Brandon King (born April 10, 2007), better known by his stage name YNW BSlime (initialism for Young Nigga World BSlime) is an American rapper and singer. He is the younger brother of fellow rapper YNW Melly.[1]
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| Birth name | Brandon King |
| Born | April 10, 2007 Gifford, Florida, U.S. |
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| Relatives | YNW Melly (brother) |
| Years active | 2018–present |
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Early life
editBrandon King[2] was born on April 10, 2007, in Gifford, Florida.[3] He dropped out of high school following the success of his music career.
Career
editKing 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.[4] 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.[5]
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".[6] In July 2019, King released his first single titled "Hot Sauce" produced by DJ Chose.[7]
In November 2019, he released his album Baby Goat with appearances from American rappers Lil Tjay and YNW Melly.[8] In November 2020, he released his single "Nightmares" with American rapper Trippie Redd along with an accompanying music video.[9]
In February 2021, he released his singles "Valenslime"[10] and "OTW".[11] In October 2021, he released his single "Citi Trends" with American rapper NLE Choppa.[12]
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. In 2022 the Rapper made another notable collab when he released "The Mob" which also had appearences from YNW Melly, Trippie Redd, and YNW Bortlen. [13]
In October 2022, he released his single "Free Melly" with an appearance from American rapper DC the Don. He also released singles "Keep Trying" featuring BabyTron and Going Through Some Things.
In 2023, he released singles the "I Got A Bag" (featuring Hotboii), "Case Closed", and "Vulnerable".
In 2024, appeared in four songs ("Top Off", "772 Love Pt. 3", "Save me", and "Vile") on Rapper YNW Melly's Studio Album "Young New Wave".
In September 2024, he released his second Studio Album "Selfless".[14]
Musical style
editIn 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."[5] Steve Juon, writing for Rap Reviews also notes his style's similarity to Juice WRLD and Future.[15] In an interview with RapTV, he calls Travis Scott, XXXTentacion, and older brother YNW Melly his biggest influences.[16]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| Baby Goat |
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As lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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| NZ Hot [17] | ||||
| "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" | — |
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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| US R&B/HH Main. [18] | ||||
| "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 |
References
edit- ^ Abad, Russel; Coker, Hillary Crosley; Morel Jr., Jacques; Fu, Eddie. "Behind The Rise Of YNW BSlime". Genius. Genius.com. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Information on YNW Bslime's songs in ASCAP databse". ASCAP. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "YNW BSlime Biography by Fred Thomas". Allmusic. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "YNW BSlime Keeps an Eye on His Haters in New Freestyle". XXL. October 25, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ a b "YNW BSlime - BABY GOAT". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "YNW Melly's Brother Performs "Murder on My Mind"". XXL. May 14, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "YNW Melly's 12-Year-Old Brother Just Dropped a Rap Song: Listen". XXL. July 10, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "YNW Melly's Little Brother YNW BSlime Releases "BABY GOAT" With Lil Tjay". HotNewHipHop. November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "YNW BSlime & Trippie Redd Uncover Their Pain in New Visual For "Nightmares"". Respect. November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "YNW BSlime Is Growing Up On New Song "Valenslime"". HotNewHipHop. February 21, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "TODAY'S SONG: YNW BSLIME IS ON THE WAY TO GREATNESS WITH SWEET SINGLE "OTW"". Atwood Magazine. February 11, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "YNW BSlime & NLE Choppa Connect On "Citi Trends"". HotNewHipHop. October 13, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ Pareles, Jon; Caramanica, Jon; Herrera, Isabelia; Russonello, Giovanni (January 21, 2022). "A Knockout Country-Rap Crossover, and 13 More New Songs". The New York Times. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "YNW BSlime Talks About His Brother In "Free Melly" Single". HotNewHipHop. October 30, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "YNW BSLIME :: BABY GOAT". Rap Reviews. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "The YNW BSlime Interview". RapTV. March 4, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 10, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- "New Bugatti": "Hot Singles Chart". The Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ "Lil Keed Chart History: Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
