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Infobox musical artist|name = Slim Thug|image = SlimThug.jpg|caption = Slim Thug at the KDHT studio in 2005.|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Stayve Jerome Thomas|birth_date = Birth date and age|1980|09|08|mf=y Houston , Texas |genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop Gangsta rap |Height = 6'6|years_active = 1998–present|label = Swishahouse , Boss Hogg Outlawz, Interscope Records|Interscope , E1 Music|E1 |associated_acts = Bun B , Chalie Boy , Chamillionaire , Dice , Z-Ro , Yelawolf , Mike Jones (rapper)|Mike Jones , T.I. , Pharrell , Gwen Stefani |website = http://www.immahogg.com/ www.immahogg.com Stayve Jerome Thomas (born September 8, 1980),cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p452088/biography|pure_url=yes|title=Slim Thug: Biography|last=Kellman|first=Andy|year=2005|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=January 16, 2010 better known as Slim Thug , Boss Hogg or Thug Boss , is an United States|American rapper . He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the popular single from rapper Mike Jones (rapper)|Mike Jones , " Still Tippin' ".
Early life
Slim Thug grew up in Houston's Northside neighborhood of Homestead/Scenic Woods. Slim says that his rap name come from the fact that as a teenager, he was very tall and skinny before he filled out.Citation needed|date=January 2011 He stands 6'7" tall. The Thug part comes from people's assumptions of him due to his fresh braids and sunglasses.Citation needed|date=January 2011 At age 17, he performed freestyle raps at local high school parties. He began his rap career with Swishahouse in the late 1990s. 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.cite news|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/yhif/slim_thug/|title=Slim Thug: No One-Sided Hustler|last=Rashbaum|first=Alyssa|date=October 27, 2004|work=You Hear It First|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=January 17, 2010 Thomas bought two record stores and worked in real estate.
Music career
Already Platinum (2005-2008)
Slim Thug's debut album with Star Trak Entertainment & Interscope Records , Already Platinum , was released in July 2005 after many delays. It premiered on #2 on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 albums chart and sold 130,000 copies in its first week.cite news|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1506012/20050720/kelly_r.jhtml|title=R. Kelly Fights Off Slim Thug And Bow Wow To Hold #1|last=Harris|first=Chris|date=July 20, 2005|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=January 16, 2010 Singles included " 3 Kings (song)|3 Kings " (featuring T.I. and Bun B ), and "I Ain't Heard of That" (featuring Pharrell and Bun B). Slim Thug appeared on Still Tippin' with Mike Jones and Paul Wall , Beyoncé Knowles 's #1 single " Check on It " and Gwen Stefani 's " Luxurious ". With the Boss Hogg Outlawz, Slim Thug released three albums, Boyz N Blue (2004), Serve & Collect (2007) and Back by Blockular Demand: Serve & Collect II (2008). He left Star Trak & Interscope Records in 2008.cite news|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1585472/20080414/slim_thug.jhtml|title=Slim Thug Is Ready To Be His Own Boss Again: MC Says He'll Be Free Of Record Deal Within The Week|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=April 15, 2008|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=January 16, 2010
Boss of All Bosses (2009)
Slim Thug's second solo album Boss of All Bosses was released in 2009. Although not as successful as his debut album Boss of All Bosses debuted at #15 on the Billboard 200 with 32,000 copies sold in the first week released. It included the single " I Run ".
Tha Thug Show (2010-present)
Slim Thug's third studio album Tha Thug Show . His first single was " Gangsta " which featured Z-Ro . His second single featured rapper/singer B.o.B entitled " So High ". It was released November 30, 2010.
Other Ventures
Acting career
In October 2009 he appeared on The Daily Show , in a parody discussing the effects of Financial crisis of 2007–2010|the recession upon wealthy rappers such as himself.Matt Tobey: http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2009/10/09/the-daily-show-and-slim-thugs-music-video-still-a-boss/ The Daily Show and Slim Thug's Music Video "Still a Boss" - Comedy Central Insider Blog The skit was filmed in part at The Lion's Den Recordings in Houston, Texas .
Personal life
Slim Thug dated singer LeToya Luckett until 2006.cite news|url= http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_10_110/ai_n26705291/|title=LeToya: ex-Destiny's Child member tops charts; says everything is 'cool' with her and Beyonce.|last=Waldron|first=Clarence|date=2006-09-11|publisher= Jet (magazine) |accessdate=2010-06-10cite news|url= http://www.sohh.com/2010/06/slim_thug_on_interracial_dating_white_wo.html|title=Slim Thug On Interracial Dating, "White Women Treat They Man Like A King & Black Women Feel They Ain't Gotta"|last=Langhorne|first=Cyrus|date=2010-06-07|publisher= SOHH .com|accessdate=2010-06-10 He claimed the two broke up as a result of his cheating and having a child with another woman.cite web|url= http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/2010/03/10/slim-thug-on-why-he-letoya-broke-up/|title=Slim Thug On Why He & LeToya Broke Up|date=2010-03-10|publisher= BET .com|accessdate=2010-06-10
According to MTV News, Lupe Fiasco 's video for " Hip Hop Saved My Life " was based on Slim Thug's life story. "It is based on Slim Thug," Fiasco revealed.cite news|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1585211/20080410/fiasco lupe.jhtml|title=Lupe Fiasco's Latest Single, 'Hip-Hop Saved My Life,' Honors Southern Rap Heroes Bun B, Slim Thug|last=Rodriguez|first=Jayson|date=April 11, 2008|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=January 16, 2010 On June 7, 2010, Vibe (magazine)|Vibe released controversial statements Slim Thug had made regarding treatment of black men by black and white women saying "it’s hard to find a successful black man so Black women have to bow down and let it be known that they gotta start working hard; they gotta start cooking and being down for they man more. ...White women treat they man like a king."cite news|url= http://www.vibe.com/posts/slim-thug-black-women-need-stand-their-man-more|title=Slim Thug: 'Black Women Need To Stand By Their Man More'|last=Rhett|first=Starrene|date=2010-06-07|publisher= Vibe (magazine)|VIBE.com |accessdate=2010-06-10
The article stirred many varied reactions from bloggers and online commentators.cite web|url= http://www.vibe.com/content/battle-sexes-bloggers-debate-slim-thugs-blog-about-black-women|title=Battle Of The Sexes: Bloggers Debate Slim Thug's Blog About Black Women|date=2010-06-08|publisher= Vibe (magazine)|VIBE.com |accessdate=2010-06-10cite web|url= http://blogs.bet.com/entertainment/spotlight/2010/06/08/slim-thug-offensive/|title=Was Slim Thug Offensive Towards Black Women? |author=Runteldat|date=2010-06-08|publisher= BET .com|accessdate=2010-06-10 Cultural critic and Columbia University professor Marc Lamont Hill ,cite web|url= http://theloop21.com/society/open-letter-slim-thug|title=An open letter to Slim Thug|date=2010-06-08|last=Hill|first=Marc Lamont|publisher=TheLoop21.com|accessdate=2010-06-10 singers Aubrey O'Day , D. Woods ,cite news|url= http://www.vibe.com/content/womans-side-aubrey-oday-d-woods-respond-slim-thug|title=A Woman's Side: Aubrey O'Day, D. Woods Respond To Slim Thug|date=2010-06-10|publisher= Vibe (magazine)|VIBE.com |accessdate=2010-06-10 and Talib Kwelicite news|url= http://www.vibe.com/posts/talib-kwli-things-slim-thug-said-are-real-problems-our-community|title=A Man's Side: Talib Kweli Responds To Slim Thug|date=2010-06-10|publisher= Vibe (magazine)|VIBE.com |accessdate=2010-06-10 have all responded publicly to his comments.
Discography
main|Slim Thug discography ;Studio albums
2005: Already Platinum
2009: Boss of All Bosses
2010: Tha Thug Show
Awards and Nominations
MTV Video Music Award s
Year
Nominated work
Award
Result
2006 MTV Video Music Awards
"Still Tippin'"
MTV2 Award
nom
2006 MTV Video Music Awards
"Check On It"
Best R& B Video
won
References
Reflist
External links
myspace|slimthug
IMDb name|2265540
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