
Colson Baker(born April 22, 1990) popularly referred to as Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) is an American artist, rapper as well as a songwriter, actor and rapper. His unique mix of genres in hip-hop and alternative rock is what made him famous. The mixtapes he released were four from 2007 until the year 2010, after which he signed with Bad Boy Records. He released his debut album, Lace Up in 2012, and peaked at four on the US Billboard 200 and contained his most popular single "Wild Boy" (featuring Waka Flocka Flame). General Admission (2015) and Bloom (2016) were both commercially successful. The latter included the single "Bad Things" featuring Camila Cabello. It peaked at fourth place on Billboard's Hot 100. The fourth album, Hotel Diablo (2018) was a rap-oriented album. Machine Gun Kelly's fifth album Tickets to My Downfall was released in the year 2020. The album represented an unorthodox departure from hip hop and a transition into pop punk. It was a top-ranked album on Billboard 200 and was the only rock album to reach the same rank. The single "My Ex's Best Friend" was also able to climb to number 20 on the Hot 100. It also had a similar commercial success with its follow up Mainstream Sellout (2022).Machine Gun Kelly played his first starring role in the romantic comedy Beyond the Lights (2014) In the following years, he was in the thriller based on a techno concept Nerve (2016) and the horror Bird Box (2018), the comedy Big Time Adolescence and played Tommy Lee in the biopic The Dirt (both 2019)
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