Buzzing Decatur, GA artist Shawty Slime unveils a brand new single, “Thank Yakree” with a boastful accompanying video that premiered earlier today via BET Jams. Watch it above.
From the jump, “Thank Yakree” introduces Shawty Slime as an outlier. His flow proves both unconventional and undeniable as it winds around the thick beat. In one breath, he locks into a magnetic melody only to cut through the next moment with intense spirit. The track’s nimble rhyme patterns and hypnotic hook illuminate the dynamics at the heart of his approach. At his very core, Shawty Slime leads with introspection as he dives deep into his journey of setbacks that serendipitously allowed him to be stronger than ever.
“Thank Yakree” is available now on all streaming platforms.
ABOUT SHAWTY SLIME:
In Shawty Slime’s case, art materializes as an otherworldly melodic hybrid of soulful vocals and searing harmonies. His voice bends around thick beats and melts into instantly hypnotic choruses. Shawty found peace in music at a young age. He has a twin sister, as well as younger sister, two older brothers, and is the youngest boy out of five kids in total. After they lost their mom, grandma stepped up and welcomed her grandchildren into her home. In elementary school, Shawty learned how to play snare drum and bass drum, performing in band and developing an innate sense of rhythm early on. Meanwhile, he listened to everyone from Taylor Swift to Ariana Grande. Between the pressures of work and the life obstacles, he entered the studio professionally for the first time in 2018 with a deliberate goal. Kicked out of his grandmother’s house, Shawty often slept in the park—narrowly avoiding coyotes and other danger. Nevertheless, he proceeded to unleash music at a prolific pace. Throughout 2020 and 2021, he served up independent projects such as Poetry Out Of Pain, Overtime, L.O.S.T., and Sleep On, to name a few. The latter boasted the breakout “Target,” which amassed over 193K YouTube views and counting. Now racking up hundreds of thousands of YouTube views independently, the Decatur, GA singer and vocalist asserts himself as a consummate artist through and through on a series of singles and his forthcoming debut project.
Now, Shawty Slime transforms all of these trials, tribulations, and triumphs into art unlike anything else you’ll ever hear.
“When you listen to my music, as well as look at my journey, I want you to take away that anything is possible.,” he leaves off. “I’ve gone through so much, but this is what I’m doing now. Take that as motivation. Keep going. Nothing can stop you. That’s what I want you to take away.”
