Featured In
ALBUMGhost - SingleXL MIDDLETON & Mishell Ivon
Albums by XL MIDDLETON
ALBUMThe 2 Tight EPXL MIDDLETON
ALBUMBlue Blade PiranhaZackey Force Funk & XL MIDDLETON
ALBUMChrome Springs EternalXL MIDDLETON
ALBUMXL Middleton & Delmar Xavier VIIXL MIDDLETON & Delmar Xavier VII
ALBUM2 Minutes Till Midnight InstrumentalsXL MIDDLETON
ALBUM2 Minutes Till MidnightXL MIDDLETON
ALBUMAll Day We SmashXL MIDDLETON
ALBUMThings Are HappeningXL MIDDLETON
ALBUMXL Middleton + Eddy FunksterXL MIDDLETON & Eddy Funkster
ALBUMTap WaterXL MIDDLETON
Artist Biography
Based out of Pasadena, California, producer/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Matthew Hudgins began prolific work as XL Middleton in the early 2000s. Leaning heavily on the influence of icons of West Coast funk and hip-hop as well as hints of Deep South rap, Hudgins developed a laid-back, sometimes blues-tinged style with lots of melody and upbeat production. Playing keyboards on his own tracks became a signature of his sound, and his playing graced the hooks of albums such as 2007's Barliament Drunkadelic, 2012's Bright Lights Palm Trees, and 2015's Tap Water. In 2017 he released the full-length Things Are Happening. ~ Fred Thomas
Hometown
United States of America
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap