Richard Colson Baker, better known as Machine Gun Kelly or MGK, is the American rapper, releasing his songs on the labels of Bad Boy, Interscope. He was born on April 22, 1990. He chose such a nickname after a famous gangster George “Machine Gun” Kelly. He is famous after the appearance of his four mixtapes: “Stamp Of Approval” (2006), “Homecoming” (2008), “100 Words and Running” (2010), and “Lace Up” (2010). In 2012, his picture appeared on the cover of XXL magazine.
About Machine Gun Kelly
Childhood
He was in Houston, Texas, but the boy's parents traveled a lot, so he had to live in Germany, Egypt, Chicago, Cleveland, and Denver. As an active teenager, Richard became interested in the sub-cultures. At 6, he began listening to rap.
Career Start
In 2011, Richard made a deal with Jamie Ayovin and Diddy. His first single “Wild Boy” was issued on September 27, 2011. The song took the 98th place in the charts of the US Billboard Hot 100. The next track of the rapper “Invincible” was used in advertising for the HTC ReZound and it also became the official song of WWE WrestleMania XXVIII and was used in the show while presenting the most interesting moments of the match of John Cena vs. Rock. Currently, it is a capital transfer music of the program “Thursday Night Football” in the NFL Network. The song appeared on iTunes on December 16, 2011 as the 2nd track of his debut album, and was recorded together with Ester Dean.
Achievements
In mid-2011, he made a deal with Young and Reckless Clothing. In 2011, he got the title of the Hottest Breakthrough MC 2011 by MTV. In 2012, he won MTVu Breaking Woodie award. The discography of Machine Gun Kelly has two discs “Lace Up” (2012) and “General Admission”. In 2016, the musician tried his hand as an actor in the film “Viral”. In March 2016, the video clip for the song “Spotlight ft. Lzzy Hale” went out.