Blackbear

Blackbear
Birth name Matthew Tyler Musto
Born (1992-11-28) November 28, 1992
Genres Hip hop, R&B
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Associated acts
Website beartrap.la

Matthew Tyler Musto (born November 28, 1992), also known as Blackbear (formerly Mat Musto), is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He is known for co-writing Justin Bieber's Boyfriend with fellow songwriter Mike Posner.[1] He is also known for producing a few of rapper G-Eazy's songs and collaborating with artists such as Ne-Yo, Pharrell, and Childish Gambino.[2] In addition to this, he writes, sings, and produces most of his music. His works include his first mixtape, titled Sex, his first full-length album, Deadroses, and his second album Help.

Early career

After the release of Boyfriend in early 2012, Blackbear released his first mixtape, Sex, with collaborations from James Blake and Mike Posner[3] on October 31, 2012. He later took to SoundCloud to post his music, including his second EP, titled The Afterglow in 2014.

2015 to present

Releasing his first album Deadroses on February 14, 2015, Blackbear was met with success. The lead single "Idfc" earned millions of streams on both SoundCloud and fellow streaming site Spotify. The second single, "90210" featuring rapper G-Eazy was described as an "upbeat, summery instrumental".[4] The debut album was soon followed by an acoustic EP, titled Dead, which featured a couple of tracks from Deadroses and one new track.

References

  1. ↑ Rubenstein, Jenna. "The Buzz On: Blackbear". MTV. MTV. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Rubenstein, Jenna. "The Buzz On: Blackbear". MTV. MTV. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Rubenstein, Jenna. "Blackbear's 'Sex the Mixtape' features Collaborations from...". MTV. MTV. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Hamilton, BreeAngela. "Review: Deadroses by Blackbear". coogradio. Coogradio. Retrieved 27 April 2016.


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