Slim Jesus, the artist behind the viral song “Drill Time,” recently spoke on the controversy and backlash he has received since releasing the aforementioned song in mid-August.
The rapper also opened up about the differences between his musical content, which he later admitted is fictitious for creative purposes, and his everyday reality.
“For the most part on the street shit, like, I got homies that are in that shit and I know people who are and people around me,” Slim Jesus said during a recent interview with VladTV. “I’m not out here catching bodies and shit, obviously. I’m fucking smart. I know people and I’ve been in some situations but I’m not out here fucking killing people. Nah [I don’t have a criminal record], I’m straight. I’ve never been arrested.
“I make music,” Slim Jesus adds. “Granted, I hang-out with people and shit but that don’t mean that I’m out here doing some dumb shit trying to ruin what I got going [on]. I realize that if you got an opportunity to get out of a spot, you shouldn’t be fucking around catching bodies and shit.”
Slim Jesus also spoke on his attraction to creating largely Chicago style music, when he himself hails from Hamilton, Ohio.
“For one, that’s just a lot of what I listen to,” he says. “I’m in no way trying to steal their thing, I’ll give credits to Chicago, they created the Drill movement. I listen to a lot of Chicago rappers and that’s just what I’m influenced by. On a side note though, my city has been for a long time referred to as ‘little Chicago’ because back in the day mobsters from Chicago used to come and have second homes there. Hamilton’s always been real influenced by Chicago, on the music end at least.”
Elsewhere in the conversation, Slim Jesus spoke on the lyrical content of his song “Drill Time,” which features him frequently referring to guns and the use of firearms.
“That shit’s dope,” he says of his music’s subject matter. “If I rapped about driving around in a fucking car and fucking listening to country music nobody would give a fuck about that shit. I make music about some shit because it sounds cool. I like making music. I make cool music. Like I already said, I’m not out here claiming that I actually kill people… I make music that I wanna listen to, the type of shit I listen to.
“If people don’t wanna respect me because what I make my music about, then that’s ok,” Slim Jesus later adds. “They can go to the other side, that’s alright. I’m not tripping.”
Slim Jesus’ interview with VladTV can be viewed below:
The personification of what Lord Jamar talks about in the flesh
Lol
Lord Jamar is a crackhead
Realest rapper in the game.
I hope you’re being sarcastic.
I kind of want/need to smack this kid for his stupidity. They say kids don’t know much but this kid now jack crap about the real world. Someone just needs to drop him off in the real hood to spend a night and really experience the “drill time.” Then he’ll figure out if it’s really “dope”.
let me guess you’re a rapper right? Hah
keep hatin, this kid is the truth. the beginning of a new era in hiphop!
I swear he almost dropped the n-bomb at 14:09. No shit.
Slim Jesus coming for the throne.
Yeezus and Slim Jesus need to collab and take us all to heaven!
Yeah, no.
What does Lord Jamar say about this all?
Lord Jamar says “Gimme that crack rock ya little bitch boy”
So if he can be facetious bout thuggin why can’t rick Ross do it next thing I know he going to drop the n bomb for real and rap bout killing black folks stop hyping lol Dewey up he is pure garbage
Best thing to happen to hiphop since 1999.
Complaining he paid too much for a beat that helped him go viral & launch a professional music career!? GTFO.
Don’t come 2 Da Lou wit it we start riots here lil dude going to get murked these young ones don’t give a fuck bout u not being by yourself they get at u and your clique so stop Da madness because they shoot at boys while u on stage ask doe b r.I.p and please stop encouraging this boy before he get kill with his props aka toy guns it ain’t a game thsts why vlad prolly told him after the camera cut u from Hamilton prolly the suburbs of Cincinnati u should be worring bout which university u going to attend
u know hes dead already right
whoa
Why do rappers have to have a criminal record to get in the game? Sad state for music and america. This is why the usa is a shit hole
fucking pecker woods killing hip hop
He named himself after 2 losers?
Jesus is the Saviour of your Soul. Accept His Love
the white rick ross
At least the kids upfront about it, rick ross had to be exposed before he admitted to it, he let people believe a lie for years.
This is so true. I mean it’s nice to see a young dude get money, but the music is just lame.
All these rappers say they killers and sell drugs but I guess only black people can look ignorant glorifying that dumb life. Why can’t he do what every black rapper is doing? Do y’all really think all these rappers is killing and selling bricks …. Hypocrisy at its finest
I havent heard the full song but yes, these rappers all say they sell dope & kill. Dont believe none of em unless its Gucci, Shyne, C Murder or Max B. All these rappers are frauds / story tellers
whattabout beanie siegel?
It’s so many dope rappers that aren’t being covered by these blogs but they give this trash exposure