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Swae Lee performing in 2015
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Khalif Malikibnsham Brown June 7, 1994 Inglewood, California, U.S. |
Residence | Encino, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 2009–present |
Home town | Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. |
Relatives | Slim Jxmmi (brother) |
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Instruments | Vocals |
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Khalif Malikibnsham Brown (born June 7, 1993), better known by his stage name Swae Lee is a recording artist, songwriter and record producer from Tupelo, Mississippi. He is one half of the Southern hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd with his brother Slim Jxmmi.
Khalif Malikibnsham Brown was born on June 7, 1994 in Inglewood, California. He grew up in Tupelo, Mississippi, where he began making music with his brother Slim Jxmmi and local rapper Lil Pantz as "Dem Outta St8 Boyz". In 2013, he and Slim signed to Mike Will Made-It's label EarDrummers Entertainment as Rae Sremmurd. They have since released two studio albums under EarDrummers, SremmLife and SremmLife 2.
On August 12, 2016, Swae Lee announced that he was working on his debut solo album, Swaecation.
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