Slaine Quick Info | |
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Height | 6 ft |
Weight | 78 kg |
Nationality | American |
Hair Color | Salt and Pepper |
Eye Color | Blue |
Slaine is an American rapper, musician, actor, and writer who has released a number of albums, extended plays, and mixtapes such as A World with No Skies, The King of Everything Else, The Boston Project, One Day, The Things We Can’t Forgive, Slaine Is Dead, The White Man Is the Devil, Vol. 1, The White Man Is the Devil, Vol. 2, The Devil Never Dies, and House of Slaine. Moreover, he has also been a part of the hip-hop supergroup La Coka Nostra (short LCN) along with Danny Boy, DJ Lethal, and Ill Bill. LCN has released albums such as A Brand You Can Trust, Masters of the Dark Arts, and To Thine Own Self Be True. In addition to that, Slaine has also branched out as an actor and has worked in a number of on-screen projects which include the likes of Gone Baby Gone, The Crack Down, The Town, The Cape, Body of Proof, Bad Blood, Killing Them Softly, A Feeling from Within, A Little Push, By the Gun, Girl House, The Wannabe, Central Intelligence, Let Me Make You a Martyr, Wheelman, Dead Draw, Sweet 16, Run with the Hunted, Untreated, Ida Red, It Snows All the Time, Little Dixie, and One Day as a Lion.
Born Name
George Carroll
Nick Name
Slaine
Born Place
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Residence
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Nationality
Education
Slaine attended the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and studied film. However, he was eventually made to leave after he had an altercation with a staff member.
Occupation
Rapper, Musician, Actor, Writer
Genre
Hip hop
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
Suburban Noize Records, Leedz Edutainment, Commonwealth Records, Duck Down Records
Net Worth
According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, he has a net worth of $2 Million as of 2024.
Build
Average
Height
6 ft or 183 cm
Weight
78 kg or 172 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Note – Slaine has a son.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Deep-set eyes
Slaine Facts
- Growing up, he was influenced by artists such as the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, and Kool Moe Dee and started writing rap lyrics in 1986.
- Initially, Slaine wanted to pursue a career in filmmaking.
- He reportedly shifted to New York City in 1996.
- Slaine made his first theatrical film appearance by playing the role of Bubba Rogowski in the 2007 neo-noir crime thriller film Gone Baby Gone.
- In 2010, he was cast as Albert “Gloansy” MacGloan in the crime thriller film The Town. Adapted from Chuck Hogan’s 2004 novel Prince of Thieves, the film stars Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Titus Welliver, Pete Postlethwaite, and Chris Cooper.
- On August 16, 2011, Slaine released his debut album titled A World with No Skies and it consists of songs like Voices of Apocalypse, A World with No Skies, When I Shoot You, Broken, Till the Day That We Die, I Ain’t Done, Ghosts, and Crazy. The album peaked at #4 on the US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) chart, at #22 on the US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) chart, at #29 on the US Independent Albums (Billboard) chart, and at #33 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) chart.
- Slaine won the award for “Hip Hop Artist Of The Year” at the Boston Music Awards in 2011.
- He brought to life the character of Kenny Gill in the 2012 neo-noir crime film Killing Them Softly, starring Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, and Sam Shepard.
- He co-starred as LoverBoy in the Canadian horror slasher film Girl House in 2014.
- Slaine’s 3rd studio album The King of Everything Else was released on August 19, 2014, via Suburban Noize Records and it peaked at #4 on the US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) chart, at #15 on the US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) chart, at #26 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) chart, and at #30 on the US Independent Albums (Billboard) chart.
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