Malcolm Jamaal Davis (born April 12, 1992), better known by his stage name MadeinTYO (pronounced Made in Tokyo), is an American rapper and singer born in

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, Hawaii. He rose to prominence in 2016 after the release of his single "

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"; its official remix (featuring Travis Scott) was later included on his mixtape ''

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''. His debut studio album, ''

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'', was released in October 2018.

Early life

Malcolm Jamaal Davis was born on April 12, 1992, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He grew up as a

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, moving around and living in areas such as Hawaii,

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, and

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, before spending the rest of his teenage years in

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, Japan. Davis was inspired to begin writing music after watching his cousin produce music in his room while living in

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After he came back from a trip from Tokyo to the United States, Davis moved to

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with his older brother 24hrs for his later young adulthood.

Career

MadeinTYO released his debut single titled "

" on February 26, 2016, on Commission Music and Private Club Records. The song peaked at number 51 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 10 on urban radio. The official remix of the song featured American rapper Travis Scott. The single was eventually certified

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by the

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(RIAA). His subsequent singles, "I Want" (featuring

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) and "Skateboard P", were certified gold and platinum by the RIAA. The remix version of the latter features rapper

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was released on November 4, 2016. In April 2016, MadeinTYO premiered his debut mixtape, ''

''. It was commercially released on

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in August 2016. ''You Are Forgiven'' peaked at number 122 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.: According to ''

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'', MadeinTYO was one of the top five most streamed new artists of 2016 on

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. MadeinTYO has released two EPs, ''24Hrs in Tokyo'' (a collaboration with his brother, 24hrs) and ''True's World'', in 2016 and 2017, respectively. In 2017, MadeinTYO was selected for that year's '' XXL'' freshman class list along with A Boogie wit da Hoodie,

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, Aminé,

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, and

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. On June 1, 2018, MadeinTYO released a single "Ned Flanders" featuring rapper

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. It later served as the lead single from his debut studio album, ''

'', released on October 26, 2018. On October 30, 2020, he released his second studio album, ''Never Forgotten''.

Artistry

In an '' XXL'' interview, Davis cited

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, 24hrs,

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, and M.I.A. as influences.

Personal life

Davis began dating Philadelphia based painter and digital artist Distortedd (real name Anhia Santana), in late 2015. The couple announced that they were expecting a baby boy in June 2016 via social media. Their son was born on January 29, 2017. The couple announced that they were engaged in February 2017. The engagement was later called off. Davis lives in Los Angeles with his son.

Discography

* ''

'' (2018) * ''Never Forgotten'' (2020)

References

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