Buy Big Sean tickets from the official Ticketmaster. Find Big Sean tour schedule, concert details, reviews and photos. Carlos Coleman born March 23, 1982 is an American rapper, singer, and record producer, better known by his stage name Los or King Los. Los has released various. Machine Gun Kelly rapper Wikipedia. Richard Colson Baker born April 2. MGK and Machine Gun Kelly, is an American rapper and actor, from Cleveland, Ohio. MGK embarked on a musical career as a teenager, releasing a mixtape in 2. He went on to release four more mixtapes. MGK then secured a recording contract with Bad Boy and Interscope Records in 2. His major label debut album, Lace Up, was released in October 2. The record contained the singles Wild Boy, Invincible, Stereo, and Hold On Shut Up, and debuted at number four on the US Billboard 2. In early 2. 01. 5, he released the singles Till I Die and A Little More for his second studio album, General Admission, which released in October 2. Sa Dingding The Coming Ones'>Sa Dingding The Coming Ones. US. The album incorporated darker tones, rap rock, R B, and storytelling. MGK has also appeared in various films, starring in Beyond the Lights, as Kid Culprit. He appeared in Roadies as Wesley a. Wes, before being cast in lead roles in Viral, Punks Dead SLC Punk 2 and Nerve. Life and career. 19. Early life and career beginnings. Richard Colson Baker was born on April 2. Houston to missionary parents. MGK and his family moved all around the globe and took up residence abroad from Egypt to Germany, as well as throughout the United States, in Chicago, Denver, and Cleveland. He settled in Denver, along with his father, after his mother had left home, and the pair moved in with MGKs aunt. Following his father suffering from depression and unemployment, MGK endured bullying from other children in the neighborhood. 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, Colorado. The first three rappers that got him into the genre of hip hop as a child were Ludacris, Eminem and DMX, with MGK gaining severe interest in the genre after listening to DMXs We Right Here from the album The Great Depression 2. MGKs home life was seldom stable, as he would regularly fight with his father. Music Tutor Software. When he attended Denvers Thomas Jefferson High School, his father moved to Kuwait to work for the army and left him behind to live in his aunts basement. During the course of living in the basement, MGK began experimenting with drugs and recorded his first amateur demo tape, Stamp of Approval. Following his fathers departure, MGK stopped attending school and began to make a name for himself by calling out elder classmates. In 2. 00. 5, his father returned to take them both to Kuwait before the pair were forced back stateside to Cleveland, where MGK attended Shaker Heights High School. While attending Shaker Heights High, he convinced a local t shirt shop owner to become his manager, as the shop owner would double as a MC manager. Wiz Khalifa Started From The Bottom Mixtape' title='Wiz Khalifa Started From The Bottom Mixtape' />Given the stage name Machine Gun Kelly by his fans due to his rapid fire delivery, he released the mixtape Stamp of Approval 2. The release of the mixtape allowed for his reputation and profile to grow, which allowed MGK to begin performing at local Cleveland venues. In March 2. 00. 9, while he was on the verge of getting evicted, MGK traveled to Harlems Apollo Theater, where he had consecutive victories, making him the first ever rapper to win at the Apollo Theater. He records music in his home studio which he refers to as the Rage Cage,7 and started to gain exposure when he was featured on MTV2s Sucker Free Freestyle, where he freestyled numerous verses from his Chip off the Block single. In February 2. 01. Words and Running, where he derived his catchphrase, Lace Up, which started as a mixtape interlude, before making it a prominent reference in his music. Despite his rising popularity, MGK found himself working at Chipotle to afford rent, as well as being kicked out by his father after graduating high school. MGK soon also became a father. After he was kicked out, MGK had to move in with Slim Gudz and Dubo in his managers mothers basement, where he wrote and recorded the majority of his first album. Record deal and Lace Up. In May 2. 01. 0, he made his national debut with the single Alice in Wonderland, which was released on i. AVV4KK8q090/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Wiz Khalifa Started From The Bottom Mixtape' title='Wiz Khalifa Started From The Bottom Mixtape' />Tunes and accompanied a music video along with the song. It was released via Block Starz Music. The single earned MGK the Best Midwest Artist at the 2. Underground Music Awards and his Alice in Wonderland clip won Best Music Video at the 2. Ohio Hip Hop Awards. He released his second mixtape in November 2. Lace Up which featured the hometown anthem Cleveland, which was then played at Cleveland Cavaliers home games and went on rotation on Z1. Cleveland. The mixtape was recorded in three months in 2. Following the release of the mixtape, he became featured in the magazine XXL in 2. He then appeared on the Juicy J track Inhale, which also featured Steve O from the television series Jackass, in the music video. In March 2. MGK participated in his first SXSW show in Austin, Texas, and at the show, he was approached by Sean Combs, who had offered MGK a recording contract with Bad Boy Records, which is associated with and has its content distributed by Interscope. Prior to the contract, he was featured on the XV song Finally Home. After signing for Bad Boy, MGK released the music video for the song Wild Boy, which featured Waka Flocka Flame and was produced by GB Hitz. The duo appeared on BETs 1. Park to promote the single. In mid 2. 01. 1, MGK signed a deal with Young and Reckless Clothing and then announced a studio release for his first EP, Half Naked Famous, on Twitter. On February 2, 2. Twitter page, hinting on a March release for the EP. He stated Once March hits. Were gonna watch something weve seen come from the bottom rise way up. Listen to free mixtapes and download free mixtapes, hip hop music, videos, underground. 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Zound1. 8 as well as the official theme song of Wrestle. Mania XXVIII. WWE also used the song to highlight John Cena in his match with at the event, with MGK also performing at Wrestle. Mania prior to the main event. Invincible is also currently the theme for Thursday Night Football on the NFL network. WWE also used the song All We Have to again highlight Cena on his rematch with The Rock at next years event. On December 1. 4, 2. MGK was named the Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2. MTV. 1. 9 On March 1. MGK won the MTVu Breaking Woodie award2. XXL as part of their annual Top 1. Freshmen list along with fellow rappers Macklemore, French Montana, Hopsin, Danny Brown, Iggy Azalea, Roscoe Dash, Future, Don Trip and Kid Ink. On August 1. 3, 2. MGK self released a mixtape titled EST 4 Life, which contained both old and recently recorded material. Lace Up was released on October 9, 2. The album featured guest appearances from Bun B, Cassie, DMX, Ester Dean, Lil Jon, Tech N9ne, Twista, Waka Flocka Flame, Young Jeezy and Dub O. The album debuted at number 4 on the US Billboard 2. How To Install A Honeywell Security System. It slid down to 2. As of September 2. Black Flag. In early 2. MGK announced that he would be releasing a new mixtape.