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Colson Baker, or Machine Gun Kelly, is famous for his unique way of singing. Baker, who was born April 22, 1990 in Houston Texas U.S. to an extended family of English Scottish and German ancestry, is renowned for his unique style of performing. As a child Baker, he spent a good amount of time travelling with his parents who were missionaries. The father James Colson Baker struggled with depression and unemployed and his mother Sonia Alane left them when at the age of nine. Baker relocated to Denver with his father and stayed there for some time. Baker's poverty was the reason for the bullying of children around him. The first time Baker heard of rap was when he entered sixth class. Colson Baker, better known by the name Machine Gun Kelly, was born in Texas on April 22, 1990. His music is well known for blending hip-hop trends of the present and rock. Baker made four mixtapes in the period before signing to Bad Boy Records between 2007-2010. This Cleveland rapper, who delivers songs as quickly as bullet-trains, had an astonishing rise towards the end of 2011, after he shifted from self-publishing mixtapes to signing with reputable labels. His career took off after that, with each of his releases making it to the top 10 charts.