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-based musician born in

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who made a name for himself in New York City as a DJ and

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. Glasgow is well-known for his energetic DJ sets, of which manipulate mainstream sounds by craftily layering pop tracks and vocal samples between Baltimore club, ghetto house, hardcore, electro and techno.

Career

Early years (2010–2012)

Glasgow began making homemade dance edits of pop and hip hop hits during his freshman year of high school. He briefly went by Funky$punk in mid-2010, later adopting the LSDXOXO moniker because "it sounded like an AIM username, ��was super troll-y, and that’s just how eapproached music as an artist". In 2010, Glasgow began

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his ''Spit or Swallow'' series of mixtapes on

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, which were complied of mashups of popular songs from artists such as

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, M.I.A.,

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, and

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. The seven mixtapes have been described as dreamy, hazy, and hallucinogenic, though Glasgow has since described the production as "really crunchy and bad".

''SOFTCORE'', ''WHORECORE'', and breakthrough (2013–2020)

In 2013, Glasgow began collaborating with other artists, lending his signature sound to now-established acts like Big Momma and

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. One of Glasgow's more well-known works is the song "Truth Tella" which features

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rapping over a

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sample of "

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game. The song was included in the tracklist of his debut extended play ''SOFTCORE'', which featured several different artists such as

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, Cakes da Killa, UNiiQU3, and

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. Glasgow's follow-up extended play ''WHORECORE'' was released on July 2, 2014 and some of the collaborators from ''SOFTCORE'' returned as featured artists on the EP. After gaining a sizable following through his releases and graduating from college with a degree in Business Management, Glasgow found himself based in New York. He began performing in

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at events like Joey LaBeija’s "Legendary" parties in

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and was welcomed into the GHE20G0TH1K collective. Having been touring heavily in

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, Glasgow moved to

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''Dedicated 2 Disrespect'' and upcoming debut album (2021–present)

In May 2021, Glasgow released his highly anticipated third EP ''Dedicated 2 Disrespect'' through

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, containing four tracks that presented his own songwriting and vocals rather than

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as his previous works had featured. The lead single off of the EP, "Sick Bitch", received critical acclaim and has been played in several DJ sets since its release. Later in the year, Glasgow also remixed

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'', serving as the album's opening track. Production of Glasgow's debut studio album was announced in 2022, said to feature debut single "DRaiN", released April 26, 2022. In June 2022, Glasgow collaborated with fellow Pennsylvanian musician

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on the single "Demons", another possible track on Glasgow's upcoming album.

Personal life

Born in Philadelphia, Glasgow is of

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and Caribbean

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. He is gay.

Discography

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Compilations

Non-album singles

* "Creepy Clown Sighting (A Warning)" (2017) * "Aquecimento Do Evanescence" (2017) * "I Still Loathe You" (2018) * "Inertia" (2019) * "Rockstar69" (2019) * "Women Eat Their Men" (2020) * "Dying for It" (2021) * "uwu" (2021)

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

References

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