Texas-based Rapper who came to national attention for his contribution to Mike Jones' 2004 single Still Trippin'. His ninth studio album, Welcome 2 Houston, was released in 2017.
He was running on the streets when a mixtape of his made its way to a local Producer, who offered him a chance to work for the Swishahouse label.
His stage name came from his lanky body as a teenager and from the fact that he was always taken for a thug due to his hairstyle.
He dated musician LaToya Luckett, but the two broke up in 2006. He had a son named Dreux in 2012.
Lupe Fiasco's track "Hip Hop Saved My Life" was based on the life story of Slim.
