midwxst
{{Short description|American rapper and singer from Indiana (born 2003)}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Midwxst}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Midwxst
| image = Midwxst 11 12 22.png
| caption = Midwxst performing in Philadelphia, 2022
| alias = {{hlist|$uspect{{cite web |author=Driscoll, Dan |url=https://undergroundunderdogs.com/2020/09/23/midwxst-interview-indiana-racial-justice/ |title=Emphatic, Unsilenceable: Midwxst Is The New American Teen |work=NME |date=September 23, 2020 |access-date=April 2, 2022}}|E3{{cite web |author=Campbell, Oliver-James |url=https://equatemagazine.com/midwxst/ |title=EQUATE Meets midwxst |work=Equate |date=August 11, 2021 |access-date=April 2, 2022}}}}
| birth_name = Edgar Nathaniel Sarratt III
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|2003|06|05}}
| birth_place = Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
- rapper
}}
| years_active = 2018–present
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| origin = Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Hyperpop|pop|hip hop|trap|emo rap}}
| instrument = Vocals
| label = Simple Stupid Records, Geffen Records
}}
}}
Edgar Nathaniel Sarratt III{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/midwxst-interview-2021-3053502 |title=Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with midwxst |work=NME |date=September 27, 2021 |access-date=April 2, 2022}} (born June 5, 2003), known professionally as Midwxst (stylized as midwxst), is an American rapper and singer. He is signed to Geffen Records. He released several extended plays between 2020 and 2022, and his debut album E3 released on September 1, 2023
Early life
Sarratt was born in Columbia, South Carolina. His father worked in the Air Force, and his mother worked as a Human Resources Executive, he also has an older sister. Saratt was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder when he was young. He attended Park Tudor School for High School.
Saratt joined the Park Tudor School band and started making music as early as his sophomore year in High School.
Musical style and influences
Sarratt's musical style has been described as hyperpop.{{cite web |author=Goldner, Sam |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/midwxst-back-in-action-ep/ |title=Back in Action EP |work=Pitchfork |date=September 22, 2021 |access-date=April 2, 2022}}Simon, Noah (March 29, 2021). [https://www.sparky.wtf/news/the-rising-stardom-of-midwxst "The Rising Stardom of Midwxst"]. He grew up listening to Kanye West, TLC, Aaliyah, and Beyoncé from his mother, while his father listened to hip hop. Sarratt cites Tyler, the Creator, Frank Ocean, Spitalfield, KT Tunstall, XXXTentacion, Porter Robinson, and Pi'erre Bourne as music influences.
Discography
=Studio albums=
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| scope="row"|E3
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| scope="row"|Archangel
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=Mixtapes=
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! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Album details |
| scope="row"|Back in Action 4.0
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=EPs=
=Deluxe EPs=
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! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Deluxe EP details |
| scope="row"|Back in Action 2.0
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=Singles=
=As lead artist=
| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Album |
| scope="row" | "Liar"
| rowspan="15" | 2020 | Summer03 |
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| scope="row" | "Disrespect!"
| {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Final Breath"
| Summer03 |
| scope="row" | "Twofaced"
| rowspan="8" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Cantu (By My Lonely)" |
| scope="row" | "Mean Girls" |
| scope="row" | "Tysm" |
| scope="row" | "Troops" {{small|(featuring Wido and Osquinn)}} |
| scope="row" | "Wonder (I Have a Dream)" |
| scope="row" | "Blastoise" |
| scope="row" | "Identity" |
| scope="row" | "Threefaced"
| rowspan="3" | Secrets |
| scope="row" | "Backseat" {{small|(featuring Aldn)}} |
| scope="row" | "By Your Side" {{small|(featuring blackwinterwells and 8485)}} |
| scope="row" | "Trying"
| Summer03 |
| scope="row" | "Ruthless"
| rowspan="7" | 2021 | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Made It Back"
| rowspan="3" | Back in Action |
| scope="row" | "Tic Tac Toe" |
| scope="row" | "All Talk" |
| scope="row" | "Care"
| rowspan="3" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Shame" |
| scope="row" | "Bluffing" |
| scope="row" | "Riddle"
| rowspan="6" | 2022 | rowspan="2" | Better Luck Next Time. |
| scope="row" | "I Know You Hate Me" |
| scope="row" | "Sidelines"
| rowspan="5" {{N/A|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" | "Broken" |
| scope="row" | "Under Fire" |
| scope="row" | "Slide Den" |
| scope="row" | "Tally" {{small|(with Denzel Curry)}} | rowspan="3" | 2023 |
| scope="row" | "Pretty Girls"
| rowspan="2" | E3 |
| scope="row"| "Warning" |
| scope="row" | "Mistakes"
{{small|(featuring 9lives)}} | rowspan="5" |2024 ! {{Nobold|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" | "Fire"
(featuring DC The Don) | rowspan="3" |{{Nobold|Back in Action 4.0}} |
| scope="row" | "E30" |
| scope="row" | "Gun Smoke" |
| scope="row" | "No Handouts"
| rowspan="3" | Archangel |
| scope="row" | "I Told U"
| rowspan="2" | 2025 |
| scope="row" | "Hostile" |
=Music videos=
2020
- "Tysm"
- "Long Time Interlude"
2021
- "Trying"
- "Vivid"
- "Ruthless"
- "Made It Back"
- "Tic Tac Toe"
- "All Talk"
- "LA" (featuring Ka$hdami)
- "Slide" (featuring Slump6s & Ericdoa)
- "Care"
- "Bluffing"
2022
- "riddle"
- "i know you hate me"
- "step back"
- "switching sides"
- "on my mind"
- "sidelines"
- "broken"
- "223's" (featuring BabyTron)
- "mad"
2023
- "tally" (with Denzel Curry)
- "clair" (featuring Skaiwater)
- "pretty girls"
- "warning"
- "heartache blues"
- "like nah"
- "lost" (Official Visualizer)
- "lights out"
- "hate how much"
- "ready for you"
- "old me"
- "grandpa's interlude"
- "sfb"
- "ball & chain"
2024
- "mistakes" (featuring 9lives)
- "FIRE" (featuring DC The Don)
- "E30"
- "GUN SMOKE"
- "A.F.H"
- "no handouts"{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h34aUyeeEYA |title=midwxst - no handouts (Official Video) |date=2024-10-30 |last=midwxst |access-date=2024-12-05 |via=YouTube}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{AllMusic|id=midwxst-mn0004096781}}
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Category:21st-century American rappers
Category:21st-century American male rappers
Category:Midwest hip-hop musicians
Category:21st-century African-American singers
Category:21st-century African-American male singers
Category:21st-century American male singers
Category:American male pop singers
Category:American hip-hop singers
Category:Geffen Records artists
Category:Entertainers from South Carolina
Category:Singers from South Carolina
Category:Musicians from Indiana
Category:People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder