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Blueface

Johnathan Jamall Porter (born January 20, 1997), known professionally as Blueface, is an American rapper. In October 2018, after releasing the music video for his song "Respect My Cryppin'", he became a viral meme due to his offbeat style of rapping.[2] The following month, he was signed to Cash Money West, the West Coast branch of Birdman's Cash Money Records label.[3][4][5]

Blueface
Blueface in 2020
Background information
Birth nameJohnathan Jamall Porter[1]
Also known asBlueface Bleedem
Born (1997-01-20) January 20, 1997 (age 27)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
Rapper
Years active2017–present
Labels
Children3
Websiteblueface.shop.capthat.com

In 2019, his 2018 single "Thotiana" (which had remixes featuring Cardi B and YG), became his most successful single to date, peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2020, he released his debut studio album, Find the Beat.

Early life

Blueface was born on January 20, 1997,[6] in Los Angeles, California. He grew up in Mid-City in central Los Angeles and attended multiple elementary schools before moving in with his mother in Santa Clarita Valley, and later settled in Oakland with his father.[7] After relocating to the San Fernando Valley, Blueface attended Arleta High School and joined the marching band playing alto saxophone and the football team, becoming the starting quarterback in 2014, standing at 6 ft 4 in (193 cm).[8]

As starting quarterback, Blueface led the team to an East Valley League championship in 2014.[9] Throwing for 1,234 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2013 and 1,724 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2014, Blueface committed to play for Fayetteville State University and briefly played college football before leaving in 2016.[10] Blueface references his past experiences as a football player in the video for the remix to "Thotiana", where the rapper portrays a top prospect high school quarterback disrespecting his coach due to his desire to pursue women and fame.[11]

Blueface began to take an interest in rap music at a young age, and mainly listened to 50 Cent, the Game and Snoop Dogg.[12] Prior to entering the music industry, he had spent most of his adult life unemployed, occasionally holding a few temporary jobs.[13][14]

Music career

2017–2018: Viral success, Famous Cryp, and "Bleed It"

Blueface began rapping in January 2017 under the name Blueface Bleedem, a reference to his ties to the School Yard Crips street gang. Originally moving back to Los Angeles after leaving Fayetteville State University, he was invited to his friend Laudiano's music studio to retrieve a phone charger, and after being challenged to rap over a beat, Blueface began to work to release his first song, "Deadlocs", produced by Laudiano, onto SoundCloud.[15][7] In June 2018, he released his first full-length project, Famous Cryp. In September 2018, after the song and EP helped him build a local following in California, he released his second EP, Two Coccy, onto SoundCloud and Spotify.[citation needed]

In October 2018, Blueface released a music video for his song, "Respect My Cryppin'", on WorldstarHipHop's YouTube channel. Shortly after the song was posted to Twitter, where it became a viral meme.[15] The video's popularity led to more of Blueface's music receiving attention, with his songs "Thotiana" and "Next Big Thing" earning newfound popularity. His popularity increased even further after holding a contest on his Instagram stories and posts using polls to determine which high school he should visit, with Pasadena High School edging out a victory over Santa Monica High School. The social media challenge brought in new followers, increasing his already growing popularity. In November 2018, Blueface was signed to Cash Money Records' West Coast affiliate Cash Money West, and posted clips of himself in the studio with Canadian rapper Drake and Quavo on his Instagram page.[16][17]

In December 2018, Blueface again went viral thanks to an acoustic video with Einer Bankz previewing his new song, "Bleed It" which released officially in January 2019. He released the song two days later, including a video on the Lyrical Lemonade YouTube channel, directed by Cole Bennett, that amassed over 2 million views in the first 24 hours of its release.[18]

2019–present: "Thotiana", Dirt Bag, and Find the Beat

 
Blueface performing in 2020

On January 26, 2019, Blueface's track, "Thotiana", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 75, making it his first track to chart on a Billboard chart.[19] The song was released as a remix with YG with a music video. The following week, he released a remix with Cardi B, coinciding with another video from Cole Bennett. On streaming services, the two remixes are separate, but there is also a third where all three versions are put together.[20] On May 1, 2019, Blueface released the music video for his single, "Stop Cappin", which has amassed over 5 million views over the first four days on YouTube.[21] On June 20, Blueface was announced to be part of XXL's 2019 Freshman Class as the fan-voted eleventh entrant.[22]

In August 2019, Blueface released an EP titled Dirt Bag; the album was preceded by the singles "Stop Cappin'", "Daddy" and "Bussdown". At eight tracks, the EP featured guest appearances from The Game, Rich the Kid, Offset, Lil Pump, and Mozzy.[23][24] His song "Daddy" featuring Rich the Kid on the EP peaked at No. 78 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Stop Cappin'" with The Game reached No. 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. The EP peaked at No. 48 on the Billboard 200.[25] Despite commercial success, the EP received generally mixed critical reviews. Riley Wallace at Hip-Hop DX rated the project at 3/5, while listeners rated it at 2.33/5.[26] Album of the Year appraised a total critic score of 60/100, while listeners reviewed it at 51/100.[27] Fred Thomas of AllMusic followed a trend of middle-ranged reviews, giving the project a 3/5.[28]

In October 2019, Blueface announced his debut studio album, Find the Beat, and its tracklist.[29] He released four singles from the album, "Close Up" featuring Jeremih, "First Class" featuring Gunna, "Obama" featuring DaBaby, and "Holy Moly" featuring NLE Choppa. On December 6, 2019, the album was set to release but was delayed due to trademark issues. On January 17, 2020, the second release date was confirmed, but it was delayed again. On March 13, 2020, the third release date, the album released, with features from Polo G, Ambjaay, Lil Baby, Stunna 4 Vegas, YBN Nahmir, Gunna, Jeremih, NLE Choppa, and DaBaby, totaling 16 songs.[30] Fellow rapper Lil Uzi Vert, who released an album titled, Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World 2, on the same day Find the Beat was released, praised the album. In a private exchange with Blueface, Lil Uzi Vert said "album fye" [sic] and offered to collaborate with Blueface.[31]

In 2021, Blueface opened a soul food restaurant in Santa Clarita, California, named Blue's Fish and Soul.[32][33]

Musical style

Blueface's off-beat style of rapping and unique voice has been compared to fellow California rappers E-40 and Suga Free, as well as rapper Silkk the Shocker. Blueface has said that he writes "to the beat", and uses the instrumental as a base for all of his songs.[17]

Boxing career

In June 2021, Blueface announced he had signed to fight for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.[34] He made his debut in a special gloved match against Tiktoker Kane Trujillo on July 23, 2021, at BKFC 19.[35] Blueface defeated Trujillo via unanimous decision after three rounds.[36]

Blueface was originally set to have two bouts in 2022. The first bout was supposed to be a MF-professional bout against FaZe Temperrr as the co-feature on MF & DAZN: X Series 001 on August 27 in London, but was cancelled after an altercation he had with his girlfriend prior to the bout was made public.[37][38] The second bout was supposed to be an exhibition bout against Swaggy P as the co-feature bout to Austin McBroom vs. AnEsonGib on September 10 in Los Angeles, California, but was cancelled after Blueface was denied his license.[39]

In April 2023, Blueface fought English TikToker Ed Matthews as a "wildcard bout" on the High Stakes Tournament Quarter-Finals undercard at Wembley Arena in London, England. Blueface defeated Matthews via technical knockout in the fifth round.[40]

Legal issues

In 2018, after a man tried to rob him at a gas station in Newhall, California, Blueface shot at the suspect's car, and was later arrested and charged with shooting at an occupied vehicle, a felony in the state of California. Blueface was released on $69,000 bail on November 18.[41]

Blueface was arrested in February 2019, for felony gun possession after law enforcement recovered a loaded, unregistered handgun in his possession.[42]

On November 15, 2022, Porter was arrested on charges of attempted murder and shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 8 of that year. He was imprisoned in the Clark County Detention Center.[43] On October 2, 2023, he was sentenced to three years probation, with a possible two-to-five year prison sentence if he violates probation.[44] On January 12, 2024, Blueface was arrested for violating his probation.[45][46]

Personal life

Blueface has three children.[47]

He dated Chrisean Rock from 2020 to 2023, and in January 2023, Malone announced that she was pregnant with her first child by him.[48] Their son Chrisean Jesus Malone Jr. was born on September 3, 2023.

In December 2019, Blueface garnered backlash after he posted a video of himself standing on top of a black SUV and throwing cash into a crowd of people in Skid Row, a notoriously poverty-stricken area of Los Angeles. Although some saw it as a good gesture, it was criticized as "dehumanizing."[49][50]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[51]
US
R&B/HH
[52]
CAN
[53]
Find the Beat 64 39 65

Mixtapes

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[51]
US
R&B/HH
[52]
US
Rap
[54]
CAN
[55]
Famous Cryp
  • Released: June 20, 2018
  • Label: 5th Amendment, eOne
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
29 17 17 25
We Over Famous
(with Trendd)
  • Released: September 11, 2018
  • Label: Killeen Corp
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[51]
US
R&B/HH
[52]
CAN
[53]
Two Coccy
  • Released: September 20, 2018
  • Label: Cash Money, Republic
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Dirt Bag
  • Released: August 9, 2019
  • Label: Cash Money, Republic
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
48 29 41
Free Blueface
  • Released: January 12, 2024
  • Label: 100 Entertainment
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[56]
US
R&B/HH

[57]
US
Main.
R&B/HH

[58]
CAN
[59]
FRA
[60]
NZ
[61]
SWE
[62]
UK
[63]
"Fuck It Up"
(with Trendd)
2017 Non-album single
"Thotiana"
(solo or featuring YG or/and Cardi B)
2018 8 4 6 12 168 9 59 15 Famous Cryp
"Next Big Thing" Two Coccy
"Movie Scenes"
"DM" Non-album singles
"Studio"
"Bleed It" 2019 [A] 46 Dirt Bag
"West Coast"
(with G-Eazy or remix featuring YG and Allblack)
[B] 37 81 Beats (soundtrack)
"Stop Cappin"
(solo or with The Game)
[C] [D] Dirt Bag
"Daddy"
(featuring Rich the Kid)
78 30 36 72
"Bussdown"
(featuring Offset)
[E]
"Bop"
(with Tyga and YG)
[F] Legendary
"Close Up"[71][72]
(featuring Jeremih)
Find the Beat
"First Class"
(featuring Gunna)
[G] [H]
"Obama"
(featuring DaBaby)
2020
"Holy Moly"
(featuring NLE Choppa)
[I]
"Tour"[76]
(featuring Asian Doll, Glokk 9, NLE Choppa, Sada Baby, and Kiddo Curry)
Famous Cryp Reloaded
"Respect My Cryppin'"
(solo or featuring Snoop Dogg)
Famous Cryp
"Outside (Better Days)"
(with OG Bobby Billions)
2021 [J] 32 [K] Holy Goat 2
"TikTok"
(solo or featuring Justina Valentine)
Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[78]
US
R&B/HH

[78]
CAN
[59]
NZ
Hot
UK
[63]
"Slide"
(French Montana featuring Blueface and Lil Tjay)
2019 90 33 54 13 81 Montana
"Shotta Flow (Remix)"
(NLE Choppa featuring Blueface)
40
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[67]
Cottonwood
"FULU$"
(Farid Bang featuring Musiye and Blueface)
Torremolinos
"Moonwalking in Calabasas (Remix)"
(DDG featuring Blueface)
2020 Die 4 Respect
"Curvy"
(with Jay1 and The Plug)
Non-album single
"Proud of U (Remix)"
(1TakeJay featuring Blueface)
Compton Globetrotter
"W Hotel"
(Like Mike featuring Smokepurpp and Blueface)
2021 Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NZ
Hot

[79]
"Bussin"
(featuring Lil Pump)
2019 39 Dirt Bag

Boxing record

Exhibitions

1 fight 1 win 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 Win 1–0 Ed Matthews TKO 5 (5), 2:59 Apr 22, 2023 Wembley Arena, London, England

Amateur

1 fight 1 win 0 losses
By decision 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 Win 1–0 Kane Trujillo UD 3 July 23, 2021 Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S.

Explanatory notes

  1. ^ "Bleed It" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[66]
  2. ^ "West Coast" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[66]
  3. ^ "Stop Cappin" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[66]
  4. ^ "Stop Cappin" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[68]
  5. ^ "Bussdown" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[69]
  6. ^ "Bop" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number nine on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[70]
  7. ^ "First Class" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[73]
  8. ^ "First Class" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 39 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[74]
  9. ^ "Holy Moly" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 32 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[75]
  10. ^ "Outside (Better Days)" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[66]
  11. ^ "Outside (Better Days)" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[77]

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Johnathan Jamall Porter born January 20 1997 known professionally as Blueface is an American rapper In October 2018 after releasing the music video for his song Respect My Cryppin he became a viral meme due to his offbeat style of rapping 2 The following month he was signed to Cash Money West the West Coast branch of Birdman s Cash Money Records label 3 4 5 BluefaceBlueface in 2020Background informationBirth nameJohnathan Jamall Porter 1 Also known asBlueface BleedemBorn 1997 01 20 January 20 1997 age 27 Los Angeles California U S GenresHip hop trap West Coast hip hopOccupation s RapperYears active2017 presentLabelsCash Money West Republic Fifth Amendment E1Children3Websiteblueface wbr shop wbr capthat wbr com In 2019 his 2018 single Thotiana which had remixes featuring Cardi B and YG became his most successful single to date peaking at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 In 2020 he released his debut studio album Find the Beat Contents 1 Early life 2 Music career 2 1 2017 2018 Viral success Famous Cryp and Bleed It 2 2 2019 present Thotiana Dirt Bag and Find the Beat 3 Musical style 4 Boxing career 5 Legal issues 6 Personal life 7 Discography 7 1 Studio albums 7 2 Mixtapes 7 3 Extended plays 7 4 Singles 7 4 1 As lead artist 7 4 2 As featured artist 7 5 Other charted songs 8 Boxing record 8 1 Exhibitions 8 2 Amateur 9 Explanatory notes 10 References 11 External linksEarly lifeBlueface was born on January 20 1997 6 in Los Angeles California He grew up in Mid City in central Los Angeles and attended multiple elementary schools before moving in with his mother in Santa Clarita Valley and later settled in Oakland with his father 7 After relocating to the San Fernando Valley Blueface attended Arleta High School and joined the marching band playing alto saxophone and the football team becoming the starting quarterback in 2014 standing at 6 ft 4 in 193 cm 8 As starting quarterback Blueface led the team to an East Valley League championship in 2014 9 Throwing for 1 234 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2013 and 1 724 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2014 Blueface committed to play for Fayetteville State University and briefly played college football before leaving in 2016 10 Blueface references his past experiences as a football player in the video for the remix to Thotiana where the rapper portrays a top prospect high school quarterback disrespecting his coach due to his desire to pursue women and fame 11 Blueface began to take an interest in rap music at a young age and mainly listened to 50 Cent the Game and Snoop Dogg 12 Prior to entering the music industry he had spent most of his adult life unemployed occasionally holding a few temporary jobs 13 14 Music career2017 2018 Viral success Famous Cryp and Bleed It Blueface began rapping in January 2017 under the name Blueface Bleedem a reference to his ties to the School Yard Crips street gang Originally moving back to Los Angeles after leaving Fayetteville State University he was invited to his friend Laudiano s music studio to retrieve a phone charger and after being challenged to rap over a beat Blueface began to work to release his first song Deadlocs produced by Laudiano onto SoundCloud 15 7 In June 2018 he released his first full length project Famous Cryp In September 2018 after the song and EP helped him build a local following in California he released his second EP Two Coccy onto SoundCloud and Spotify citation needed In October 2018 Blueface released a music video for his song Respect My Cryppin on WorldstarHipHop s YouTube channel Shortly after the song was posted to Twitter where it became a viral meme 15 The video s popularity led to more of Blueface s music receiving attention with his songs Thotiana and Next Big Thing earning newfound popularity His popularity increased even further after holding a contest on his Instagram stories and posts using polls to determine which high school he should visit with Pasadena High School edging out a victory over Santa Monica High School The social media challenge brought in new followers increasing his already growing popularity In November 2018 Blueface was signed to Cash Money Records West Coast affiliate Cash Money West and posted clips of himself in the studio with Canadian rapper Drake and Quavo on his Instagram page 16 17 In December 2018 Blueface again went viral thanks to an acoustic video with Einer Bankz previewing his new song Bleed It which released officially in January 2019 He released the song two days later including a video on the Lyrical Lemonade YouTube channel directed by Cole Bennett that amassed over 2 million views in the first 24 hours of its release 18 2019 present Thotiana Dirt Bag and Find the Beat nbsp Blueface performing in 2020On January 26 2019 Blueface s track Thotiana debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 75 making it his first track to chart on a Billboard chart 19 The song was released as a remix with YG with a music video The following week he released a remix with Cardi B coinciding with another video from Cole Bennett On streaming services the two remixes are separate but there is also a third where all three versions are put together 20 On May 1 2019 Blueface released the music video for his single Stop Cappin which has amassed over 5 million views over the first four days on YouTube 21 On June 20 Blueface was announced to be part of XXL s 2019 Freshman Class as the fan voted eleventh entrant 22 In August 2019 Blueface released an EP titled Dirt Bag the album was preceded by the singles Stop Cappin Daddy and Bussdown At eight tracks the EP featured guest appearances from The Game Rich the Kid Offset Lil Pump and Mozzy 23 24 His song Daddy featuring Rich the Kid on the EP peaked at No 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Stop Cappin with The Game reached No 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 The EP peaked at No 48 on the Billboard 200 25 Despite commercial success the EP received generally mixed critical reviews Riley Wallace at Hip Hop DX rated the project at 3 5 while listeners rated it at 2 33 5 26 Album of the Year appraised a total critic score of 60 100 while listeners reviewed it at 51 100 27 Fred Thomas of AllMusic followed a trend of middle ranged reviews giving the project a 3 5 28 In October 2019 Blueface announced his debut studio album Find the Beat and its tracklist 29 He released four singles from the album Close Up featuring Jeremih First Class featuring Gunna Obama featuring DaBaby and Holy Moly featuring NLE Choppa On December 6 2019 the album was set to release but was delayed due to trademark issues On January 17 2020 the second release date was confirmed but it was delayed again On March 13 2020 the third release date the album released with features from Polo G Ambjaay Lil Baby Stunna 4 Vegas YBN Nahmir Gunna Jeremih NLE Choppa and DaBaby totaling 16 songs 30 Fellow rapper Lil Uzi Vert who released an album titled Lil Uzi Vert vs the World 2 on the same day Find the Beat was released praised the album In a private exchange with Blueface Lil Uzi Vert said album fye sic and offered to collaborate with Blueface 31 In 2021 Blueface opened a soul food restaurant in Santa Clarita California named Blue s Fish and Soul 32 33 Musical styleBlueface s off beat style of rapping and unique voice has been compared to fellow California rappers E 40 and Suga Free as well as rapper Silkk the Shocker Blueface has said that he writes to the beat and uses the instrumental as a base for all of his songs 17 Boxing careerIn June 2021 Blueface announced he had signed to fight for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 34 He made his debut in a special gloved match against Tiktoker Kane Trujillo on July 23 2021 at BKFC 19 35 Blueface defeated Trujillo via unanimous decision after three rounds 36 Blueface was originally set to have two bouts in 2022 The first bout was supposed to be a MF professional bout against FaZe Temperrr as the co feature on MF amp DAZN X Series 001 on August 27 in London but was cancelled after an altercation he had with his girlfriend prior to the bout was made public 37 38 The second bout was supposed to be an exhibition bout against Swaggy P as the co feature bout to Austin McBroom vs AnEsonGib on September 10 in Los Angeles California but was cancelled after Blueface was denied his license 39 In April 2023 Blueface fought English TikToker Ed Matthews as a wildcard bout on the High Stakes Tournament Quarter Finals undercard at Wembley Arena in London England Blueface defeated Matthews via technical knockout in the fifth round 40 Legal issuesIn 2018 after a man tried to rob him at a gas station in Newhall California Blueface shot at the suspect s car and was later arrested and charged with shooting at an occupied vehicle a felony in the state of California Blueface was released on 69 000 bail on November 18 41 Blueface was arrested in February 2019 for felony gun possession after law enforcement recovered a loaded unregistered handgun in his possession 42 On November 15 2022 Porter was arrested on charges of attempted murder and shooting in Las Vegas Nevada on October 8 of that year He was imprisoned in the Clark County Detention Center 43 On October 2 2023 he was sentenced to three years probation with a possible two to five year prison sentence if he violates probation 44 On January 12 2024 Blueface was arrested for violating his probation 45 46 Personal lifeBlueface has three children 47 He dated Chrisean Rock from 2020 to 2023 and in January 2023 Malone announced that she was pregnant with her first child by him 48 Their son Chrisean Jesus Malone Jr was born on September 3 2023 In December 2019 Blueface garnered backlash after he posted a video of himself standing on top of a black SUV and throwing cash into a crowd of people in Skid Row a notoriously poverty stricken area of Los Angeles Although some saw it as a good gesture it was criticized as dehumanizing 49 50 DiscographyStudio albums Title Details Peak chart positionsUS 51 USR amp B HH 52 CAN 53 Find the Beat Released March 13 2020 Label Cash Money Republic Format Digital download streaming 64 39 65Mixtapes Title Details Peak chart positionsUS 51 USR amp B HH 52 USRap 54 CAN 55 Famous Cryp Released June 20 2018 Label 5th Amendment eOne Format Digital download streaming 29 17 17 25We Over Famous with Trendd Released September 11 2018 Label Killeen Corp Format Digital download streaming Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positionsUS 51 USR amp B HH 52 CAN 53 Two Coccy Released September 20 2018 Label Cash Money Republic Format Digital download streaming Dirt Bag Released August 9 2019 Label Cash Money Republic Format Digital download streaming 48 29 41Free Blueface Released January 12 2024 Label 100 Entertainment Format Digital download streaming denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory Singles This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items September 2020 As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumUS 56 USR amp B HH 57 USMain R amp B HH 58 CAN 59 FRA 60 NZ 61 SWE 62 UK 63 Fuck It Up with Trendd 2017 Non album single Thotiana solo or featuring YG or and Cardi B 2018 8 4 6 12 168 9 59 15 RIAA Platinum 64 RMNZ Gold 65 Famous Cryp Next Big Thing Two Coccy Movie Scenes DM Non album singles Studio Bleed It 2019 A 46 RIAA Gold 64 Dirt Bag West Coast with G Eazy or remix featuring YG and Allblack B 37 81 RIAA Gold 67 Beats soundtrack Stop Cappin solo or with The Game C D Dirt Bag Daddy featuring Rich the Kid 78 30 36 72 RIAA Platinum 64 Bussdown featuring Offset E Bop with Tyga and YG F Legendary Close Up 71 72 featuring Jeremih Find the Beat First Class featuring Gunna G H Obama featuring DaBaby 2020 Holy Moly featuring NLE Choppa I Tour 76 featuring Asian Doll Glokk 9 NLE Choppa Sada Baby and Kiddo Curry Famous Cryp Reloaded Respect My Cryppin solo or featuring Snoop Dogg Famous Cryp Outside Better Days with OG Bobby Billions 2021 J 32 K RIAA Gold 64 Holy Goat 2 TikTok solo or featuring Justina Valentine Non album single denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumUS 78 USR amp B HH 78 CAN 59 NZHot UK 63 Slide French Montana featuring Blueface and Lil Tjay 2019 90 33 54 13 81 RIAA Gold 67 Montana Shotta Flow Remix NLE Choppa featuring Blueface 40 RIAA 2 Platinum 67 Cottonwood FULU Farid Bang featuring Musiye and Blueface Torremolinos Moonwalking in Calabasas Remix DDG featuring Blueface 2020 RIAA Platinum 67 Die 4 Respect Curvy with Jay1 and The Plug Non album single Proud of U Remix 1TakeJay featuring Blueface Compton Globetrotter W Hotel Like Mike featuring Smokepurpp and Blueface 2021 Non album single denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumNZHot 79 Bussin featuring Lil Pump 2019 39 Dirt BagBoxing recordExhibitions 1 fight 1 win 0 lossesBy knockout 1 0No Result Record Opponent Type Round time Date Location Notes1 Win 1 0 Ed Matthews TKO 5 5 2 59 Apr 22 2023 Wembley Arena London EnglandAmateur 1 fight 1 win 0 lossesBy decision 1 0No Result Record Opponent Type Round time Date Location Notes1 Win 1 0 Kane Trujillo UD 3 July 23 2021 Florida State Fairgrounds Tampa Bay Florida U S Explanatory notes Bleed It did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart 66 West Coast did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart 66 Stop Cappin did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart 66 Stop Cappin did not enter the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart 68 Bussdown did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart but peaked at number 23 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart 69 Bop did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart but peaked at number nine on the NZ Hot Singles Chart 70 First Class did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at number 18 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart 73 First Class did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart but peaked at number 39 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart 74 Holy Moly did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart but peaked at number 32 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart 75 Outside Better Days did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart 66 Outside Better Days did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart but peaked at number 12 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart 77 References Roberts Alyssa November 18 2022 Rapper Blueface accused of shooting at man after altercation at Las Vegas gentlemen s club KTNV TV Las Vegas Fitzgerald Kiana January 25 2019 Everything You Need to Know About Blueface Complex Retrieved April 8 2019 Centeno Tony M November 21 2018 Blueface Signs to Cash Money West XXL Mag Respect My Crypn August 11 2018 via open spotify com Caramanica Jon March 14 2019 Meet Blueface the Self Aware Rapper Who Knows He s More Than a Meme The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved March 14 2019 It s my C day everybody better wish me a happy birthday January 20 2019 Archived from the original on December 23 2021 a b Blueface Exposed retrieved January 26 2019 Jonathan Porter Announces Commitment to Play Football at Fayetteville State University fieldlevel com Retrieved January 26 2019 Holmes Charles January 25 2019 Blueface s Thotiana Remix Featuring YG Takes the Meat Show National Rolling Stone Retrieved January 26 2019 Fitzgerald Trent December 11 2018 Blueface Appears in Old Videos Playing High School Football XXL Mag Retrieved January 26 2019 Holmes Charles January 25 2019 Blueface s Thotiana Remix Featuring YG Takes the Meat Show National Rolling Stone Seabrook Robby III January 2 2019 The Break Presents Blueface XXL Retrieved January 26 2019 Caramanica Jon March 14 2019 Meet Blueface the Self Aware Rapper Who Knows He s More Than a Meme The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved July 4 2019 Blueface Baby The Fader Retrieved July 4 2019 a b Blueface Is One Of 2019 s Most Promising Stars a His Producer Tells Us How He Got Here MTV News Retrieved January 26 2019 Orcutt K C December 7 2018 Blueface Confirms New Songs With Drake and Quavo XXL Mag a b Meet Blueface A Drake Approved LA Rapper Who he is a off beat rapper Uproxx December 5 2018 Squid Mike December 19 2018 Blueface And Cole Bennett Connect for Bloody New Visuals Elevator Mag Blueface Scores First Billboard Hot 100 Entry With Thotiana Billboard January 24 2019 Retrieved January 26 2019 Blueface Is Joined by YG for Cole Bennett Directed Thotiana Remix Video Hypebeast January 25 2019 Retrieved January 26 2019 Blueface Drops Music Video for New Track Stop Cappin Complex Retrieved May 1 2019 Strauss Matthew June 20 2019 XXL 2019 Freshman Class Tierra Whack Rico Nasty Megan Thee Stallion Gunna and More Pitchfork Retrieved March 14 2023 Blueface Drops Dirt Bag EP f Offset Rich the Kid and More Complex Retrieved March 15 2020 Blueface Releases Dirt Bag EP Featuring Offset The Game amp Lil Pump Listen Billboard August 9 2019 Retrieved March 15 2020 Blueface Chart History Billboard Retrieved March 15 2020 Wallace Riley August 27 2019 Review Blueface s Dirt Bag Is High On Energy amp Low On Surprises HipHopDX Retrieved March 15 2020 Blueface Dirtbag Reviews Album of the year Retrieved March 15 2020 Thomas Fred Dirt Bag Blueface AllMusic Retrieved March 15 2020 DeMicia Inman October 11 2019 Blueface Shares Tracklist For Upcoming Album Find The Beat Def Pen Retrieved November 8 2019 Espinoza Joshua Blueface Releases Find the Beat Album f DaBaby Gunna and More Complex Retrieved March 15 2020 S Lynn March 13 2020 Lil Uzi Vert Gives Blueface s Find The Beat Seal of Approval HotNewHipHop Retrieved March 15 2020 Blueface Opens Soul Food Restaurant Called Blue s Fish amp Soul June 17 2021 Matta Rachel June 19 2021 Rapper Blueface Opens Blue s Fish amp Soul Previously SCV Fish Market KHTS Radio Retrieved January 25 2024 Tim Daniels June 25 2021 Hip Hop Artist Blueface Agrees to Bare Knuckle Boxing Contract bleacherreport com Collin Sherwin July 23 2021 BKFC 19 Why are these influencers fighting dknation draftkings com Blueface punches ring invader after Bare Knuckle Fighting exhibition www sportingnews com August 12 2021 Retrieved July 13 2022 Blueface s Boxing Match Canceled By Promoters After Chrisean Rock Street Brawl Media Takeout August 5 2022 Garcia Thania August 2 2022 Rapper Blueface and His Girlfriend Get Into Violent Fight in Streets of Hollywood Variety Retrieved September 7 2022 Coppinger Mike September 7 2022 Nick Young Blueface celebrity boxing match called off source says ESPN Fitzgerlad Trent April 8 2023 Blueface to Fight TikToker Ed Matthews in Boxing Match Matthews Insults Chrisean Rock XXL Lunetta Caleb November 17 2018 One suspect arrested after 14 Freeway shooting second suspect at large Blueface reportedly hit with felony gun possession charge potential three year prison sentence The FADER Retrieved July 4 2019 Rapper Blueface arrested in connection with Las Vegas shooting Arhivirovano Rapper Blueface sentenced to three years probation for 2022 Las Vegas shooting Los Angeles Times October 2 2023 Retrieved November 24 2023 Cassidy Maurice January 12 2024 REPORT Blueface Turns Himself In To Jail After Reportedly Violating His Probation The Shade Room Retrieved January 12 2024 Nevares Gabriel Bras January 12 2024 Blueface s Mom Karlissa Saffold Explains Arrest As New Alleged Footage Emerges hotnewhiphop com Retrieved January 12 2024 Fitzgerald Kiana Everything You Need to Know About Blueface Complex Retrieved March 28 2019 Chrisean Rock Gives Update On Pregnancy With Blueface Shows Sonogram Video XXL May 8 2023 Retrieved August 23 2023 Scott Katie December 27 2019 Rapper Blueface faces backlash after throwing money to people in Los Angeles Skid Row Global News Canada Retrieved September 8 2020 Reyes Velatde Alejandra December 24 2019 Video of rapper Blueface tossing wads of cash onto skid row sparks criticism amid L A s homeless crisis Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on December 24 2019 Retrieved September 8 2020 a b c Blueface Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved March 24 2020 a b c Blueface Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved April 9 2020 a b Blueface Chart History Canadian Albums Billboard Retrieved April 9 2020 Blueface Chart History Rap Albums Billboard Retrieved April 9 2020 Blueface Chart History Canadian Albums Billboard Blueface Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved June 15 2021 Blueface Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Retrieved June 15 2021 Blueface Chart History Mainstream R amp B Hip Hop Airplay Billboard Retrieved September 14 2021 a b Blueface Chart History Canadian Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved June 15 2021 French Chart SNEP Retrieved March 5 2019 NZ Top 40 Singles Chart Recorded Music NZ March 4 2019 Retrieved March 1 2019 Sverigetopplistan Sveriges Officiella Topplista Sverigetopplistan Retrieved February 23 2019 a b Blueface full Official Chart history Official Charts Company February 14 2019 Retrieved February 16 2019 a b c d American certifications Blueface Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved June 17 2022 New Zealand single certifications Blueface Thotiana Recorded Music NZ Retrieved March 22 2019 a b c d Blueface Chart History Bubbling Under Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved June 15 2021 a b c d American certifications Blueface Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved June 17 2022 Blueface Chart History Bubbling Under R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Archived from the original on June 16 2021 Retrieved June 15 2021 NZ Hot Singles Chart Recorded Music NZ July 29 2019 Retrieved July 27 2019 NZ Hot Singles Chart Recorded Music NZ August 12 2019 Retrieved August 10 2019 New Music Blueface Close Up Feat Jeremih HipHopNMore October 10 2019 Blueface amp Jeremih Come Through With Mad Quotables On Close Up HotNewHipHop October 10 2019 Gunna Chart History Bubbling Under Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved November 5 2019 NZ Hot Singles Chart Recorded Music NZ October 28 2019 Retrieved October 26 2019 NZ Hot Singles Chart Recorded Music NZ March 16 2020 Retrieved March 14 2020 Espinoza Joshua April 17 2020 Blueface NLE Choppa Asian Doll and More Live It Up on the Road in New Tour Video Complex Retrieved April 19 2020 NZ Hot Singles Chart Recorded Music NZ June 14 2021 Retrieved June 12 2021 a b Chart Search Blueface Billboard permanent dead link NZ Hot Singles Chart Recorded Music NZ August 19 2019 Retrieved August 17 2019 External links nbsp Media related to Blueface at Wikimedia Commons Portals nbsp United States nbsp California nbsp biography nbsp music nbsp Los Angeles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blueface amp oldid 1216234492 Discography, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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