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, United States, of mixed Algerian and Mexican origins. Previously signed to Def Jam Recordings as Pittsburgh Slim (until 2009), he is now signed to Snowballers Entertainment with his new adopted name Slimmie Hendrix.

Biography

Chahrour was born and raised in the

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neighborhood of

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, to an

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n father and a part-

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mother. He began working on

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while attending

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. He played in guitar in

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s and had a strong presence in the local rap community, working the likes of producer

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and rapper

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. He opened many local shows for artists such as

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, Jurassic 5,

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, Ja Rule and

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. Chahrour relocated to

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and worked as a waiter while he continued to pursue music. Chahrour conceived of a song based on the line "I like when girls kiss girls", and turned to

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David Willis, also known as Ski Beatz, for help with the production. For the song, "Girls Kiss Girls", they made a music video featuring ''

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'' magazine model Krista Ayne, inspired by a scene from the 1999 film '' American Pie''. The video became a sensation on the

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and the song started to get played on radio stations across the U.S., beginning with KISS-FM in Pittsburgh. Chahrour began receiving offers from record labels to release the single, but held out for an offer to make an album. Chahrour met with rapper and Def Jam Recordings CEO

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, and was offered a five-album deal with the label. Chahrour had come up with the name Pittsburgh Slim four years earlier, based on a line from Jay-Z's song, "So Ghetto" from '' Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter'', where he rapped "Iceberg, Slim, baby ride rims", referencing author and pimp Iceberg Slim. Chahrour released the single "Girls Kiss Girls". The song gained popularity from its video on YouTube, leading

to sign him to Def Jam Recordings on a 5-album deal, where he released his solo debut LP,

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, on 4 December 2007 Chahrour appeared on '' Last Call with Carson Daly'' on December 11, 2007 and appeared in the film '' The Bleeding'' where he appeared in the role of Crash. The film starred Vinnie Jones, Michael Matthias, Michael Madsen,

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and Armand Assante. Chahrour left Def Jam in late 2008. Mostly known for his sexually-explicit lyrics, he released the single "My Bitch is Crazy" from the ''Bleeding'' soundtrack through the

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in January 2009. His mixtape "Nolita Nights" was released in August, 2009. These works were all credited to his stage name Pittsburgh Slim. He came back in 2011 under a new stage name Slimmie Hendrix with the album ''Steezington Ave'' that includes collaborations with DJ Adam 12, Tony Adams, Dirt Nasty, Tekneek and Axident.

Discography

As Pittsburgh Slim

LPs *2007: ''

'', Def Jam Recordings - debut LP Singles *2007: "Girls Kiss Girls", Def Jam *2009: "My Bitch is Crazy", Now City Productions *2019: “Do You Ever Stop and Smell the Roses?”, Self-Released *2019: ”A Guide to Life”, Self-Released *2019: ”Strung out on Electricity”; Self-Released Mixtapes *2007:'' Downtown Wednesday Night'' *2009: ''Nolita Nights'' *2012: ''Pittsburgh Slim's Excellent Adventure'' * 2013: ''And The Beat Goes On...'' * 2013: ''Instaglam''

As Slimmie Hendrix

LPs *2011: ''Steezington Ave'', Snowballers Entertainment Singles *2011: "The Skinny Bitches Have More Fun"

Filmography

Notes

References

* Jentzen, Aaron (November 29, 2007)
A Conversation with Pittsburgh Slim
. '' Pittsburgh City Paper''. Retrieved on February 23, 2008. * Mervis, Scott (November 11, 2007).
Jay-Z taps hip-hopper with local roots as next 'Tastemaker'
. ''

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''. Retrieved on February 23, 2008.
Interview with Pittsburgh Slim
at Adult Industry Press

External links

Slimmie Hendrix Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pittsburgh Slim American rappers Def Jam Recordings artists Musicians from Pittsburgh Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Taylor Allderdice High School alumni 21st-century American rappers American people of Algerian descent American musicians of Mexican descent