After Slim Jesus shocked the world with his video for Drill Time which currently has more
than 50 million views on YouTube
After he would be called the Rap Game Caillou
After he would expose himself for not living a single thing that he raps about
After Slim Jesus would let us know that he is a man of character who simply doesn’t
lie
After he would call out fans for messing with Lil Tecca even though Lil Tecca said that
HE doesn’t live out his lyrics
There are some people who walk the thin line between parody and reality so well that even
after close examination, the audience is left clueless as to which of the two forms of entertainment
they just watched.
Slim Jesus is one of those characters.
I
remember first watching the video for “Drill Time” and being… utterly confused.
From the guns, to the people who he was with who couldn’t seem to keep a straight face
throughout the whole video.
Even the intro that claims all of the weapons are props is hilarious.
And to be honest, I still don’t know one hundred percent if the guy was being serious
or if this was all just one big scheme to get put on.
But, either way, it worked for him.
And like him or not, the guy made an impact on the game and I gotta give credit where
it’s due.
So where did he go in between that first viral song?
Where has Slim Jesus been?
What is he up to now?
Is Slim Jesus still slim or has he put on some weight making him Thicc Jesus?
We’ve got all the answers for you and more in this video.
I also never want to say the words Thicc and Jesus in the same sentence again.
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My name is Jeremy Hecht, I hope you’re having one Hecht of a Day.
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This is a new series and I recently made one of these videos on Lil Tay and Desiigner so
be sure to check those out later and let me know who you’re curious about in the comments
down below so we can work on their videos for you.
Without anymore talking, let’s get into the show!
Before we get into where Slim Jesus is now, let’s take a look back at his journey leading
up to this point.
Slim Jesus was born from the Church.
And not that one, but his real name is Robert Church.
But Robert was not born in Nazareth, he hails from Hamilton, Ohio, which is 20 miles north
of Cincinnati and has a population of around 60 thousand people.
According to Slim Jesus, the city has been referred to as little Chicago, which could
be where his Chi town inspiration comes from.
Also, shoutout to anyone watching born in Hamilton, Ontario Canada.
During high school, Robert was working at Wallgreens while recording music and looking
for a way to break into the industry.
In July of 2015, under the name of Slim Jesus, he released the song Drill Time onto soundcloud.
The song quickly received 5 million plays within just a few months.
But it was all thanks to the music video which dropped a month later on YouTube.
The video for Drill Time was shocking to say the least.
It seemed like the dude was imitated what he would have watched in a music video for
one of Chicago’s drill artists at the time.
From the flow to the beat to the guns, to the damn title of the song, it was clear that
Slim Jesus was taking inspiration from Chicago’s Drill music scene.
That, paired with the fact that he was a skinny white kid with a rap moniker inspired by a
holy figure, lead to 20 million people watching the video within a few months and over 60
thousand people commenting on it in the same time frame.
The video was getting attention from everyone online.
It was reposted by people like Meek Mill, Amber Rose and Diddy, who offered Slim Jesus
a million dollars on Twitter.
He even had a few rappers King Yella, Killa Kellz and P. Rico give him the co-sign for
the Drill Time Remix.
Slim Jesus followed up his first single with a song called “Buck Buck” where he was
pouring up lean in the music video and continuing to portray his image.
But quickly, the interest in Slim Jesus turned into mockery and from the mockery stemmed
some real distain.
Actual drill artist Lil Mouse came at him with a diss track called “Kill Time”
And rumors actually sparked that Slim Jesus was shot and killed but they all proved to
be fake and Slim Jesus continued to move.
So there was no real Kill Time.
But, in terms of violence, well this happened:
Okay so there was no real violence there, but, there were many people threatening Slim
Jesus including a rapper named Black Jesus who wamted to have a battle for who the real
rap Jesus was.
Things really got worse for the man when he did an interview with VLAD TV where he admitted
that none of the lifestyle he had been portraying was truly his.
The guns, the talk about killing, none of it was real.
The Game made comments in a Complex interview saying:
“I think Slim Jesus really better be killing, or he’s going to get his a*ss smoked.
I worry about kids these days rapping about things they’re not really about.”
But Slim Jesus didn’t seem to take offense to the comments:
Even leaving The Game in his top 5 favorite rappers list:
Lil Bibby felt like Slim Jesus should have just stayed silent about his lifestyle:
And G Herbo had similar sentiments:
So
what happened to Slim Jesus after the viral hit?
Well, he dropped a couple more music videos, went out on the road for some small tours
and collected some money for club performances.
Then he took a little bit of a step back from the attention and says he focused most of
his attention on being in the studio.
But as much as you might not have noticed, Slim Jesus really didn’t stop making or
putting out music.
In 2016 he dropped a video for the song “Facts” and was a feature on a song called “Duece
Duece.”
And in 2017, he released the song “Warning Shots” and a remix to Tay K’s “The Race”
which got over 12 million views.
And despite the backlash to his honesty about faking.
Fake honesty?
No real honesty, fake lifestyle.
But either way, despite the backlash he received for not being about that life, Slim Jesus
continued to portray that lifestyle within his music and videos.
The guns were still there, the crew was still there and the talk of killing people was also,
still there.
He did an interview with Say Cheese TV in 2017 where he said he hadn’t had to work
a regular job since the success of Drill Time.
So it seems like he saved up a nice little bag.
He also dropped a project called “The Most Hated” that year and I don’t think it
would have been an exaggeration to call himself that.
I mean, just go look at the dislike button on any of his music videos, you’ll see there
is a lot of hate.
He dropped the songs “Major League” and “Taking Risks”
But nothing seemed to really gain the traction of his initial song and it seemed like the
world had ultimately forgotten about Slim Jesus.
In 2018, he posted a Remix to G Herbo’s “Who Run It,” where the flow was actually
not bad, but he still had the guns in the video and wasstill portraying an image that
wasn’t his.
Later that year, 6ix9ine was on live with some of his fans and forced some little kid
to diss a rapper.
So after some convincing, he picked Slim Jesus and went in on him.
I honestly feel bad for that kid, all he wanted to do was show off his dance moves to his
favorite rapper,and he somehow got himself involved with a rap beef.
But I will admit, the internet is a lot less entertaining without that man on it.
Go check out the Where Are They Now?
Video we have on Tekashi for more.
After taking some months off of the internet, Slim Jesus returned to let his concerned fans
know that he was alive and well and ready to spit some more proverbs for the people.
In January of 2019 he dropped the song Drip Heavy.
Henny, money and talking about guns were all included, BUT he DOESN’T actually have any
guns in the video…
Finally, some progress.
In March of 2019 he released the song “That’s Cap.”
And most recently, he dropped the song “In My Bag” on WorldStarHipHop.
And he dropped a new project called “Against All Odds.”
He also got online and pointed out that people are not mad at Lil Tecca like they were about
him not living his raps.
We have a lot of problematic artists, but they are still around because of their ART
first.
But that’s just my opinion on things.
What do you guys think?
Will Slim Jesus catch another hit?
What do you think of the differences between Lil Tecca and Slim Jesus?
I wanna know all of your thoughts in the comments down below.
Or you can hit me up on Instagram and we can talk about it there.
Let me know who you want us to document next, for Where Are They Now I’m Jeremy Hecht.
Dream Good, Live Better, and if nobody else has told you yet today, I love you.
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