By: Jomana Aly (@jomanaalyy)
American hip hop recording artist, singer, songwriter, and record producer blackbear turns 27 today, so here are 27 facts about the internet-famous star.
- His full name is Matther Tyler Musto.
- He was born on November 27th, 1990.
- He co-wrote “Boyfriend” by Justin Bieber, which debuted number two on the Billiboard Hot 100.
- He just released his new album, Cybersex, today.
- He is currently on a world tour.
- He dropped out of high school when his punk band signed, before moving to Atlanta to study under Ne-Yo and develop his solo career.
- He produced the title track from G-Eazy’s album These Things Happen.
- His EP, The Afterglow, landed him as number four on Billboard’s Uncharted listing of releases from upcoming artists.
- In 2014, he became the first independent artist to monetize off streaming on SoundCloud.
- His single “Idfc” charted on Billboard’s R&B Hot 100 and held a spot on the Billboard R&B charts for over a year.
- His single “90210” features G-Eazy and gained over 11 million streams on SoundCloud and over 9 million streams on Spotify.
- His track “Different Hos” from the album “Help” was featured on Kylie Jenner’s Snapchat several times.
- He joined Super Duper Kyle & Tinashe on tour in 2016.
- His track “NYLA” was featured in the documentary Hot Girls Wanted on Netflix.
- Cashmere Noose peaked at number on on the iTunes R&B charts and number six overall on iTunes, just behind Beyoncé’s Lemonade and Drake’s Views.
- He formed the duo Mansionz with Mike Posner and released their self-titles album in March 2017.
- His track “Make Daddy Proud” is a remix of Jeremy Zucker’s “Heavy”.
- He went on tour with Fall Out Boy last month for their Mania Tour.
- He has worked with Linkin Park as well as Jacob Sartorius and Phoebe Ryan.
- In October 2017 he donated $5,514 to the Las Vegas Victim’s Fund (mass shooting on October 1, 2017) from the sale of merchandise at a concert in Las Vegas.
- He co-wrote “Numb” by Nick Jonas.
- He wrote and produced “Sorry for Now” by Linkin Park.
- He was diagnosed with potentially fatal case of pancreatitis in 2016 and has had several surgeries so he doesn’t drink anymore.
- He had to move because both TMZ and teen girls found out where he lives.
- Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington was his best friend.
- He’s dated many girls, including Bella Thorne and AnneMarie Morin.
- As of 2017, Blackbear has an estimated net worth of $500,000.