Life made a 360-degree turn for Mississippi rap duo Rae Sremmurd over the past eight years.
With the explosive debut of Sremmlife in 2015, featuring singles like “No Flex Zone,” “No Type” and “Throw Sum Mo,” brothers Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi solidified their place in rap history. The duo returned with the “Black Beatles” single off Sremmlife 2, and Swae Lee went on a run as one of the top hook artists in hip-hop, singing on choruses like “Sunflower” featuring Post Malone on the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack and “Unforgettable” featuring French Montana. After fan social media discussions about Swae Lee becoming a solo artist, Sremmlife 3 was an unprecedented triple-disc: One side of Swae Lee, a side of Slim Jxmmi and a side of the group together. The album’s most popular single was “Perplexing Pegasus,” which featured both members of the group.
Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi have lived in their stardom for over a half-decade now, and Jxmmi has become a father. The duo has grown a lot as artists and men since the party anthem “No Flex Zone” went viral in 2014, They spilled the details about the long-anticipated Sremmlife 4 on the red carpet at the 2022 BET Awards.
What should people expect from Sremmlife 4?
Swae Lee: Sremmlife 4, don’t even expect s—. You know Rae Sremmurd. You know what type of music we drop. Just find whatever is your favorite off the album, and go all the way up with it.
When you think about your journey from Tupelo, Mississippi, to now, what comes to mind?
SL: Just overcoming obstacles. Going from the bottom to the top.
Slim Jxmmi: Being super broke.
SL: From nothing to something. The whole world flipped, what Will Smith say? Flipped, turned upside down, for real.
SJ: Working a nine-to-five.
SL: From having nothing in our pockets, to s—-ing and wiping my a– with money.
SJ: From working a nine-to-five, to having employees, to being successful young Black men, to not having to struggle.
SL: Being able to take care of the family from when I wasn’t able to take care of myself. It’s like, bro, music really opened a lot of doors for me. I’m blessed. We’re blessed. We’re going to continue to go to the moon with this s—.
