Table of Biography
Steve Jerome Thomas recognized by his stage name Slim Thug is an American rapper. Slim Thug gained mainstream attention for his participation in the hit single by rapper Mike Jones, “Still Tippin'”.
Early Life and Education
Slim Thug is 41 years old as of 2023. He was born on September 8, 1980, in Houston, Texas, U.S. under the zodiac sign Virgo. He was raised in Houston’s Northside neighborhood of Scenic Woods.
Therefore, there is no information regarding his parents. He has a brother named Raymond Thomas and a nephew named Dreux Mason. Similarly, he has an elder sister named Raquel.
Likewise, he belongs to American nationality but has not revealed his ethnic background.
Similarly, he learned early on that just those who worked for what they desired to receive the advantages of living a successful life.
As he always observed his mother working multiple jobs to provide for her family, he knew there was more to life, sparking his enthusiasm for music and talent as a freestyle rapper.
Moving toward his educational background, he went to Dwight D Eisenhower High School. At age 17, he showcased his freestyle raps at local high school parties.
Slim Thug tested positive for COVID-19. How is his health condition right now?
Rapper Slim Thug has also revealed that he has tested positive for coronavirus and warns fans to take pandemics seriously. He urged his fans to notice the government’s advice to stay indoors.
Looking at his Instagram handles, he posted his video on Tuesday with a positive test for Covid-19. He told his followers no games were being played and the other day, he got tested for the coronavirus.
The result came back positive. He also told me he has been careful and self-quarantining, staying home.
He might have gone and got something to eat or something like that but did nothing crazy. Likewise, he stayed in his truck, had masks, gloves, and everything on, and later on, it tested positive.
So he said everyone should take this stuff seriously and sit home, self-quarantine, and not come outside for however long they’re saying.
He also continued with If you have symptoms, you need to go get checked out or whatever.’
Similarly, he inspired fans he was doing OK despite the diagnosis, revealing: ‘he is good. he feels good and doesn’t have any problems right now.
Further, he keeps active on social media sharing refreshing funny memes and videos on his Instagram handles.
He is also quite updated on his social media handles regarding his health. He is recovering and feeling good as well as hope for his good health soon.
Slim Thug – Relationship Status
Reflecting on Slim Thug’s relationship status, he is single currently. He is currently not linked in any kind of relationship.
Previously, he has been in a relationship with LeToya Luckett-Walker (2000 – 2002). Likewise, he also dated musician LaToya Luckett, but the duo broke up in 2006.
He has three kids named Dreux, Kobe, and Stavye. He often keeps on sharing their picture on his Instagram handles.
Caption: Slim Thug posing along with his three sons (Source: Instagram)
Slim Thug – Professional Life
Talking about Slim Thug’s professional life, he started his rap career with Swishahouse in the late 1990s.
He separated from Swishahouse on good terms and formed his independent label, Boss Hogg Outlawz after releasing how much wealth he could make by sharing his mixtapes.
He also bought two record stores and worked in real estate.
Already Platinum (2005–2008)
After many delays, his big debut album Already Platinum alongside Star Trak Entertainment & Interscope Records was released in July 2005.
It topped #2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and traded 130,000 copies in its first week. His singles include “3 Kings” (featuring T.I. and Bun B), and “I Ain’t Heard of That” (featuring Pharrell and Bun B). S
He has also appeared on Still Tippin’ with Mike Jones and Paul Wall. Alongside the Boss Hogg Outlawz, he released three albums, Boyz N Blue (2004), Serve & Collect (2007), and Back by Blockular Demand: Serve & Collect II (2008). Unfortunately, he left Star Trak & Interscope Records in 2008.
Boss of All Bosses (2009)
Further, talking about his second solo album Boss of All Bosses. It was released in 2009. Though the album did not hit success as his first debut album, Boss of All Bosses ranked at #15 on the Billboard 200 with 32,000 copies sold in the first week of release. It also introduced the single “I Run”.
Caption: Slim Thug captured during his shoot (Source: Wikipedia)
Tha Thug Show (2010–present)
On his third studio album Tha Thug Show, the first single was “Gangsta” which featured Z-Ro. The single starred rapper/singer B.o.B titled “So High”.
It premiered on November 30, 2010. On April 23, 2013, he published his new EP titled Welcome to Texas EP featuring guest appearances from Rick Ross, Pimp C, and Ludacris among others.
In addition, he has several other collections of the release of the musical act such as Hogg Life: The Beginning (2015), Hogg Life, Vol. 2: Still Surviving (2015), Hogg Life, Vol. 3: Hustler of the Year (2015), Hogg Life, Vol. 4: American King (2016), Welcome 2 Houston (2017), The World Is Yours (2017), Suga Daddy Slim: On the Prowl (2019) and so on.
His latest released music album is Thug Life (2020).
Slim Thug – Award and Nominations
Throughout his tremendous musical career, Slim received an award as well as nominations for MTV Video Music Awards.
Likewise, in 2005 he got nominated for his album “Still Tippin'”. In 2006, he won Best R&B Video for “Check On It.”
Net Worth 2024
Speaking on Thug’s earnings, he is an American rapper who has earned a decent sum of money through his work.
Therefore, his estimated net worth is around 3 million dollars as of March 2020. His main source of income is his hip-hop career.
Likewise, his gold-certified debut album sold more than 500,000 units and amassed around $500k.
Caption: Slim Thug posing for a photo along with his car (Source: Instagram)
Scandals
Concerning his controversy, on June 7, 2010, Vibe released controversial statements Slim had made about the treatment of black men by black and white women.
He said “It’s hard to find (a successful black man) so Black women have to bow down and let it be understood that they started working hard; they gotta start cooking and being down for their man more. White women negotiate the man like a king.
However, currently, he is controversy-free and has been maintaining a clean profile.
Body Measurements
Slim has a good height of around 6 feet 4 inches and weighs around 80 kg. He is good-looking and has a fit body physique. Likewise, he has a pair of black eyes with black hair color.
Social Media
He is socially active on media sites like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. He has gained many fan followers. On Instagram, he goes by the handle @slimthug with around 1.1 million fan followers.
Likewise, he has gained more than 319.5K followers on Twitter and about 943k followers on Facebook. In addition. he runs a YouTube channel under the name Slim Thug which has more than 230k subscribers.