Colson Baker, professionally known as Machine Gun Kelly, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor from Cleveland, Ohio.
He is recognized for his ability to blend alternative rock with hip hop. He released four mixtapes between 2007 and 2010 before signing with Puff Daddy’s Bad Boy Records, an imprint of Interscope Records.
His albums have been met with critical acclaim, including his fourth album, Hotel Diablo (2019), which further experimented with rap rock.
His fifth album, Tickets to My Downfall (2020), marked a complete departure from hip-hop in favor of a pop-punk sound and aesthetic, and it debuted atop the Billboard 200.
He has also acted in several films, including Beyond the Lights (2014), Nerve (2016), Bird Box (2018), Big Time Adolescence, and The Dirt (both 2019)
Machine Gun Kelly age
Baker was born on April 22, 1990, in Houston, Texas. He celebrated his 33rd birthday in 2023.
Machine Gun Kelly parents
Machine Gun Kelly, whose real name is Colson Baker, was born to Christian missionary parents. His family moved frequently during his childhood due to his parents’ missionary work.
He was born in Houston, Texas, but lived in Egypt and Germany, among other places. His mother left the family when he was nine years old.
After his parents divorced, he and his father moved to Denver, Colorado, and later to Cleveland, Ohio.
Machine Gun Kelly has spoken publicly about the strained relationship he had with his parents. His father passed away in 2020.
Machine Gun Kelly wife
Machine Gun Kelly is engaged to actress Megan Fox. Kelly and Fox first sparked romance rumors in May 2020 after she starred in his “Bloody Valentine” music video.
By July, the couple confirmed their relationship during a joint interview on the Give Them Lala … With Randall podcast, where Fox called Kelly her “twin flame.”
In November 2020, Fox also opened up about her romance with Kelly (né Colson Baker) in Nylon.
“Loving him is like being in love with a tsunami or a forest fire,” she shared. “The intensity of merging with him is just overwhelming, and the threat it poses is so powerful but so beautiful that you have no choice to surrender with reverence and with gratitude.”
But Fox isn’t the first famous woman he has been linked to in the past. In his teens, Baker was in a relationship with Emma Cannon.
Baker was in a relationship with model and actress Amber Rose for two months beginning in April 2015. He dated model Sommer Ray from March to April 2020.
Machine Gun Kelly children
MGK, whose birth name is Colson Baker, has one daughter. Machine Gun Kelly shares his kid, Casie Colson Baker, born on July 23, 2009, with his ex, Emma Cannon.
Unlike his relationship with Fox, which MGK allows the public to scrutinize, the rapper keeps his daughter private and only gives his fans a peek through a few photos on his Instagram page.
Machine Gun Kelly net worth
Machine Gun Kelly has an estimated net worth of $25 million. He accumulated his wealth through his successful career as a rapper and actor.
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