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Blxst

Co-Founder & CEO
EVGLE

Blxst has architected a new era of West Coast hip-hop and culture by hand as not only a rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer but also as a creative visionary who mixes, masters, and self- edits his own videos and artwork. The South Central native taught himself how to produce and record, going on to collaborate with YG, Mozzy, Snoop Dogg, Nas, and more. During 2020, he partnered with Red Bull Records and unleashed his solo debut EP, No Love Lost, to unanimous tastemaker praise. The deluxe edition of No Love Lost yielded the platinum certified smash “Chosen” which had over 300 million streams in less than a year, while breaking into the Billboard Hot 100, reaching #1 at Rhythmic and Urban radio.

In 2021, Blxst dropped the Just For Clarity two-pack and Sixtape2 and claimed a place in XXL’s coveted 2021 Freshman Class. He also earned the Billboard Rising Star Award, becoming the first artist to ever receive the honor at the 2021 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Summit, and was also announced as BET Amplified Artist and Amazon's Breakthrough Artist. Now posting up more than 2 billion career streams, Blxst kickstarted 2022 with the “Best New Artist of The Year” win from the XXL Awards and released his sophomore solo project “Before You Go”, as well as embarked on his sold-out first ever global tour across N. America, Australia & New Zealand, and Europe.

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