Slim Thug  Stayve Jerome Thomas (born September 8, 1980), better known by his stage name Slim Thug, is an American rapper. He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the hit single by rapper Mike Jones, "Still Tippin'". Slim Thug grew up in Houston's Northside neighborhood of Scenic Woods. At age 17, he performed freestyle raps at local high school parties. He began his rap career with Swishahouse in the late 1990s. After realizing how much money he could make distributing his own mixtapes, he parted ways with Swishahouse on good terms and formed his own independent label, Boss Hogg Outlawz. Thomas bought two record stores and worked in real estate. Slim Thug's big debut album with Star Trak Entertainment & Interscope Records, "Already Platinum", was released in July 2005 after many delays. It premiered on #2 on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart and sold 130,000 copies in its first week. Singles included "3 Kings" (featuring T.I. and Bun B), and "I Ain't Heard of That" (featuring Pharrell and Bun B). Slim Thug appeared on Still Tippin' with Mike Jones and Paul Wall, Beyoncé Knowles's #1 single "Check on It" and Gwen Stefani's "Luxurious". With the Boss Hogg Outlawz, Slim Thug released three albums, "Boyz N Blue" (2004), "Serve & Collect" (2007) and "Back by Blockular Demand: Serve & Collect II" (2008). He left Star Trak & Interscope Records in 2008. Slim Thug's second solo album "Boss of All Bosses" was released in 2009. Although not as successful as his debut album, "Boss of All Bosses" debuted at #15 on the "Billboard" 200 with 32,000 copies sold in the first week released. It included the single "I Run". Slim Thug's third studio album "Tha Thug Show". His first single was ""Gangsta"" which featured Z-Ro. His second single featured rapper/singer B.o.B entitled ""So High"". It was released November 30, 2010. On April 23, 2013 he released a new EP titled "Welcome to Texas EP" featuring guest appearances from Rick Ross, Pimp C and Ludacris among others.