Rae Sremmurd Biography

The American hip hop duo known as Rae Stremmurd was established in the late 2000’s by founding members and brothers Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee. The two young men were born in the Inglewood area of California in the early 1990’s, but because of their mother’s job with the army, they moved around frequently as children based on her deployments. Eventually, they arrived in Mississippi, where they fell in love with music and learned to write, produce, and record their own material.

The brothers first established a number of small groups, releasing some singles between 2010 and 2013. In early 2014, however, they signed with EarDrummers Entertainment, first as the group Dem Outta St8 Boyz and then shortly thereafter changing their name to Rae Sremmurd. The debut album, SremmLife, followed in 2015 and rose immediately into the top five on the mainstream charts. The album spawned the hit singles “No Flex Zone,” “No Type,” “Throw Sum Mo” (featuring young Thug and Nicki Minaj), and “This Could be Us,” all of which rose into the top ten on the rap charts and into the top forty on the mainstream charts.

But Rae Sremmurd’s big breakthrough came with the single “Black Beatles,” featuring Gucci Mane. The song rose into the top five on nearly all charts, and hit the number one spot on the mainstream, rap, and R&B charts. In 2015, Rae Sremmurd was recognized with multiple award nominations, including a Billboard Music Award nomination for Top Rap Artist and multiple BET Award nominations, for Best New Artist and Best Group.

Since that time, Rae Sremmurd has released a follow-up album, SremmLife 2, embarked on two headlining tours, and launched their own record label, SremmLife Crew. The duo’s most recent single, “Swang,” arrived in early 2017 and was an immediate top forty mainstream hit.