Swae Lee Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 8 in |
Weight | 68 kg |
Date of Birth | June 7, 1995 |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Eye Color |
Dark Brown |
Swae Lee is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer who has gained popularity as one half of the hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd, along with his brother Slim Jxmmi. The duo’s discography consists of albums and tracks like SremmLife, SremmLife 2, SR3MM, No Flex Zone, No Type, By Chance, Throw Sum Mo (ft. Nicki Minaj and Young Thug), Look Alive, This Could Be Us, Black Beatles (ft. Gucci Mane), Come Get Her, Perplexing Pegasus, Swang, and T’d Up.
Born Name
Khalif Malik Ibn Shaman Brown
Other Names
Swae Lee, Kid Krunk, Kid the Great, iHipster Lee
Sun Sign
Gemini
Born Place
Inglewood, California, United States
Residence
Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
Education
Swae Lee went to Tupelo High School in Mississippi.
He wasn’t the best of the students in high school and spent most of his time rapping and partying but still did manage to graduate from high school.
Occupation
Rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer
Family
- Mother – Bernadette Walker (Worked for the army)
- Siblings – Aaquil Iben Shamon Brown aka Slim Jxmmi (Older Brother) (Singer, musician, and member of hip hop group, Rae Sremmurd), Michael Brown (Brother)
- Others – Floyd Sullivan (Stepfather), Floyd Jr. Sullivan (Younger Maternal Half-Brother), Robert Walker, Jr. (Maternal Grandfather), Patricia Ann Henry (Maternal Grandmother)
Manager
Swae Lee’s rap band Rae Sremmurd has been represented by Richard De La Font Agency, Inc.
Genre
Hip hop, trap, pop, pop-rap
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
EarDrummers Entertainment, Interscope Records, SremmLife Crew
Net Worth
His net worth had been $9 Million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 8 in or 173 cm
Weight
68 kg or 150 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Swae Lee has dated –
- Celina Powell (2016) – In 2016, Swae Lee hooked up with model Celina Powell.
- Marliesia Ortiz (2017-2018) – Swae Lee started dating Instagram model Marliesia Ortiz in early 2017. They made their relationship public in February 2017 with a series of posts on their respective social media accounts. A month later, Swae ended up revealing too much about their love life as he accidentally posted a short clip of them making love on his Instagram. Upon realizing his mistake, he deleted the video 30 minutes later. Throughout their relationship, there were whispers of a breakup and they eventually separated in early 2018.
- KB Tate (2017) – In October 2017, he hooked up with KB Tate.
- Blac Chyna (2018) – In February 2018, Swae Lee’s name was linked with model and video vixen Blac Chyna.
- Yovanna Ventura (2018-2019) – He started going out with model and social media star Yovanna Ventura in October 2018 but they eventually parted ways in April 2019.
- Malu Trevejo (2021) – Swae Lee had a fling with singer, songwriter, dancer, model, actress, and internet personality Malu Trevejo from May 2021 to June 2021.
Race / Ethnicity
Black
He is of African-American descent.
Hair Color
Black
However, he is pretty fond of going for blonde highlights.
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Tattoos
- Dreadlocks hairdo
Brand Endorsements
Swae Lee has endorsed/advertised for these brands with Slim Jxmmi –
- PUMA Fall 2016 Collection
- Reeebok (2017)
Best Known For
One-half of the popular hip-hop group, Rae Sremmurd, which is best known for the popularity of their single, Black Beatles, which managed to reach the #1 spot on the US Billboard Hot 100
First Album
In January 2015, Lee’s rap group, Rae Sremmurd released their debut studio album, SremmLife. This album managed to reach #5 on its debut on the US Billboard 200.
His first solo music album was Swaecation.
First TV Show
In 2014, he made his first TV show appearance as himself in the music series, Revolt Live.
Swae Lee Favorite Things
- Sports – Table Tennis and Football
- Restaurant – Yeah! Burger
- Sitcom Intro Song – Family Guy
Source – USA Today HSS
Swae Lee Facts
- While studying in high school, he used to play football in the school. He was a wide receiver and claimed that he was pretty good at it.
- Before he found fame as a rapper, he used to work in a local mattress factory. His job was to put pillows together that came down the line. He had to work a 12-hour shift there.
- Before hitting it big in the music industry, Swae and his brother used to perform at local parties.
- In his early childhood, he had to move around a lot due to his mother’s army job.
- Swae was raised in the Ida Street housing projects, which is one of the most notorious and crime-ridden neighborhoods of Tupelo, Mississippi. His father had abandoned his family just a couple of years after Swae’s birth.
- As they started focusing on rapping while in high school, they often used to return home late at the night, which led to their mother kicking them out. Swae and his brother had to search for shelter in abandoned houses.
- In 2016, Swae and his brother collaborated to establish the record label, SremmLife Crew Records. They signed up a couple of Mississippi-based rappers to the label.
- While studying in high school, Swae and his older brother formed a hip-hop group, Dem Outta St8 Boyz. Jemiah Middlebrooks was the other member of the group.
- Swae and his brother were advised by Atlanta-based producer Pierre “P-Nasty” Slaughter to move to Atlanta, where they performed in a number of talent shows.
- They had to return from Atlanta due to financial problems. They also had to stop producing music for some time.
- In September 2021, Swae and Alicia Keys released a new song titled LALA (Unlocked).
- Visit his rap group’s official website @ raesremmurd.com.