accompanied a music video along with the song. It was released via Block Starz Music.
The single earned Baker the “Best Midwest Artist” at the 2010 Underground Music Awards and his “Alice in Wonderland” clip won Best Music Video at the 2010 Ohio Hip-Hop Awards.
He released his second mixtape in November 2010 titled Lace Up which featured the hometown anthem “Cleveland”, which was then played at Cleveland Cavaliers home games and went on rotation on Z107.9 in Cleveland.
Baker announced that his debut album would be titled Lace Up, and would have an intended release on October 9, 2012. “Wild Boy” served as the lead single for the album and the song peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 98. It was soon certified gold by the RIAA.
On September 3, 2018, Baker released the song “Rap Devil”. The track was a response to Eminem’s diss track “Not Alike” off of his album Kamikaze.
Baker released the EP Binge, which had first-week sales of 21,519 units and debuted at 24 on the Billboard 200 in 2018.
Baker released the third single, “I Think I’m Okay”, with Yungblud and Travis Barker, a pop punk song. Hotel Diablo was released on July 5, 2019.
On July 9, 2019, he released the official music video for “Candy” featuring Trippie Redd. He released the final single, “Glass House” featuring Naomi Wild on the same day.
The album debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming his fourth top ten album.
He released the single “DayWalker” featuring Corpse Husband. On April 29, he released the single “Love Race” featuring Kellin Quinn, the pair’s third collaboration in 2021.
The first single, “Papercuts”, was released on August 11.
Acting Career:
Baker made his film debut in the 2014 romantic drama Beyond the Lights, where he played a “shallow, self-important” rapper named Kid Culprit.
In 2016, he co-starred and co-executive produced the drama film The Land, a Cleveland-set drama produced by fellow rapper Nas.
He played Felix in the 2018 Netflix post-apocalyptic horror thriller film Bird Box with Sandra Bullock, and portrayed drummer Tommy Lee in The Dirt, a 2019 Netflix biographical comedy-drama about Mötley Crüe.
Personal Life:
Baker has a daughter who was born in July 2009 from his teenage relationship with Emma Cannon.
He dated Amber Rose for two months in 2015, he is currently in a relationship with Megan Fox, they announced their engagement in January 2022.
Songs:
“Alice in Wonderland”
“Wild Boy”
(featuring Waka Flocka Flame)
“Invincible”
(featuring Ester Dean)
“Hold On (Shut Up)”
(featuring Young Jeezy)
“Wild Boy (Remix)”
“Till I Die”
“A Little More”
(featuring Victoria Monet)
“Bad Things”
“At My Best”
“Trap Paris”
“Rap Devil”
“Bullets with Names”
“Bloody Valentine”
“My Ex’s Best Friend”
Albums:
Lace Up (2012)
General Admission (2015)
Bloom (2017)
Hotel Diablo (2019)
Tickets to My Downfall (2020)[104]
Mainstream Sellout (2022)
Awards:
Machine Gun Kelly Top Rock Artist
Machine Gun Kelly US Artist About To Go Global
“Bloody Valentine”
Machine Gun Kelly Best Live Performer
“Alice in Wonderland” Best Music Video
“Mind of a Stoner” (shared w/ Wiz Khalifa) Best National Music Video
Breaking News” Best National Music Video
“Mind of a Stoner” (shared w/ Wiz Khalifa) Best National Collaboration
Machine Gun Kelly National Noise Maker
