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Hailing from Tupelo, Mississippi, Rae Sremmurd is a hip-hop duo comprised of brothers Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi. Their nameāwhich is āEar Drummersā spelled backwardsāis a reference to EarDrummers Entertainment, the label of producer Mike WiLL Made-It.
Rae Sremmurd rose to prominence in early 2014 with their breakout single āNo Flex Zone,ā which became a top 40 hit. Their follow-up āNo Typeā was even more successful, peaking at #16 on Billboardās Hot 100. The groupās debut album SremmLife was released in January 2015.
The groupās second album SremmLife 2 was released in summer 2016. After initially struggling to recapture the success of their debut, the groupās single āBlack Beatlesā shot to #1 on the Hot 100 thanks to its placement in the viral āMannequin Challengeā meme.