YNW BSlime

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YNW BSlime
Birth nameBrandon Curtis King
Born (2007-04-10) April 10, 2007 (age 17)
Gifford, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2018–present
LabelsYNW4L, LLC / Sparta 300 Entertainment
Relatives YNW Melly (brother)

Brandon Curtis King (born April 10, 2007), known as YNW BSlime (initialism for Young Nigga World BSlime) is an American rapper and singer. He is the younger brother of American rapper YNW Melly.

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Early life

Brandon Curtis King [1] was born on April 10, 2007, in Gifford, Florida. [2] He dropped out of high school following the success of his music career.

Career

King first started making music in early-mid 2018, being featured on several songs with YNW Melly, YNW Sakchaser and YNW Juvy; he recalls freestyling during the school lunch in the 7th grade. [3] During middle school vacation, his brother YNW Melly threatened to stop paying for King's V-Bucks in the game Fortnite if he did not come to a recording studio with him which pushed him to start recording. [4]

In May 2019, during the 2019 Rolling Loud Miami Festival, American rapper Yung Bans invited King to perform his brother YNW Melly's song "Murder on My Mind". [5] In July 2019, King released his first single titled "Hot Sauce" produced by DJ Chose. [6]

In November 2019, he released his album Baby Goat with appearances from American rappers Lil Tjay and YNW Melly. [7] In November 2020, he released his single "Nightmares" with American rapper Trippie Redd along with an accompanying music video. [8]

In February 2021, he released his singles "Valenslime" [9] and "OTW". [10] In October 2021, he released his single "Citi Trends" with American rapper NLE Choppa. [11]

In January 2022, he appeared on American singer and rapper Kidd G's single "Left Me", which is noted as a crossover between rap music and country music. He also collaborates with YBT Anubis (rapper on Soundcloud), and they recorded a song together. [12]

In October 2022, he released his single "Free Melly" with an appearance from American rapper DC the Don. [13]

Musical style

In a mixed review by Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork King's musical style on his debut album Baby Goat is described in the following manner: "As a singer, King's vocals were similar; you could tell he grew up on Young Thug like his brother. But instead of Melly's rough edge, BSlime's raps are brighter, like he sings hopped up on Honey Buns and dollar cans of Arizona iced tea." [4] Steve Juon, writing for Rap Reviews also notes his style's similarity to Juice WRLD and Future. [14] In an interview with RapTV, he calls Travis Scott, XXXTentacion, and older brother YNW Melly his biggest influences. [15]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
Baby Goat
  • Released: November 15, 2019
  • Label: YNW
  • Format: Digital Download, Streaming

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
NZ
Hot
[16]
"Baby Slime Freestyle"2019—Non-album singles
"Stop Playing"—
"Free Melly (YNW Melly Tribute)"—
"Just Want You"
(solo or featuring Lil Yachty)		—Baby Goat
"Homework"—
"Freestyle LOL"2020—Non-album singles
"Luv U"—
"Just Wait"—
"One Step"
(featuring YNW Melly)		—
"Nightmares"
(featuring Trippie Redd)		—
"Need You"—
"OTW"2021—
"Citi Trends"
(featuring NLE Choppa)		—
"Call Back"—
"Freestyle LOL 2"2022—
"Valenslime"—
"The Mob"
(featuring YNW Melly, YNW Bortlen and Trippie Redd)		—
"No Kizzy"
(featuring Deric)		—
"Pocket Watchin'"—
"Don't Kill My Vibe"—
"Free Melly"
(featuring DC the Don)		—
"Keep Trying"
(featuring BabyTron)		—
"Going Through Some Things"—
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
R&B/HH
Main.
[17]
"Left Me"
(Kidd G featuring YNW BSlime)		2022—Non-album single
"Change"
(100k Track featuring YNW BSlime and Slatt Zy)		—Mercury
"Fair Enough"
(Snow Banks featuring YNW BSlime)		—Non-album single
"How It Feels"
(Hurricane Wisdom featuring YNW BSlime)		—State of Emergency
"Meatloaf"
(Snow Banks featuring YNW BSlime)		—Non-album single

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  2. ↑ "YNW BSlime Biography by Fred Thomas". Allmusic . Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  3. ↑ "YNW BSlime Keeps an Eye on His Haters in New Freestyle". XXL . October 25, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "YNW BSlime - BABY GOAT". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  5. ↑ "YNW Melly's Brother Performs "Murder on My Mind"". XXL . May 14, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ "YNW Melly's 12-Year-Old Brother Just Dropped a Rap Song: Listen". XXL . July 10, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ "YNW Melly's Little Brother YNW BSlime Releases "BABY GOAT" With Lil Tjay". HotNewHipHop . November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  8. ↑ "YNW BSlime & Trippie Redd Uncover Their Pain in New Visual For "Nightmares"". Respect . November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  9. ↑ "YNW BSlime Is Growing Up On New Song "Valenslime"". HotNewHipHop . February 21, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  10. ↑ "TODAY'S SONG: YNW BSLIME IS ON THE WAY TO GREATNESS WITH SWEET SINGLE "OTW"". Atwood Magazine. February 11, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  11. ↑ "YNW BSlime & NLE Choppa Connect On "Citi Trends"". HotNewHipHop . October 13, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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