About
Slim Jesus is an American rapper, known for his controversial single, Drill Time, which gained notability after doubts of his claims, as well as his appearance in general.
History
Slim Jesus was born April 10th, 1997 in Hamilton, Ohio. He got his name from friends, who game him the name “Swag Jesus”, which transformed to “Slim Jesus” due to his weight.
Drill Time
Drill Time was the first single released by Slim Jesus. The song was released on July 20th, 2015 to his Soundcloud. [1]. The track gained instant notability, gaining 4.48 million plays on Soundcloud, and another 18 million on the music video uploaded on his account on August 15th, 2015.
Slim Jesus received instant backlash for the video, most notably from people from fans of the drill genre, citing his lack of street knowledge. In Mid-October, a video of Slim Jesus getting confronted from Chicago drill rapper, Black Jesus, went slightly viral, getting covered by notable rap news sources, DJ Akademics and DJ Vlad.[2][3]
DJVlad Interview
On September 16th, Slim Jesus did an exclusive interview with notable youtuber, DJVlad. In the interview, he states that he doesn’t actually partake in the stuff he claims he does in his lyrics. The video gained over 3 million views.