Machine Gun Kelly: The New Great White Hope in the Rap Game [VIDEO] NSFW

Colson Baker (born April 22, 1990) best known under the stage name Machine Gun Kelly or MGK is an American rapper from Cleveland, Ohio. On the verge of getting evicted, Baker went to Harlem's Apollo Theater in March 2009 where he had back-to-back victories, making him the first rapper to ever win at the Apollo Theater. He records music in his home studio which he refers to as the "Rage Cage". Colson first started to gain exposure when he was featured on MTV2's Sucker Freestyle, where he freestyled numerous verse's from his "Chip Off The Block" single. In February 2010, he released his debut mixtape 100 Words and Running. He released his second mixtape in November 2010 titled "Lace Up" which featured the hometown anthem "Cleveland" which is played at Cleveland Cavaliers home games and is on rotation on Z107.9 in Cleveland. "Lace Up" was recorded in three months in 2010 during a creative burst. He is currently touring and has forged a friendship with Three 6 Mafia's Juicy J who tapped Kelly to appear on his track "Boat Load" in January 2011. In March 2011 he participated in his first SXSW show in Austin, Texas. At the SXSW show he was approached by Sean Combs of Dirty Money and since then has gained massive exposure throughout the music scene. He was featured on the XV song "Finally Home"