American rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor, Colson Baker, known professionally as Machine Gun Kelly has been in a Rock-Punk phase for the last two of albums, and his newest, Mainstream Sellout, continues that trend.
Machine Gun Kelly, a rapper-turned-rocker, has been living out his rockstar fantasies. Kelly has been taking over the alternative landscape and was labeled Pop Punk’s “crowned prince” by Billboard this week, despite having a successful career in Rap. Kelly’s switch up has sparked debate among music fans, but love him or loathe him, he has continued to dominate the rock scene.
In a recent interview with Billboard, MGK said that he understands that some bands are unhappy with his success after leaving rap, but that he “earned” it. “I know it irritates certain musicians in that scene that I’ve had so much success, but I earned it.” “Dude, in 2010, I was fu**ing packing up the van with our drums and amps and heading to Indiana and Chicago to perform Warped Tour,” he says. I can give you the fucking Wi-Fi codes for Blackfoot, Idaho venues. “Are you able to speak that nonsense as a band?”