Machine Gun Kelly | Before They Were Famous | Bloody Valentine, Smoke and Drive

Before They Were Famous - A podcast by Michael McCrudden

Before MACHINE GUN KELLY would confirm his new relationship with actress Megan Fox in an Instagram Story featuring Love and Sushi Before Machine Gun Kelly would engage in a historic rap battle feud with his former idol Eminem... Before he would drop his new track bloody valentine.Just a couple of years ago a lot of people would have counted Machine Gun Kelly as on the way out. He got in the industry as the old guard were losing their grasp on the internet and new up-and-comers were making big moves via the internet. In his, Rap Devil diss track he picked his side as a member of the rumble rap generation and bagged a few high profile baddies reminding us he's enjoying the perks of his newfound fame. From his humble beginnings in Cleveland to selling out venues across the U.S. and creating four top-ten billboard albums, MGK has blazed a path for himself in the world of hip-hop but he’s always worn his rock influences right on his sleeve. His live shows often feel more like a rock show than a hip-hop showcase with obligatory mosh-pits and a full band performing on stage. He even recently portrayed drummer Tommy Lee in the Netflix film “The Dirt” about rock band Motley Crue. Do you know many other rappers with alternative music cred like that? I don’t. How did a man who was battling drug addiction by the age of 20 with a dead-end job at Chipotle and a child on the way manage to find himself about to re-invent an entire genre of music? Find out more in his Before They Were Famous video for 2020.

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