Swae Lee was nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 2017 for co-writing Beyonce's single "Formation".
15 Facts About Swae Lee
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In 2018, Lee released his debut solo studio album Swaecation as part of Rae Sremmurd's third album, SR3MM, which was a triple album.
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Swae Lee was featured on the single "Close to Me" by Ellie Goulding and Diplo, which reached number one on the US Adult Top 40 airplay chart.
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Swae Lee was raised in Tupelo, Mississippi, and began to make music in high school with his brother Slim Jxmmi and local rapper Lil Pantz as "Dem Outta St8 Boyz".
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In March 2015, Swae Lee was featured on Mike Will Made It's "Drinks on Us", which featured artists Future and The Weeknd, and became his first single as solo artist.
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Two months later, Swae Lee released a song titled "TR666" alongside Trippie Redd.
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On May 4,2018, almost two years after its initial announcement in August 2016, Lee released his debut solo album, Swaecation as a part of a triple album set, which contained Rae Sremmurd's third studio album, SR3MM and Slim Jxmmi's debut studio album as a solo artist, Jxmtro.
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On October 18,2018, Swae Lee featured on Post Malone's song "Sunflower" for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which became Malone's third and Swae Lee's first song as a soloist to top the Billboard Hot 100.
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In May 2019, he collaborated on the song "Crave" with Madonna on her album Madame X In August 2019, Lee released "Won't Be Late" featuring Canadian rapper Drake, produced by Tekno and Mike Will Made It.
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Swae Lee collaborated with Chloe x Halle on the Mike Will Made It-produced "Catch Up", from the former's album Ungodly Hour.
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Swae Lee was featured on the remix to Arizona Zervas' hit song "Roxanne".
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On June 18,2020, Swae Lee released the single, "Reality Check".
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Swae Lee has been working on his upcoming album Human Nature since 2020.
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Swae Lee has become known for his hooks and melodies, as demonstrated in collaborations with the likes of Madonna, Ellie Goulding, Anitta, French Montana, and Post Malone, among other artists.
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Swae Lee has a daughter, who was born in 2020, with Brazilian model Aline Martins.