Namil Bridges (born December 20, 2004), known professionally as Slump6s, is an American rapper from

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. He is currently signed to record labels

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, UMG, and

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having released his projects ''Origin'' and ''Genesis'' under the labels. He is known for his single "Antisocial", a collaboration with American rapper

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Early life

At the age of 6, Slump6s started recording in his father's music studio taking inspiration from videos of

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that he would obsessively watch. As a child, he would play

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l instrumentals in a band and listen to artists the likes of

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, and

Lil Uzi Vert Symere Bysil Woods ( ; born July 31, 1995), known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. They are characterized by their facial tattoos, facial piercings, eccentric hairstyles and androgynous fashion, ima ...

Career

He first started gaining traction with the release of his single "Antisocial" with fellow teenage rapper

. In 2021, he released his debut mixtape ''Origin''. In April 2022, he and American rapper

iayze Jace Lavoer Salter (born January 10, 2003), known professionally as iayze (pronounced as "Jace"), is an American rapper from Fort Worth, Texas. He is better known for his song ''556 (Green Tip)'' which received traction on TikTok. He is signed t ...

began an online altercation culminating in the release of

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s like "3piece" and "no children 2 (I'm him)". In July 2022, he released his debut studio album ''Genesis'' with appearances from rappers

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and Sgpwes. In September 2022, he appeared on KA$HDAMI's mixtape ''World Damination'' on the track "Relax".

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Extended Plays

References

External links

* {{Authority control Living people 21st-century American rappers African-American male rappers People from New York (state) Rappers from New York (state) 2004 births