Midwxst

Midwxst
Midwxst performing in Philadelphia, 2022
Born	Edgar Nathaniel Sarratt III[1] (2003-06-05) June 5, 2003 (age 22) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Other names	$uspect[2] E3[3]
Occupations	Singer songwriter rapper
Years active	2018–present
Musical career
Origin	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Genres	Hyperpop pop hip hop trap emo rap
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Simple Stupid Geffen Records
Member of	Helix Tears
Musical artist
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Edgar Nathaniel Sarratt III (born June 5, 2003), known professionally as Midwxst (stylized in all lowecase as "midwxst"), is an American rapper and singer, who gained virality online following the release of his single "Trying", leading to his record deal with Geffen Records. He released several extended plays between 2020 and 2022, including Back In Action (2021), Summer03 (2021), Better Luck Next Time. (2022), and Back In Action 3.0 (2022). His debut album E3 released on September 1, 2023. Initially presenting a rap sound, he began releasing music as $uspect.

Sarratt was born in Columbia, South Carolina.^[4] His father worked in the Air Force, and his mother worked as a Human Resources Executive, he also has an older sister. Saratt was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder when he was young. He attended Park Tudor School for High School.^[2] Saratt joined the Park Tudor School band and started making music as early as his sophomore year in High School.

Sarratt would originally release his freestyle songs to Soundcloud.^[4][5] Towards the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during the lockdowns, Midwxst would become involved in the early hyperpop scene had released his song "Trying" on November 20, 2020. Which would eventually garner traction online.^[5][6][7] The song had sat at over 5 million streams on Spotify as of October 2021.^[8] He embarked on a tour with Glaive in June 2022.^[9] Midwxst released E3, his debut studio album, in November 2023.

Sarratt's musical style has been described as hyperpop.^[10][11][12] He grew up listening to Kanye West, TLC, Aaliyah, and Beyoncé from his mother, while his father listened to hip hop. Sarratt cites Tyler, the Creator, Frank Ocean, Spitalfield, KT Tunstall, XXXTentacion, Porter Robinson, and Pi'erre Bourne as music influences.^[6]

2020

• "Tysm"
• "Long Time Interlude"

2021

• "Trying"
• "Vivid"
• "Ruthless"
• "Made It Back"
• "Tic Tac Toe"
• "All Talk"
• "LA" (featuring Ka$hdami)
• "Slide" (featuring Slump6s & Ericdoa)
• "Care"
• "Bluffing"

2022

• "riddle"
• "i know you hate me"
• "step back"
• "switching sides"
• "on my mind"
• "sidelines"
• "broken"
• "223's" (featuring BabyTron)
• "mad"

2023

• "tally" (with Denzel Curry)
• "clair" (featuring Skaiwater)
• "pretty girls"
• "warning"
• "heartache blues"
• "like nah"
• "lost" (Official Visualizer)
• "lights out"
• "hate how much"
• "ready for you"
• "old me"
• "grandpa's interlude"
• "sfb"
• "ball & chain"

2024

• "mistakes" (featuring 9lives)
• "FIRE" (featuring DC The Don)
• "E30"
• "GUN SMOKE"
• "A.F.H"
• "no handouts"

• Midwxst at AllMusic