OsamaSon (underground artist)

Amari Deshawn Adham Middleton (born May 20, 2003), known professionally as OsamaSon, is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer. He became widely known within the 2020s 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. His third studio album, Jump Out, was released in January 2025, becoming his first album to chart on the Billboard 200. His fourth studio album, Psykotic, was released in October 2025 and debuted at #81 on the Billboard 200, marking it as OsamaSon's second ever album to chart while also placing 70 spots higher than Jump Out. Amari Middleton was born on May 20, 2003 and raised in Goose Creek, South Carolina, and Columbus, Ohio. His uncle, a geechee musician, taught him how to produce music using FL Studio. In high school, he began producing instrumentals influenced by musicians such as Chief Keef, NLE Choppa, Summrs, and Kankan under the name Damn 4K. Middleton attended Goose Creek High School, where played football in his freshman year and played on the basketball team until his sophomore year. He graduated from Goose Creek in 2021. OsamaSon began making music in 2020 under the name PradaUMari. By 2021, he adopted his current stage name and released the mixtapes Vengeance and Carnival. 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. 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. In October, he embarked on the Next Gen Tour alongside fellow rappers Kankan, Summrs, Highway, and the producer F1lthy. OsamaSon released his second studio album, Flex Musix, on December 8. On February 16, 2024, OsamaSon released Flxtra, the six track deluxe edition of Flex Musix. 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. In May 2024, he released 3vil Reflection, a collaborative album with Glokk40Spaz. On November 5, 2024, OsamaSon embarked on the Wish You Were Here Tour spanning across Canada, London, and Thailand. The tour concluded at Rolling Loud Thailand on November 22, 2024. On January 24, 2025, OsamaSon would release his third commercial mixtape, Jump Out, to critical acclaim from publications like Pitchfork. A deluxe version of Jump Out featuring two extra songs would be released 4 days later on the 28th, and the album would be his first to chart on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 151 on February 8th. OsamaSon would embark on a tour in support of the album from March to May. Later in the year, he would begin teasing a new project titled Psykotic. On August 20, 2025, OsamaSon announced The Psykotic Tour, accompanying the album. The tour began on October 16, 2025, in St. Louis, and ended on December 20, 2025, in Vancouver. Following the tour announcement, OsamaSon would go on to reveal the official track list for Psykotic on October 2. Five days later, on October 7, 2025, RapCaviar collaborated with Osama’s alternate Instagram account on a post featuring a picture of a CD announcing the release date to be on Friday, October 10. On that date, OsamaSon released the album, which features seventeen tracks and one feature from the rapper, Che. In May 2026, LiveNation announced Osamason's Psykturnal Tour, with nine dates across Europe and three dates in Australia. On May 20, 2026, his 23rd birthday, OsamaSon released "Off That!", rumored to be the lead single of his rumoured upcoming album Nocturnal. 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 Fader's 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. OsamaSon has said the biggest influences on his music are Duwap Kaine, Speaker Knockerz, and Lil B. The name OsamaSon is derived from his father's name, Osama. OsamaSon has also dabbled in the modeling industry, with Osama landing an official Balenciaga campaign for the summer of 2026. Osama Season (2023) Flex Musix (2023) Jump Out (2025) Psykotic (2025) Osamavrt (with Twovrt) (2023) 2 Slime (with Boolymon) (2023) OhSama (with Ohsxnta) (2023) Still Slime (with Boolymon) (2024) 3vil Reflection (with Glokk40Spaz) (2024) The Bird Is The Word (with 19thou) (2025) Flex Musix Tour (2024) Wish You Were Here Tour (with 1oneam) (2024) (Later renamed to Going Dumbo Tour) Going Dumbo Tour (2024) Jump Out Tour (with 1oneam and ohsxnta) (2025) Psykotic Tour (2025) Next Gen Tour (with Kankan, Summrs, F1lthy, and Highway) (2023) (Cancelled) Duquette, Mike. "OsamaSon Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2024. Medithi, Vivian (January 23, 2025). "OsamaSon is rap". The Fader. Retrieved July 28, 2025. "OsamaSon Flexes His Potential as He Rises From Rap's Underground". XXL Magazine. February 3, 2025. 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