MGK

Early life

Colson Baker was born on April 22, 1990, in Houston, Texas. Baker's parents were both Christian missionaries and moved all around the world during his childhood. He lived in Egypt for the first four years of his life and learned to speak Arabic before he learned English. He later lived in Kenya and Germany, as well as throughout the United States in Texas, Los Angeles, California, and Chicago, Illinois. Baker's mother left home when he was nine years old and he and his father moved to Denver to live with his aunt. His father fought depression and unemployment. Baker says he had just two school outfits and that he endured bullying from children in his neighborhood.

He began listening to rap in the sixth grade, when he attended Hamilton Middle School, a school with an ethnically diverse student body in Denver. He attended Thomas Jefferson High School (Denver) his freshman year. When he lived in Cleveland, Baker attended Shaker Heights High School.

The first three rappers that got him into the genre of hip hop as a child were Ludacris, Eminem and DMX, with Baker gaining interest in the genre after listening to DMX's "We Right Here" from the album The Great Depression (2001).

Career

Early career

After high school, Baker was kicked out by his father. In March 2009, while he was on the verge of getting evicted, Baker traveled to Harlem's Apollo Theater, where he had consecutive victories, making him the first-ever rapper to win at the Apollo Theater. He recorded music in his home studio, which he refers to as the "Rage Cage", and started to gain exposure when he was featured on MTV2's Sucker Free Freestyle, where he freestyled numerous verses from his "Chip off the Block" single. In February 2010, he released his mixtape 100 Words and Running, where his catchphrase, "Lace Up", started as a mixtape interlude before becoming a prominent reference in his music. Despite his rising popularity, Baker still worked at Chipotle to afford rent. He soon also became a father.

In May 2010, Baker made his national debut with the single "Alice in Wonderland", which was released on iTunes and accompanied by a music video. It was released via Block Starz Music. The single earned Baker the "Best Midwest Artist" at the 2010 Underground Music Awards, and his "Alice in Wonderland" clip won Best Music Video at the 2010 Ohio Hip-Hop Awards. He released his second mixtape in November 2010 titled Lace Up, which featured the hometown anthem "Cleveland", which was then played at Cleveland Cavaliers home games and went on rotation on Z107.9 in Cleveland. The mixtape was recorded in three months in 2010 during a creative burst. Following the release of the mixtape, he was featured in the magazine XXL in 2011. 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 2011, Baker participated in his first SXSW show in Austin, Texas, where Sean Combs offered Baker a recording contract with Bad Boy Records, an imprint of Interscope Records. After Bad Boy parted ways with the label in favor of Epic Records as its distributor in 2015, Baker remained signed with Interscope in a joint venture with Bad Boy. Prior to the contract, he was featured on the XV song "Finally Home".

2012–2015: ''Lace Up'' and ''General Admission''

Main article: Lace Up, General Admission (Machine Gun Kelly album)

Baker announced that his debut album would be titled Lace Up and would have an intended release on October 9, 2012. "Wild Boy" served as the lead single for the album and the song peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 98. It was soon certified gold by the RIAA. The song "Invincible" was released on iTunes on December 16, 2011, featuring co-writer and singer Ester Dean as the second single of the album. The song is featured in a commercial for the HTC ReZound as well as the official theme song of WrestleMania XXVIII. WWE also used the song to highlight John Cena in his match at the event, with Baker also performing at WrestleMania prior to the main event between Cena and The Rock. "Invincible" was also used as the theme for Thursday Night Football when it was on the NFL Network. WWE also used the song "All We Have" to again highlight Cena on his rematch with The Rock at next year's event. On December 14, 2011, Baker was named the Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2011 by MTV. On March 18, 2012, Baker won the MTVu Breaking Woodie award before being featured on the cover of XXL as part of their annual "Top 10 Freshmen list" along with fellow rappers Macklemore, French Montana, Hopsin, Danny Brown, Iggy Azalea, Roscoe Dash, Future, Don Trip and Kid Ink. On August 13, 2012, Baker self-released a mixtape titled EST 4 Life, which contained both old and recently recorded material.

Lace Up was released on October 9, 2012. 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 200, with first-week sales of 57,000 copies. It slid down to No. 22 in its second week, giving it a total of 65,000 copies sold. As of September 2015, the album has sold 263,000 copies.

In early 2012, Baker announced that he would be releasing a new mixtape. Pusha T and Meek Mill were the first artists to be featured on the mixtape, both appearing on the track "Pe$o". Baker also announced that Wiz Khalifa will be featured on the mixtape. On February 18, 2013, Baker announced the name of the mixtape as Black Flag and revealed the cover. He also released a music video for "Champions" which features Diddy and samples The Diplomats song "We Are the Champions", as the music video release served as a promotional video for Black Flag. On June 26, Baker released Black Flag without prior announcement. The mixtape also featured guest appearances from French Montana, Kellin Quinn, Dub-O, Sean McGee and Tezo. On June 4, 2013, Baker posted a picture of a letter on his social media accounts which read: This project is dedicated to love, because for my entire life it has been taken from me. Granted, when it was given, I pushed it right back. I couldn't handle it. This was until I experienced the loss of love for what I love doing most: music. That was the one thing worth fighting for, even more-so then[sic] the love of my father. I've found that love again. And I plan on never surrendering it. Find what you love and fight!! Black Flag.

Following the release of Black Flag, rumors surfaced that Baker had begun working on his second studio album. In January 2014, he confirmed that he was in the early stages of working on the album, with 2015 being the scheduled year of release. On January 5, 2015, Baker released the song "Till I Die", which was accompanied with a music video on his VEVO account. Months later, a remix of "Till I Die" with hometown fellow hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony was confirmed and released on June 5, 2015. The song aired via WorldStarHipHop and featured French Montana, Yo Gotti and Ray Cash. On May 18, 2015, the music video for another song titled "A Little More" was released, with the single featuring vocals from Victoria Monet. Baker soon had an interview with MTV, describing the reason as to why he wrote "A Little More". Stating in the interview: "People always came up to me after the first album and a lot of my friends back home said 'we need something for the streets' and then I did 'Till I Die'. Months later, when I look back at the video [for Till I Die] I [was] like 'Okay, he's in jail, he's shot, he's dead, he snitched' and just to the point where it's sad and I wrote the song to describe how I see the world as a much mature person." He also updated the status on his second studio album, noting that the album is finished, and stating that the album would contain "more lyricism and [would be more] stylistically [influenced by] hip-hop but musically, sonically [would contain] more live instrumentation."

On June 25, Baker released the title of his second album as General Admission, due to be released in late September 2015.

2016–2019: ''Bloom'', feud with Eminem and ''Hotel Diablo''

Main article: Bloom (Machine Gun Kelly album), Hotel Diablo

In February, Baker appeared at Fastlane, which was hosted at the Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland. Baker released "Bad Things" in late 2016, a joint single with Camila Cabello, which has reached a peak of number four on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Baker was going to be the opening act on the North American leg of Linkin Park's One More Light Tour before the tour was cancelled due to Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington's suicide. Baker would subsequently pay tribute to Bennington by releasing an acoustic cover of the Linkin Park song "Numb".

On September 3, 2018, Baker released the song "Rap Devil". The track was a response to Eminem's diss track "Not Alike" off of his album Kamikaze. Playing on Eminem's own "Rap God" single, the track accuses Eminem of trying to sideline Baker's career after a comment Baker made in 2012 about Eminem's teenage daughter, Hailie. Baker publicly stated on his Twitter account that on the response track he was "standing up for not just myself, but my generation. [I'm] doing the same shit you did back in your day." "Rap Devil" topped the iTunes Chart on September 10, 2018. On September 14, Eminem responded to "Rap Devil" with his diss track, "Killshot".

On September 21, 2018, Baker released his second extended play (EP), Binge, which had first week sales of 21,519 units and debuted at number 24 on the Billboard 200. It was preceded by the singles "Loco" and "Rap Devil", and coincided with the release of his Ronny J-produced single, "Lately" that same day. The EP saw a largely unfavorable critical response.

In April 2019, Billboard reported that Baker's upcoming album would be titled Hotel Diablo. The first single, "Hollywood Whore", was released on May 17, 2019. The second single, "El Diablo", was released on May 31, 2019. On June 7, 2019, Baker released the third single, "I Think I'm Okay", with Yungblud and Travis Barker, a pop punk song. Hotel Diablo was released on July 5, 2019. On July 9, 2019, he released the official music video for "Candy" featuring Trippie Redd. He released the final single, "Glass House" featuring Naomi Wild on the same day. The album debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 chart, becoming his fourth top ten album.

On December 18, 2019, Baker released the single "Why Are You Here", another pop punk song. Later in the same month, he began teasing an upcoming project with Travis Barker as producer. He later revealed that the album would be entirely pop punk, stating that he was inspired to pursue a whole release in the style because of his two previously released in the genre.

2020–2023: ''Tickets to My Downfall'' and ''Mainstream Sellout''

Main article: Tickets to My Downfall, Mainstream Sellout

On January 14, 2020, Baker announced the title of his project Tickets to My Downfall, which would be released on September 25, 2020. On March 17, 2020, he released the song "Bullets with Names", featuring Young Thug, RJMrLA and Lil Duke, a rap track not associated with the album. During the COVID-19 lockdowns, Baker began to release daily recordings, covers, and collaborations as part of his #LockdownSessions series. Some tracks were later re-released on special editions of Tickets to My Downfall. ''Tickets to My Downfall'''s first single "Bloody Valentine" was released on May 1, 2020, followed by "Concert for Aliens" on August 5 and "My Ex's Best Friend" featuring Blackbear on August 7.

In August 2020, Baker opened his own coffee house called 27 Club Coffee in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. On September 29, 2020, a music video was released for the Tickets to My Downfall song "Drunk Face", directed by Mod Sun, which was followed on October 22, 2020, by a music video for "Forget Me Too". Throughout October 2020, the four episodes of Halloween in Hell, a fictionalised musical horror podcast that Baker created and starred in, were released. The series also starred Iann Dior, 24kGoldn, Dana Dentata, Phem and Tommy Lee. The podcast was accompanied by the album Audio Up presents: Original Music from Halloween In Hell, a soundtrack performed collaboratively by all the actors involved, and written and composed by Jared Gutstadt. Baker directed the music video for Mod Sun's song "Karma", which was released on November 12, 2020.

On November 22, 2020, after his performance at the AMAs, Baker announced his album Tickets to My Downfall was going to be turned into a "first of its kind musical film experience" titled Downfalls High which aired in January 2021. On November 30, 2020, Yungblud announced on Twitter he'll be releasing a new collaboration featuring Baker and Travis Barker titled "Acting Like That". On January 15, 2021, Baker released Downfalls High on his Facebook page followed by a release to YouTube on January 18. Directed by Baker and Mod Sun and narrated by Baker and Barker, the film stars Chase Hudson and Sydney Sweeney as teenage lovers in what Baker described as a "pop-punk [version of] Grease". Iann Dior, Phem, Jxdn, and Trippie Redd, also make appearances.

On March 12, 2021, he released the single "DayWalker" featuring Corpse Husband. On April 29, he released the single "Love Race" featuring Kellin Quinn, the pair's third collaboration.

On August 9, 2021, he announced that his next album would be titled Born with Horns and would be another collaborative project with Barker. The first single, "Papercuts", was released on August 11. On January 30, 2022, he posted a preview of a collaboration with singer Willow titled "Emo Girl".

On August 26, 2021, it was announced that he would star in and co-direct the film Good Mourning, alongside Mod Sun, Dove Cameron, Megan Fox and Becky G. On February 5, 2022, MGK performed during the 2022 NHL All-Star Game halftime show in Las Vegas.

On January 31, 2022, he announced that the album had been retitled to Mainstream Sellout. Critical reception was mixed.

2024-present: ''Genre: Sadboy'' and ''Lost Americana''

On March 23, 2024, Baker, alongside rapper Trippie Redd, announced a collaborative extended play titled Genre: Sadboy, which would release on March 29. Two singles were released for the EP: "Lost Boys" and "Beauty". The duo performed two free concerts to promote the release, which took place April 2 at Irving Plaza in New York City, and April 4 at the Bluestone in Columbus, Ohio.

On May 6, 2025, Baker released a freestyle rap cover over NSYNC's song "Bye Bye Bye", where he teased that his next single would be a pop song. A few weeks later, on May 23, he released the single "Cliché". On June 10, he announced that the album was named Lost Americana and would be released on August 8, with one of his idols, Bob Dylan, narrating over the album trailer.

On October 16, 2025, it was announced MGK would be performing at halftime at the Canadian Football League's 112th Grey Cup in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Musical style and influences

Baker's musical style has been mainly described as hip-hop, pop rap, and rap rock. His fifth album, Tickets to My Downfall, marked a change in sound and has been described as pop-punk and alternative rock.

Baker cites DMX and Eminem as music influences, as well as listening to rock bands Guns N' Roses and Blink-182 during his youth. Baker cites these rap and rock artists as major musical influences. In an interview discussing his collaboration with DMX, Baker called the rapper his idol. He also stated that DMX's music helped him through his troubles while growing up, especially bullying.

Acting career

Baker made his film debut in the 2014 romantic drama Beyond the Lights, where he played a "shallow, self-important" rapper named Kid Culprit. In 2016, he co-starred and co-executive produced the drama film The Land, a Cleveland-set drama produced by fellow rapper Nas. The same year, he had a minor role in the techno-thriller adventure film Nerve with Emma Roberts and Dave Franco; and had a recurring role on the Showtime comedy-drama series Roadies as Wes, a former Pearl Jam roadie.

He played Felix in the 2018 Netflix post-apocalyptic horror thriller film Bird Box with Sandra Bullock, and portrayed drummer Tommy Lee in The Dirt, a 2019 Netflix biographical comedy-drama about Mötley Crüe. He played the role of Newt in the 2020 superhero film Project Power opposite Jamie Foxx, and the following year, he co-starred with Bruce Willis and Megan Fox in the crime thriller film Midnight in the Switchgrass; and starred in the action western film The Last Son with Sam Worthington. Having previously been credited as Machine Gun Kelly for his acting performances, Baker began using his birth name for film credits in 2021. Baker played the role of London Clash in the self-directed film Good Mourning, released in 2022.

Personal life

In his teens, Baker was in a relationship with Emma Cannon, with whom he has a daughter named Casie, who was born in July 2009.

He is open about his use of cannabis and has claimed in interviews that he smokes daily, describing it as a "source of happiness and a way people can feel a little more love [in their own right]". He has frequently mentioned cannabis references within sources of his music and rap persona, making it a forefront of both his rap and personal character. Before the release of Lace Up, he had an addiction to heroin. He was also a heavy user of cocaine and alcohol before 2020, when he revealed that he had become addicted to Adderall and was seeking treatment.

In a 2012 interview, he stated that he identifies politically as an anarchist. In 2022, when he was asked on whether he plans to vote in the midterm elections, he replied: "I have anarchy tattooed on my stomach. I'm not a political person".

In May 2020, he began a relationship with actress Megan Fox after the two met while filming Midnight in the Switchgrass. On January 12, 2022, Fox announced that the two were engaged. In March 2024, Fox revealed that the couple had called their engagement off. In November 2024, Fox revealed on Instagram that she was pregnant with his child, following a miscarriage earlier in their relationship. Their daughter was born on March 27, 2025.

Feuds

Eminem

Baker's feud with Eminem began on May 7, 2012, when he wrote a tweet saying that Eminem's daughter Hailie was "hot as fuck"; he was 22 and she was 16 at the time. In an interview with WQHT on October 19, 2015, Baker alleged this led to Eminem blacklisting him from a number of radio stations. On May 16, 2017, Baker performed a freestyle for KPWR, which featured a line referencing Eminem's supposed banning of him from Shade 45. On March 1, 2018, Baker featured on a verse of Tech N9ne's song, "No Reason". Shortly after, on August 31, 2018, Eminem released his diss track "Not Alike," where he claimed that Baker's verse on the song was about him. On September 3, 2018, Baker responded to this with his own diss track "Rap Devil". On September 12, 2018, Eminem released an interview with Sway Calloway through his YouTube channel where he discussed his reason behind the feud. On September 14, 2018, Eminem released "Killshot," in response to "Rap Devil".

On January 17, 2020, Eminem released the song "Unaccommodating," which featured a verse directed at Baker. On March 17, 2020, Baker released the song "Bullets with Names," featuring Young Thug, RJMrLA and Lil Duke, in which the chorus was directed at Eminem. On December 18, 2020, Eminem released the song "Gnat" as the lead single for his album Music to Be Murdered By: Side B, where Eminem dissed Baker in the chorus. On December 15, 2021, Dr. Dre released a song titled "Gospel" off his new EP The Contract featuring Eminem which also contained shots at Baker.

In January 2022, fans speculated the feud would reignite after TikToker Hannah Neuman (@unluckyp1ckle) resurfaced a 2013 interview with Fuse.tv, wherein a then 23 year old Baker said he had a crush on an underage Kendall Jenner and wouldn't wait until she was 18 to pursue her. Baker continued the interview by praising other celebrities like Robert Plant and Axl Rose for their relationships with a 14 and 16 year old girl, respectively, prompting commenters to spotlight Baker's past comments about Hailie once again. In response to the backlash, Baker tweeted a quote from Eminem's song, "The Way I Am," furthering the speculation about the controversy rekindling their feud. Eminem declined to comment on either situation, however.

G-Eazy

Baker's feud with G-Eazy began after the end of G-Eazy's relationship with Halsey, when photographs of Baker and Halsey together surfaced. On July 18, 2018, G-Eazy revealed that he had bleached his hair blond, which Baker alleged on Twitter was in an attempt to look like him. On August 30, 2018, G-Eazy released the diss track "Bad Boy" against Baker, who responded the next day in a freestyle performed for Hot 97. The same day, Baker tweeted side-by-side photos of the two, with the caption "I fucked his girl now he looks like me this shit overbearing". In the track "Killshot", Eminem defended G-Eazy and the two ended the feud in April 2019, through what NME described as an "intervention by Eminem". In October 2019, G-Eazy stated that Kid Cudi squashed the feud.

Corey Taylor

In 2021, Baker engaged in a feud with Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor after being alluded to in an interview where Taylor stated: "I hate all new rock for the most part – well, the artists who failed in one genre and decided to go rock. And I think he knows who he is, but that's another story." At Riot Fest in September 2021, Baker and Slipknot were scheduled to play on the same day and time, albeit on different stages. Baker took the opportunity to respond to Taylor's comments, beginning his set by asking the crew to light the crowd so he could "see who chose to be here instead of with all the old weird dudes with masks." He later insulted the band again by stating, "You wanna know what I'm really happy that I'm not doing? Being 50 years old, wearing a fuckin' weird mask on a fuckin' stage, talking shit."

Later on, Baker revealed on Twitter that Taylor was originally meant to feature on "Can't Look Back", a song for the deluxe edition of Tickets to My Downfall, but the collaboration did not come to fruition because Baker thought the verse was "fucking terrible" and accused Taylor of being bitter about not being featured on the album.

Taylor later addressed the feud during a fan Q&A in January 2022 where he claimed that Baker had started it. He went on to insult Baker's change in musical direction and told him to "suck every inch of my dick."

In July 2022, Baker admitted in his Life in Pink documentary that he regretted his feud with Taylor and wished that both of them handled the situation better instead of acting "ridiculous". In 2023, Taylor also expressed remorse regarding the feud they had, even clarifying that the two singers have a lot in common, saying: "He and I are very similar in certain ways. Which, shock and awe. Big-mouth singers. We are big-mouth singers".

Backing band

Current members

• Steve "Baze" Basil – bass, keyboards (2017–present)
• Brandon "Slimxx" Allen – keyboards, backing vocals (2017–present)
• JP "Rook" Cappelletty – drums (2017–present)
• Travis Barker – drums (2019–present)
• Justin "Jus" Lyons – guitars (2021–present)
• Sophie Lloyd – guitars (2022–present)

Former members

• AJ Tyus – guitars (2017–2021)

Discography

Main article: Machine Gun Kelly discography

Studio albums

• Lace Up (2012)
• General Admission (2015)
• Bloom (2017)
• Hotel Diablo (2019)
• Tickets to My Downfall (2020)
• Mainstream Sellout (2022)
• Lost Americana (2025)

Tours

Headlining tours

• Hostile Takeover Tour (2012)
• No Class Tour (2014)
• Alpha Omega Tour (2016)
• 27 World Tour (2017)
• Hotel Diablo World Tour (2019)
• Tickets to My Downfall Tour (2021)
• Mainstream Sellout Tour (2022)
• Lost Americana Tour (2025–26)

Co-headlining tours

• The Justin Bieber Big Tour (with Young Thug) (2019)

Filmography

Film

For film roles, he is credited as Colson Baker unless otherwise noted.

Television & video games

Internet

Audio

Awards and nominations

Notes

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57. (April 14, 2020). "Machine Gun Kelly Drops Stirring Lockdown Session 'In These Walls'".
58. (September 7, 2020). "Here's why MGK swapped this 'Tickets To My Downfall' track last minute". Alternative Press.
59. (August 14, 2020). "Machine Gun Kelly Drops New Video For concert for aliens".
60. Dowd, Rachael. (August 7, 2020). "Machine Gun Kelly and blackbear join forces again for "my ex's best friend"".
61. "NEWS: Machine Gun Kelly debuts video for 'Drunk Face'!".
62. "See MGK And Halsey Try To Let Go In The Turbulent "Forget Me Too" Video".
63. (October 19, 2020). "Here's How Tommy Lee And MGK Ended Up Spending 'Halloween In Hell'".
64. (November 13, 2020). "Machine Gun Kelly shares new collaboration with Tommy Lee and 24kGoldn".
65. Wilcox-Adams, Deidre. (November 16, 2020). "Mod Sun's "Karma" Video is Here & MGK Directed it". The Honey Pop.
66. citylightstam. (November 23, 2020). "MGK's Tickets To My Downfall is Set to Become a Movie!".
67. brownypaul. (November 30, 2020). "Yungblud Is Dropping A New Collab with MGK and Travis Barker!".
68. (January 18, 2021). "Watch Machine Gun Kelly's 'Downfalls High' Musical in Its Entirety". Loudwire.
69. (January 18, 2021). "'Downfalls High' review: 'Grease' is the word in Machine Gun Kelly's pop-punk playground". NME.
70. (January 18, 2021). "Watch Machine Gun Kelly's 'Grease 2' inspired musical 'Downfalls High'". NME.
71. (March 12, 2021). "Machine Gun Kelly Drops New Song 'Daywalker!' Featuring Corpse".
72. (April 29, 2021). "Machine Gun Kelly Surprises With Brand New Song "Love Race" Featuring Kellin Quinn".
73. (August 9, 2021). "Machine Gun Kelly announces new album 'Born With Horns'".
74. Legapsi, Althea. (August 12, 2021). "Machine Gun Kelly Previews Album With New 'Papercuts' Video".
75. Daly, Rhian. (January 30, 2022). "Machine Gun Kelly teases Willow collab 'Cherry Red Lipstick'".
76. (August 26, 2021). "Machine Gun Kelly and MOD SUN are co-directing and starring in new movie Good Mourning With A U".
77. Muhammad, Latifah. (February 4, 2022). "2022 NHL All-Star Game: How to Watch Machine Gun Kelly's Performance".
78. (2022-01-31). "Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker Got Matching Tats For MGK's Album".
79. (January 31, 2022). "Machine Gun Kelly and Travis Barker Got Matching Album Title Tattoos. MGK Just Changed the LP's Name".
80. (October 26, 2021). "Travis Barker Is Collaboration Gold for Machine Gun Kelly, Bebe Rexha, Jxdn and More: Hitmaker of the Month".
81. Saponara, Michael. (March 29, 2024). "Machine Gun Kelly & Trippie Redd Bring the Emo-Raps for 'Genre : Sadboy' Project: Stream It Now".
82. Smith, Dylan. (March 29, 2024). "Machine Gun Kelly and Trippie Redd Announce Two Free Concerts to Promote Surprise Release — With Additional Shows Possible". Digital Music News.
83. Mendez, Marisa. (May 9, 2025). "MGK Flips *NSYNC Classic On New Freestyle".
84. Murray, Madison. (May 23, 2025). "mgk (multi-genre king) Gives Us The Bop Of The Summer With 'cliché'".
85. Jones, Abby. (June 10, 2025). "Bob Dylan Announces New Machine Gun Kelly Album".
86. (June 10, 2025). "Yes, That Really Is Bob Dylan Narrating MGK's 'Lost Americana' Album Trailer".
87. Gibson, Victoria. (16 October 2025). "MGK to headline Grey Cup halftime show in Winnipeg". Toronto Star.
88. (February 3, 2021). "Rapper Machine Gun Kelly Is The Men's Fashion Icon We". Dmarge.
89. Breihan, Tom. (September 30, 2020). "Machine Gun Kelly Is A Punk Now, Apparently".
90. (December 19, 2019). "Listen to Machine Gun Kelly go pop-punk on new song 'Why Are You Here'".
91. Hynes, Hayley. (April 26, 2022). "Machine Gun Kelly Plots His Return to the Rap Game".
92. Saponara, Michael. (April 26, 2022). "Machine Gun Kelly Promises Next Album Will Be Rap While Megan Fox Explains Drinking Drops of His Blood".
93. (September 30, 2012). "Machine Gun Kelly's 30 favorite albums".
94. "Exclusive: Machine Gun Kelly Says DMX'S Music Helped Him Against Bullying Growing Up".
95. (November 12, 2014). "Machine Gun Kelly's debut film, 'Beyond the Lights,' suffers from predictability".
96. (May 20, 2016). "Watch Machine Gun Kelly in Trailer For Nas-Produced Skater Film 'The Land'".
97. (April 17, 2015). "Machine Gun Kelly Joins Emma Roberts, Dave Franco In 'Nerve'".
98. (July 13, 2016). "Roadies: Eddie Vedder to guest on Showtime series".
99. (March 12, 2018). "Here's what Machine Gun Kelly looks like as Tommy Lee in 'The Dirt'".
100. (August 14, 2020). "Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) fires up 'Project Power,' but girlfriend Megan Fox can't watch the role". USA Today.
101. (December 10, 2021). "Why Colson Baker Ditched 'Machine Gun Kelly' Name for Acting: "I Don't Feel Like Being 'Inception' in a Person"".
102. Pettibone, Kat. (2022-05-21). "'Good Mourning': Everything We Know About Machine Gun Kelly's Movie Starring Pete Davidson and Megan Fox". [[Us Weekly]].
103. (July 3, 2020). "Don't Call Him Machine Gun Kelly".
104. (July 24, 2020). "the Blonde Don's Instagram post: "the princess turned 11. 🥰👑🎂🖤 dassss my best friendddd 🎉🎉 #EST4life #TheBakers"".
105. (January 1, 2010). "MGK Smoked A Pound of Weed For This Interview".
106. (July 31, 2019). "What is wrong with Machine Gun Kelly?".
107. (November 17, 2020). "Megan Fox says loving Machine Gun Kelly is 'like being in love with a tsunami'".
108. (November 27, 2020). "Machine Gun Kelly Tells Dave Franco About the Year That Saved His Life".
109. (September 2, 2012). "MGK Doesn't Believe In The Government".
110. Kohli, Anisha. (2022-10-26). "Machine Gun Kelly on Art and the Angry World".
111. (October 11, 2021). "True romance: Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are Hollywood's hottest new power couple". British GQ.
112. (June 17, 2020). "Machine Gun Kelly Confirms Relationship With Megan Fox".
113. (January 12, 2022). "In July of 2020…".
114. (2024-03-21). "Megan Fox and MGK breakup? Actress reveals relationship status with Machine Gun Kelly". The Economic Times.
115. (2024-11-11). "Megan Fox Is Pregnant, Expecting Baby With Machine Gun Kelly".
116. (November 11, 2024). "Megan Fox is expecting a baby with Machine Gun Kelly".
117. "Megan Fox Welcomes Baby No. 4, Her First with Ex Machine Gun Kelly: 'Our Little Celestial Seed'".
118. (17 June 2025). "Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly Reveal Name of Their Baby Daughter". PEOPLE.
119. (September 13, 2018). "Eminem tells Machine Gun Kelly to 'Shut the F up!'".
120. (January 17, 2020). "A Comprehensive Timeline of Eminem's Feud With Machine Gun Kelly".
121. (December 24, 2020). "What did Eminem say about Machine Gun Kelly in his 'subliminal' diss?".
122. (December 25, 2021). "Eminem Again Takes Shots At Machine Gun Kelly".
123. (February 1, 2022). "Machine Gun Kelly faces criticism over 'repulsive' Kendall Jenner comments in resurfaced interview".
124. (June 10, 2013). "Machine Gun Kelly On His Kendall Jenner Crush {{!}} Intimate Interview". Fuse.
125. (January 15, 2022). "TikTok: MGK's Creepiest 60 Seconds".
126. (January 31, 2022). "i am whatever you say i am 😜".
127. "A Timeline of Machine Gun Kelly's Ongoing Feuds With Eminem & G-Eazy".
128. (April 8, 2019). "Machine Gun Kelly and G-Eazy call truce after Eminem "intervention"".
129. Rania, Aniftos. (October 23, 2019). "G-Eazy Talks Kid Cudi's Role in Squashing Machine Gun Kelly Feud".
130. Schaffner, Lauryn. (September 28, 2021). "Here's a Summary of the Corey Taylor vs. Machine Gun Kelly Feud".
131. Curto, Justin. (September 21, 2021). "Machine Gun Kelly Tried to Come for Slipknot at Riot Fest".
132. William Cowen, Trace. (September 20, 2021). "Machine Gun Kelly Takes Shots at Slipknot During Riot Fest Set, Corey Taylor Responds (UPDATE)".
133. Langford, Jackson. (September 21, 2021). "Machine Gun Kelly says Corey Taylor feud goes back to a "fucking terrible" guest verse Slipknot frontman sent him".
134. Rowley, Glenn. (February 2, 2022). "A Timeline of Machine Gun Kelly's Feud With Slipknot's Corey Taylor".
135. Jones, Damian. (July 7, 2022). "Machine Gun Kelly says he regrets feud with Slipknot's Corey Taylor".
136. (2023-05-19). "COREY TAYLOR is over MACHINE GUN KELLY beef: "He and I are very similar in certain ways"".
137. (July 27, 2016). "Watch MGK's drummer kill this cover of Sevendust's "Splinter"".
138. (September 23, 2020). "Machine Gun Kelly Announces Livestream Performances From The Roxy".
139. Siegle, Jaimie. (October 26, 2021). "Travis Barker Taps Justin Lyons for MGK Tour [story/photos]".
140. Childers, Chad. (May 24, 2022). "Who Is Sophie Lloyd, the New Guitarist in Machine Gun Kelly's Live Band?".
141. (August 6, 2019). "Machine Gun Kelly proves EST Fest is better than a typical family reunion".
142. "'Taurus': Berlin Review".
143. Kelly, Vivienne. (October 20, 2021). "ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge". [[The Music Network]].
144. "American Music Awards 2021 {{!}} Kerrang!".
145. (2022-10-13). "2022 American Music Awards: Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift Among Top Nominees".
146. "Drake, The Chainsmokers Lead Nominees for the 2017 Billboard Music Awards".
147. (October 15, 2020). "Billboard Music Awards 2020: Complete List of Nominees and Winners".
148. "The Weeknd Leads All Finalists for the 2021 Billboard Music Awards: See the Full List".
149. (May 23, 2021). "Machine Gun Kelly's 'Tickets To My Downfall' Takes Home Top Rock Album At 2021 Billboard Music Awards".
150. Daw, Stephen. (May 23, 2021). "Machine Gun Kelly Celebrates Top Rock Artist Win at 2021 Billboard Music Awards".
151. (April 8, 2022). "2022 Billboard Music Awards Finalists Announced: The Weeknd, Doja Cat, Kanye, and More".
152. "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See The Complete Nominees List".
153. Aniftos, Rania. (January 10, 2018). "Rihanna, Ed Sheeran & Bruno Mars Lead iHeartRadio Music Awards 2018 Nominees".
154. Zhan, Jennifer. (May 27, 2021). "The Weeknd, BTS Lead 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards Winners".
155. "Breaking News – iHeartMedia and FOX Announce Nominees for the 2021 "iHeartRadio Music Awards"".
156. "2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards: See The Full List of Nominees".
157. "MTV EMA 2012 Complete Winners List".
158. (November 9, 2020). "From London to Los Angeles, the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards Were Truly a Global Event".
159. (November 14, 2021). "November 14, 2021". [[MTV]].
160. (April 30, 2017). "Radio Disney Music Awards 2017 Winners: The Complete List".
161. Martoccio, Angie. (August 11, 2021). "2021 MTV VMAs: Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion, Olivia Rodrigo Lead Nominations".
162. Chloe Melas. (July 26, 2022). "These are the nominees for the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards".
163. (March 15, 2012). "MGK Thanks Fans For Breaking Woodie Win – MTV".
164. "mtvU Woodie Awards 2013 Winners List".
165. Roberts, Toby. (2022-10-17). "Ron Howard and Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly Honored At Newport Beach Film Festival".
166. Zee, Michaela. (2022-09-07). "San Diego International Film Festival Reveals 2022 Lineup, Colson Baker to Receive Spotlight Award (EXCLUSIVE)".
167. "Ohio Hip Hop Awards".
168. "Ohio Hip Hop Awards".
169. "Ohio Hip Hop Awards".
170. "Ohio Hip Hop Awards".
171. "Ohio Hip Hop Awards".
172. (July 6, 2020). "Cleveland native Machine Gun Kelly mourns death of father". [[WEWS-TV]].
173. (August 25, 2011). "Machine Gun Kelly, co-defendants quietly pay $230 fines for disorderly conduct in Strongsville". [[Advance Publications]].
174. (November 18, 2020). "Machine Gun Kelly hopes to release his next album in 2021".
175. (February 5, 2021). "Machine Gun Kelly and Sydney Sweeney Take The Co-Star Test". [[BuzzFeed.