
Colson Baker(born April 22nd, 1990) who is known professionally as Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) is an American musician, rapper, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his duality of genres spanning alternative rock with hip hop.Machine Gun Kelly released four mixtapes between 2007 and 2010 prior to signing to Bad Boy Records. In 2012 the singer released Lace Up his debut studio album. It peaked at number four on the US Billboard 200. It featured his first single "Wild Boy", which was performed by Waka Flame. His second and third albums, General Admission (2015) and Bloom (2017) both had similarly successful commercial success. The album also featured the hit single "Bad Things" (with Camila Cabello) that peaked at the top of the charts, number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. His fourth album, Hotel Diablo, was the first album of rap rock. In 2020, Machine Gun Kelly's fifth album, Tickets to My Downfall (2020) was released. It marked a departure from hip-hop and a transition into pop punk. The lead single "My Ex's best friend" reached the top spot on the Billboard 200. It was the first rock album to be able to attain this position. He achieved similar commercial success in the follow-up album Mainstream Sellout (2022).Machine Gun Kelly played his first role as a lead in the romantic drama Beyond the Lights (2014) which he has since starred in the techno-thriller Nerve (2016) as well as the horror Bird Box (2018), the comedy Big Time Adolescence as well as portrayed Tommy Lee in the biopic The Dirt (both 2019)
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