Slim Thug pictures Slim Thug biography Slim Thug songs Slim Thug albums Slim Thug (born Stayve Jerome Thomas on February 17, 1982) is a rapper from Houston, Texas. He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the popular single from rapper Mike Jones, “Still Tippin”. He began his career with Swishahouse in the late 90s. After realizing how much money he could make distributing his own mixtapes, he parted ways with Swishahouse on good terms and formed his own independent label, Boss Hogg Outlawz (named after the Dukes of Hazzard character). He is officially signed to Geffen Records through The Neptunes’ record label, Star Trak Entertainment. Slim Thug’s debut album, Already Platinum, was released on July 12, 2005. It features the singles “Like a Boss”, “Three Kings”, “I Ain’t Heard Of That”, and “Incredible Feeling”. The album debuted at #2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart. Slim Thug has had some success with his mixtape releases. He has proclaimed himself the “Big Boss of the South”, referring to the U.S. south, and the “Big Boss of the North”, referring to North Houston, Texas, the neighborhood where he grew up. As of July 22, 2005, he is dating Letoya Luckett, former member of Destiny’s Child. In 2005, he also appeared in a remix of the song “Luxurious” by Gwen Stefani, and Check On It by Beyoncé. Slim says that his rap name comes from the fact that as a teenager, he was very tall and lanky before he filled out. He stands 6’6” tall. The Thug part comes from people’s assumptions of him due to his braids and sunglasses.

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