Matthew Lopez (b. October 30, 1989), better known by his stage name Aston Matthews (often stylized A$ton Matthews) is a Guatemalan-American rapper from Los Angeles, California. Matthews is a founding member of hip-hop trio Cutthroat Boyz along with fellow west coast rappers Vince Staples and Joey Fatts.

According to numerous interviews dating back to 2012, Aston has confirmed and attributed his survival of a bullet wound to the heart on May 31st, 2008 as his primary inspiration to rap.

Preceded by his breakthrough debut mixtape ‘Versace Ragz’, his first independant release ‘A$ton 3:16’ executive produced by the late A$AP Yams, was met with critical acclaim.