Swae Lee

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Swae Lee (2019)

Swae Lee (* 7. June 1993 in Inglewood , California , USA as Khalif Ibn Malik Shaman Brown ) is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. He is part of the hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd , which he forms with his brother Slim Jxmmi. In 2017 he was on the single Unforgettable by French Montana , which reached the top 10 in over 17 countries. His debut studio album Swaecation was released on March 4, 2018 as part of a triple album set with SR3MM by Rae Sremmurd and Jxmtro by Slim Jxmmi.

Career

Khalif Malik Ibn Shaman Brown was born in Inglewood, California, to a single mother who served in the United States Army . He grew up in Tupelo , Mississippi , and began making music under the name Des Outta St8 Boyz with his brother Slim Jxmmi and rapper Lil Pantz during high school.

After graduating from high school, Brown left home with his brother and began living on the streets and in abandoned houses. After several applications for different labels as well as participation in competitions, he and Slim Jxmmi signed a contract with Mike Will Made It's record label "EarDrummers Entertainment" in 2013 and founded the duo Rae Sremmurd with Jxmmi. Together they released several studio albums and celebrated worldwide success with the song Black Beatles , among others .

In March 2015 Mike Will Made It released the song Drinks on Us , on which Brown first appeared as Swae Lee alongside Future and The Weeknd as a guest musician. In September 2015, he participated in Wiz Khalifa's song Burn Slow , with which he landed at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In April 2017 he was in charge of the vocal part of the song Unforgettable by the American rapper French Montana . The song reached number six in Germany, number two in Great Britain and number three in the USA. In collaboration with the American rapper 2 Chainz , he also released the song Poor Fool in 2017 . The track Sativa with singer Jhené Aiko also made it into the US singles charts.

In early 2018, the song The Ways was released in collaboration with the US singer Khalid , which was part of his album Black Panther: The Album and reached number 63 in the US singles charts. He was featured as a featuring artist on Post Malone's single Spoil My Night , which has charted positions in various countries and has sold over a million.

On March 1st, 2018 he released his first solo single Hurt to Look , in which his brother contributed a guest part. This was the first single from his debut studio album Swaecation , which was released May 4, 2018, almost two years after the announcement in August 2016. It formed a triple album set together with the album SR3MM by Rae Sremmurd and Jxmtro , the debut studio album by Slim Jxmmi. As a further harbinger of the album, the song Guatemala was released on April 1, 2018 .

More singles followed with Nicki Minaj , Metro Boomin and Travis Scott, among others . With the latter, the track Sicko Mode was also created , which developed into a worldwide success in the late summer of 2018 and, among other things, reached the top of the US single charts. He achieved another success in collaboration with Wiz Khalifa and the joint song Hopeless Romantic , which can be heard on Khalifa's album Rolling Papers II . The song Real Friends was released on August 16, 2018 with the Cuban singer Camila Cabello .

On October 18, 2018, Lee and Post Malones released the song Sunflower , which is part of the soundtrack for the US animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse . The official music video shows scenes from the film as well as parts of the lyrics. The song Close to Me followed on October 24, 2018, in collaboration with British singer Ellie Goulding and producer Wesley Pentz alias Diplo. The track became a worldwide success and charted in the US, Germany and the UK at times.

Discography

For publications with Rae Sremmurd, see Rae Sremmurd # Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE CH CH UK UK US US
2018 Swaecation DE61 (1 week)
DE
CH35 (1 week)
CH
UK33 (2 weeks)
UK
US6th
gold
gold

(17 weeks)US
First release: May 4th, 2018
Triple album set with SR3MM by Rae Sremmurd and Jxmtro by Slim Jxmmi

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

  • 2017: Song of the Year - Formation (as songwriter) - Nominated
  • 2019: Best Rap Performance - Sicko Mode - Nominated
  • 2019: Best Rap Song - Sicko Mode - Nominated

MTVU Woodie Awards

  • 2017: Songwriter of the Year - Swae Lee - Nominated

Soul Train Music Awards

  • 2016 - The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award - Formation (as songwriter) - Nominated

Individual evidence

  1. What Happens in Vegas With Rae Sremmurd on "Complex"
  2. Rae Sremmurd Behind The Scenes with Shorty Da Prince on "ZHipHopCleveland"
  3. Jonah Weiner: High Times With the Black Beatles: Inside Rae Sremmurd's Wild Third Album on " Rolling Stone "
  4. Jessie Morris: Swae Lee Announces debut solo album 'Swaecation' on "Complex"
  5. Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US

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