Matt Easton

A Chicago-born emcee, producer, and alternative hip-hop recording artist, Matt Easton made his public debut in 2010 with his self-produced mixtape Intro to Public Speaking. A self-taught beatmaker and multi-instrumentalist, Easton spent the ensuing years at the University of Kansas, where he graduated with degrees in sociology and business, but along with his studies, he continued to hone his production skills. During that time he appeared on the second season of the X Factor, performed with artists like Timeflies, Aer, G-Eazy, Asher Roth, Kids These Days, Chuck Inglish, and Huey Mack, and released a flurry of mixtapes, including Old Hickory, The Rhetorical Tradition, and Grey Area. In 2015, Easton inked a deal with 300 Entertainment and issued the Phantom Image EP, which featured the hit “Sex with Exes.” ~ James Christopher Monger