Suicideboys (stylized as $UICIDEBOY$) is an American

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duo from

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. Formed in 2013 by cousins Scrim (stylized as $crim) and Ruby da Cherry, the duo initially rose to popularity on

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for their abrasive, self-produced beats, as well as their harsh lyrical content and themes prominently featuring

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and

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. They own and operate their own label, G*59 Records, under which all of their music is distributed by The Orchard. The duo is considered one of the most popular acts in the

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scene. After several years of solely releasing

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and

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s, Suicideboys' debut studio album ''

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'' was released on September 7, 2018. It fared well commercially, becoming their first top-ten album on the US ''Billboard'' 200. In May 2019, they released their collaborative six-track EP with

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drummer

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entitled ''Live Fast, Die Whenever'', which also featured

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guitarist

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Early years and formation

$crim was born Scott Anthony Arceneaux Jr. on April 11, 1989, in

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. Arceneaux originally was inspired by

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and

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to produce music, buying his first laptop which he used to start

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with money gained from selling drugs. Arceneaux's passion for DJing extended when he started to attend

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, where he was hired to DJ parties. He also worked selling used furniture, getting fired for his new hand tattoos after three years. Ruby da Cherry was born Aristos Norman Petrou on April 22, 1990, to an American mother and

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father Pavlos Petrou, a former

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head coach at Mount Carmel Academy who arrived in the country after obtaining an

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to the

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. Raised in

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, Petrou's interest in music began when he was seven, playing violin and then drums when he was ten, eventually joining bands in middle school. He worked at his father's restaurant as a waiter, a job he held until 2015. His experience with the

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scene continued as he joined the band ''Vapo-Rats'' as its drummer; however, disillusioned with the apathy his bandmates showed towards the future of the band, Petrou left in order to pursue his career with Arceneaux. Arceneaux and Petrou are first

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and shared a close relationship since childhood. Realizing that both were interested in taking a musical career seriously, and both dissatisfied with the direction of their lives, the two formed Suicideboys, making a pact that if their musical career didn't work out, they would both commit suicide. Elaborating on this in an interview with Mass Appeal, Arceneaux states that "it was pretty much like cutting the hand, bleeding, and making a pact that there's no plan B, that if this doesn't happen by the time we're 30, I'm blowing my head off".

Musical career

The duo's first project together, a three-track EP named ', was released in June 2014 on SoundCloud and Bandcamp, attracting attention for their collaboration with notable underground rapper

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. In the following months, the duo released a further nine iterations of the ''Kill Yourself'' series. After a number of collaboration EPs with fellow underground artist Black Smurf, their first full-length project titled ''Gray/Grey'' was released on March 3, 2015. Suicideboys' underground breakthrough came with the release of 2015 EP ''$outh $ide $uicide'', a collaboration with established

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rapper Pouya, which thrust the duo into the

spotlight. The duo's first foray onto the mainstream music charts came with the release of ' in the summer of 2016. The five-track EP, produced by EDM musician

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, peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Rap charts. On September 7, 2018, their debut

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'' was released. A statement posted by the duo's official

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account stated, "We started recording this album at the beginning of 2017. Initially, we wanted to write about our experiences on the road and express how our lives had become slightly more extravagant." Suicideboys have gained a

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in the

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scene, in part due to their niche subject matter involving subjects scarcely seen in rap such as

and depression. As of August 2023, their most viewed music video on

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is for their song "

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", with 184 million views. Their most streamed song on

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as of August 2023, is " ...And to Those I Love, Thanks for Sticking Around" with 544 million streams. The duo were featured in Billboard's list titled "Billboard Dance's 15 Artists to Watch in 2017". In late 2018, a rumor arose that the group had broken up following a series of ominous tweets. However, they soon clarified that the tweets were in relation to "personal issues" facing Arceneaux and that they had in fact not broken up. In May 2019, the group put this rumor to rest with the release of their six-track EP ''Live Fast, Die Whenever'' in collaboration with

drummer

, and prominently featuring

guitarist

. In July 2019, the duo started their first nationwide "Grey Day Tour", with guests Germ,

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, Pouya, and

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as openers. The tour started with a show on July 24, 2019, at the

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, and ended on August 23, 2019, after a show at the Shrine Expo Hall in

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. In August 2021, after a hiatus of over a year, the duo released their second studio album '' Long Term Effects of Suffering''. The album was received well by their fans while being divisive in general media. Shortly after the release of the album, the duo began the Grey Day Tour 2021 along with other members of G*59, and with other artists, like

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, and

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. In November 2021, the duo was awarded their first

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platinum single, as their hit song "...And to Those I Love, Thanks for Sticking Around" reached one million sales. In July 2022, the third studio album and 47th project from the duo, "Sing Me a Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation", its tracklist and covers were all announced on June 2, 2022, via an Instagram post. On November 27, 2022, the duo alongside fellow G59 member, Germ, announced ''DirtiestNastiest$uicide'', a third and final addition to their DN$ trilogy. They also announced the release date for the EP to be on December 16, 2022. On December 1, 2022, they released a single for the upcoming EP called "My Swisher Sweet, But My Sig Sauer". On December 16, 2022, the duo officially released ''DirtiestNastiest$uicide'' to streaming services, and lyric videos to their YouTube. On December 13, 2022, the duo announced a European Tour to go from March 6, 2023, to March 26, 2023. The tour featured other artists, like

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, and other G59 artists, like Germ, Shakewell, and Chetta. In May 2023, the duo released a series of four "YIN YANG TAPES"

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mixtapes. The mixtapes took elements from 90's

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. The first installation, ''YIN YANG TAPES: Spring Season (1989–1990)'', was released on May 5, 2023. . The second installment in the series, ''YIN YANG TAPES: Summer Season (1989–1990)'', was released on May 12, 2023, featuring

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on the track "Bloody 98". The third tape, ''YIN YANG TAPES: Fall Season (1989–1990)'', was released on May 19, 2023, featuring Freddie Dredd on the track "Provolone & Heroin". The fourth and final tape, ''YIN YANG TAPES: Winter Season (1989–1990)'', was released on May 26, 2023. On May 19, 2023, the duo announced the 4th year of their annual tour "Grey Day" to go from August 25, 2023, to October 30, 2023. Grey Day 2023 brings other artists Ramirez,

, Freddie Dredd, and Sematary. On July 27, 2023, the duo announced their single "Kill Yourself (Part IV)" is officially released to streaming platforms. On August 9, 2023, the duo posted an announcement for their upcoming EP ''I No Longer Fear the Razor Guarding My Heel (V)'', which released on August 11, 2023. On December 11, 2023, the duo announced a tour of

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in March 2024. The tour featured other artists, like

, Pouya, Germ and Shakewell. The tour passed through cities such as

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and

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. On March 11, 2024, the duo announced their fourth album titled '' New World Depression'', which was released on June 14. On April 3, 2024, the duo announced GREYDAY2024, the fifth year of their annual tour, featuring fellow G59 member Shakewell and other artists including Pouya,

, Haarper and Ekkstacy. The tour passed through the

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Side projects

Along with their work in Suicideboys, Petrou and Arceneaux have both released sporadic solo work as well as worked with other artists individually. Before Suicideboys, Arceneaux was an aspiring solo hip-hop artist, releasing several mixtapes under the name Scrim. These include ''Narcotics Anonymous'', ''#DrugFlow'' and ''Patron Saint of Everything Totally Fucked'', all of which were released before the group's formation in 2014. Arceneaux has also worked as an in-house producer for Universal/Republic, producing several songs for artists, including one song that was commercially successful. In 2020, Arceneaux released his first solo album since the formation of Suicideboys. The album, ''A Man Rose from the Dead'', received mixed reviews among fans. Starting near the end of 2023 and in to early 2024, Arceneaux released several teasers for a new solo album, often in western styled outifts. Finally, in late January 2024, he unveiled the album, titled "lonely boy". The release date was set on February 2, and was subsequently released with a track list of 26 song. 2 weeks later on February 16, a deluxe edition of the album was released. This version added 18 more songs for a total of a 44 song track listing. Petrou has released two solo mixtapes under the name Oddy Nuff da Snow Leopard; ''The Jefe Tape'' in 2012 and ''Pluto'' in 2014. ''Pluto'' contained the first collaboration between Arceneaux and Petrou on a commercial project; Arceneaux was featured on the song ''Smoke a Sack''. In 2023, Petrou released his first solo album in nine years titled ''tragic love songs to study to ol. 5', under the persona Duckboy. The album takes a punk rock vibe similar to the tracks he released with his former band Vapo-Rats in the early-2010s. Petrou's second album, ''existential hymns for the average sigma (vol. 9)'', was released in December of the same year.

Controversies

Suicideboys have come under much criticism for their often abrasive and offensive image, including their name, lyrical content, and behavior. Many of their songs contain themes and insinuations of devil worship; however, as Arceneaux states in an interview with No Jumper, that their use of satanic imagery is simply a

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for the negative effects of money, drugs, and other items that have the potential to manipulate people, and a dislike for organized religion. In September 2016, record producer

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accused the duo of

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following the success of their song "

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" (off of the 2016 mixtape ''Dark Side of the Clouds''). The song samples parts of Deadmau5's " I Remember", with

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; the DJ lambasted the duo for this, claiming that Suicideboys were "publicizing other people's intellectual property without consent". The song, which had been out since January and subsequently reached millions of plays on both

and

, was taken down by $uicideboy$ on both platforms and no further action was taken. However, in time for their upcoming Grey Day Tour 2021, "Antarctica" was cleared for streaming after nearly four years of being off streaming services in September 2021.

Musical style

The music of Suicideboys varies between different subgenres of rap; while some songs have melancholy tones with lyrical content that focuses on subjects such as depression and

(topics not widely exposed in rap music), others are wildly aggressive, with themes of violence and sexual content. Some of their music is based around life growing up in

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; song titles such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Elysian Fields'' and '' St. Bernard'' reflect streets and neighborhoods that influenced the life of Arceneaux and Petrou. There is a clear

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influence in much of their music, with many earlier Suicideboys songs using samples from the group's songs, most notably in ''Mask & Da Glock''. While the use of Three 6 Mafia has been met with reservations by some of its former members, particularly

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, it has been embraced by others; founding member

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has been vocal about his support and mentorship of Suicideboys and enlisted the duo to produce his mixtapes ''Highly Intoxicated'' and ''ShutDaF*kUp'', featuring artists such as

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, and

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. A large portion of their music focuses on depression and its symptoms, an angle not often received in mainstream

; Arceneaux elaborated on this in an interview with Mass Appeal, stating, "A lot of people take it as emo, or depressed music, or negative music... it's really just connecting. It's therapy, through music". Excluding occasional guest producers and usage of purchased instrumental loops (especially from the website "Big Citi Loops"), the entirety of Suicideboys' discography is self-produced, mainly by Arceneaux under his pseudonym Budd Dwyer (a homage to the politician of the same name). Arceneaux has produced tracks for multiple artists, including

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, and

; additionally, he states that he once held an in-house deal with Universal/Republic.

Personal lives

Drug Addiction Both Arceneaux and Petrou have struggled with drug addiction. Arceneaux revealed in a No Jumper interview that at one point in his life he would lure people to him on

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in order to rob them just to feed his addiction. Arceneaux states that he has been sober since February 2019 and maintains his sobriety by attending 12-Step programs and therapy sessions. In October 2020, following an intervention by their management, Petrou checked himself into a drug rehabilitation facility and has remained sober since then; although he has said that he continues to smoke

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. Religious Beliefs Despite many of the duo’s songs containing anti-religious lyrics, Arceneaux has stated that he "found God" and "thanks Him everyday for giving rceneauxanother shot". Additionally, newer song lyrics from both $uicideboy$ albums and his second solo album hint at his belief in God. He has been seen sporting a diamond cross necklace, grills with a cross design, and a hat with a crucifix accessory. As of February 2025, Arceneaux's bio on X, formerly known as Twitter, reads 'via crucis', or 'way of the cross' in Latin. In 2017, Arceneaux covered up an inverted cross tattoo on his forehead and replaced it with a pitchfork. In 2024, he considered covering up the pitchfork with a crucifix cross tattoo. In April 2025, Arceneaux stated on a livestream that recovery from drug addiction led him to believe in a higher power. First, he believed in the universe as his religion, but after 2-3 years of recovery, he converted to Christianity. On the stream, he mentioned that he's "spent years listening to debates, listening to apologetics, listening to all kinds of shit to make up my mind on if I thought the evidence of Christ was compelling enough to believe it to be true. So far, to me, I'm willing to say yes". Arceneaux also admitted that he initially feared judgment from his fanbase, but he eventually saw "enough miracles" to feel no embarrassment. Toward the end, while discussing sobriety, he stated, "I believe that journey has led me to Christ".https://www.tiktok.com/@_mmdom_/video/7494097780663864622 Relationships and Family Arceneaux and Petrou have always been quite secretive when it comes to their personal lives. However, they both refer to women they have dated in their songs, most notably ''CLYDE (I Hope at Least One of My Ex-Girlfriends Hears This)''. Arceneaux is married as of February 2025; he has mentioned his wife in many of his songs with Petrou, as well as in his second solo album “lonely boy”. Aside from her name being Sage, little information is known about her. Arceneaux has two younger brothers, Petrou has a younger brother and sister. Arceneaux’s youngest brother raps and produces music under the alias $lim Gucci.

Discography

Studio albums

Charted EPs

Other EPs

2014

* ' * ' * ' * ' * ' * ' * '

2015

* ' * ' * ' * ' (w/ Black Smurf) * ' (w/ Black Smurf) * ''G.R.E.Y.G.O.D.S.'' (w/ Ramirez) * ''Grey Sheep'' * ''I No Longer Fear the Razor Guarding My Heel'' * ''Black $uicide Side C: The Seventh Seal'' (w/ Black Smurf) * ' (w/ Pouya) * ''I No Longer Fear the Razor Guarding My Heel (II)''

2016

* ''G.R.E.Y.G.O.D.S.I.I.'' (w/ Ramirez) * ''DirtyNasty$uicide'' (w/

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) * ''Grey Sheep II'' * ''I No Longer Fear the Razor Guarding My Heel (III)''

2017

* ''DirtierNastier$uicide'' (w/ Germ) * ''Kill Yourself Part XI: The Kingdom Come Saga'' * ''Kill Yourself Part XII: The Dark Glacier Saga'' * ''Kill Yourself Part XIII: The Atlantis Saga'' * ''Kill Yourself Part XIV: The Vulture Saga'' * ''Kill Yourself Part XV: The Coast of Ashes Saga'' * ''Kill Yourself Part XVI: The Faded Stains Saga'' * ''Kill Yourself Part XVII: The Suburban Sacrifice Saga'' * ''Kill Yourself Part XVIII: The Fall of Idols Saga'' * ''Kill Yourself Part XIX: The Deep End Saga'' * ''Kill Yourself Part XX: The Infinity Saga''

2019

* ''Live Fast, Die Whenever'' (w/

)

2023

* ''Yin Yang Tapes: Summer Season (1989–1990)'' * ''Yin Yang Tapes: Fall Season (1989–1990)'' * ''Yin Yang Tapes: Winter Season (1989–1990)'' * ''I No Longer Fear the Razor Guarding My Heel (V)''

Mixtapes

* ''Gray/Grey'' (2015) * ''7th or St. Tammany'' (2015) * ''YungDeathLilLife'' (2015) * ''High Tide in the Snake's Nest'' (2015) * ''My Liver Will Handle What My Heart Can't'' (2015) * ''Now the Moon's Rising'' (2015) * ''Dark Side of the Clouds'' (2016) * ''Eternal Grey'' (2016) * ''Stop Staring at the Shadows'' (2020)

Singles

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

Solo discography

Scrim albums

Scrim singles

DUCKBOY albums

Notes

References

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