Slim Jxmmi first found success as part of Southern sibling hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd. He was born Aaquil Iben Shamon Brown in Whittier, California, but his family relocated to Tupelo, Mississippi when he and his brother Swae Lee (Khalif Malik Ibn Shaman Brown) were very young. The brothers were raised in the Ida Street housing projects, which were notorious for their high crime levels. Around this time, the brothers' parents split up, which eventually led to them seeking shelter in abandoned homes in the area. Music proved to be a useful escape for the boys, and they found a ro...