| OsamaSon | |
| Birth Name: | Amari Deshawn Middleton[1] |
| Birth Date: | 20 May 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Ohio, U.S.[2] |
| Origin: | Goose Creek, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 2020–present |
| Instrument: | Vocals, FL Studio |
| Website: | www.osamason.com |
Amari Deshawn Middleton (born May 20, 2003), known professionally as OsamaSon, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He became widely known within the underground rap scene after his breakout hits "Cts-V" and "Troops" gained traction online in early to mid-2023; his debut studio album, Osama Season, was released in July 2023. His second studio album, Flex Musix, was released in December 2023.
OsamaSon began making music in 2020 under the name PradaUMari.[3] By 2021, he had begun releasing music under his current moniker; his first slew of projects, the EPs I'm Da Man, Vengeance, and Carnival, were released during this time. In early 2023, the collaborative projects Osamavrt and 2 Slime preceded the release of the EP Bad Habits. On April 7, OsamaSon's breakout single, "Cts-V", was released and began gaining traction online.[4] His music was further popularized by Internet personalities such as BruceDropEmOff, who played OsamaSon's songs on his live streams.
On June 2, 2023, OsamaSon released "Troops", the lead single from his debut studio album, Osama Season; like "Cts-V", the song saw considerable success online. Osama Season itself was released on July 21, with music critics for Pitchfork and the Fader highlighting the tracks "Werkin", "Kutta", "Summer Sixteen", "Anti", and "X & Sex" as standouts from the album.[5] [6] In October, he embarked on the Next Gen Tour alongside fellow rappers Kankan, Summrs, Highway, and the producer F1lthy. OsamaSon signed to Atlantic Records before the release of his second studio album, Flex Musix, on December 8.
On February 16, 2024, OsamaSon released Flxtra, the six track deluxe edition of Flex Musix.[7] On February 18, he kicked off the Flex Musix Tour, his first as headliner; the tour concluded with a performance at Rolling Loud California on March 16.[8] [9]
On June 26, 2024, OsamaSon would release withdrawals, featuring Nettspend. This song would quickly grow to become one of his prominent tracks.
OsamaSon has been compared to a number of his contemporaries, including Chief Keef, Playboi Carti, Destroy Lonely, Ken Carson, Future, and the late Speaker Knockerz. He is known for his experimental sound—dubbed "maximalist rage" by the Faders Vivian Medithi—which is characterized by a heavy usage of bass and synths; his musical style was described as "woozy, discombobulating, and sometimes suffocatingly layered" by Leor Galil of the Chicago Reader.
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| Osama Season |
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| Flex Musix |
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