2Slimey

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Sergio Garcia (born January 24, 2006), known professionally as 2slimey, is an American rapper. Known for his usage of heavy bass and distortion across his music, he first rose to prominence within the underground rap scene in 2024 after a snippet of his track "Shrimp" went viral online. His releases include a 2024 mixtape SsoMe and his 2025 debut studio album High Anxiety. A rerelease of the latter, titled More Anxiety, was released in 2026.

Early life

Sergio Garcia was born on January 24, 2006, to Mexican immigrants in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Garcia described living in Oklahoma as "slow-paced". Growing up, he originally aspired to be a professional basketball player, but he quit due to seeing more advantaged players. During his time in Oklahoma, Garcia worked a variety of jobs. His employment has included working at a grocery store, a restaurant, and a 7-Eleven, which he quit after three days due to the people he encountered there.

Career

Musical style and artistry

2Slimey is viewed as a polarizing rapper, with reviewers often sharing mixed feelings regarding him. Complex described Garcia's music as "weird, off-kilter rhythms of the neo-jerk wave", blended with "the bit-crushed drums of hyperpop, and covers it all in deep-fried distortion", and compared his style to noise musician Merzbow. Kieran Press-Reynolds of Pitchfork wrote that Garcia's releases had been preceded by the influence of Luci4. Mano Sundaresan of Pitchfork wrote that Garcia's vocals "echo like a poltergeist over a beat that feels like the Giga-zombie running at you in 28 Years Later."

Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork felt skeptical about Garcia's music, writing how Garcia's attention is strange and that he lacks personality but represents the current wave of rage rap. Olivier Lafontant of the same magazine company was fairly critical yet analytical when describing Garcia's music. He wrote that Garcia's popularity is mostly about internet virality and novelty and that he is a product of it. Lafontant compared Garcia to fellow rapper Yeat and his album 2 Alive, stating that Yeat has catchiness and identity, which Garcia lacks. He also wrote about how people are drawn to Garcia's music because of the meme aspect and appearance.

Music critic Anthony Fantano noted similarities between Garcia's sound and power electronics, as well as noise music.

Antonio Johri of Complex compared Garcia to Che, albeit with an extreme sound. He noted that Garcia's music mixes hyperpop, rage rap, digicore, and noise, also noting that his songs are intentionally very loud, distorted, and chaotic, with heavy bass and aggressive AutoTune. He notes the sound as overwhelming yet surprisingly catchy, with songs like "Meat", adding that Garcia was pushing rage rap to its limits.

Alexander Cole of HotNewHipHop wrote that Garcia's music is a "barrage of sounds", which the youth seems to enjoy. Gabriel Bras Nevares of the same website wrote how Garcia is one of the most diverse rage artists in the scene.

Reception

Garcia has been co-signed by other hip-hop artists such as Kanye West, Playboi Carti, West's daughter North West, PlaqueBoyMax and Lil Uzi Vert. According to Dazed, Frost Children's Lulu Prost stated that his music should be burned with fire. Complex listed Garcia as the 98th-hottest rapper on their 100 Hottest Rappers Right Now list as of April 2026.

Personal life

As of 2026, Garcia lives in Los Angeles, California. Earlier in his childhood, Garcia dealt with sleep paralysis and has stated he has arachnophobia.

Discography

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