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He started going by Machine Gun Kelly while finishing high school.
American rapper Machine Gun Kelly’s real name is Richard Colson Baker, and he was born in Houston, Texas, and due to both of his parents being missionaires, he constantly changed cities and countries growing up, but after her mother left the family he and his dad settled in Denver, Colorado.
Machine Gun Kelly is currently 32 years old, dates famous actress Megan Fox and has managed to make it in the music industry after a long time searching for an opportunity. During his first years trying to live off his music, he got kicked out of the house by his father, so he started working at Chipotle to pay for his living expenses.
Colson Baker was bullied as a kid and used words to defend himself, eventually developing a love for rap and lyrics, years later he would have the nickname “Machine Gun Kelly” due to his fast pace while rapping.
His first big break came with the release of his single “Alice in Wonderland”, which placed him on the music industry’s map and increased his notoriety due to the song winning him various awards.
He was featured in Juicy J’s single “Inhale” and in 2011 he was signed by Bad Boy Records and Sean Combs.
MGK has had a feud with Eminem for several years, and it all started with Kelly calling Eminem’s daughter ‘hot’ on a tweet.
Machine Gun Kelly struggled at one point of his life, but the most recent years have been very benevolent with him, not needing to worry financially and being able to enjoy his life alongside his girlfriend Megan Fox.
Machine Gun Kelly used to rent a house in Sherman Oaks, California for around $30,000 a month, but just a couple of months ago, as he was turning 32 years old, he bought Logan Paul’s mansion for around $7.5 million dollars.
Logan had bought the home for $6.55 million five years ago and after renovations was looking to sell the 14 bedroom 30,000 square feet property for $8.5 million.
Richard Colson Baker also known by his stage name Machine Gun Kelly has an estimated net worth of around $25 million dollars, mainly due to his work in the music industry, but also his acting work and other business ventures.
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