Sergio Garcia (born January 24, 2006), known professionally as 2Slimey, is a Mexican-American rapper. He became known in 2024 after a snippet of his track "Shrimp" went viral online. He released the albums SsoMe in 2024 and High Anxiety in 2025. A deluxe edition of his 2025 album, titled More Anxiety, was released in 2026.
Early life Sergio Garcia was born on January 24, 2006, to Mexican immigrants in Midwest City, Oklahoma. Garcia described living in Oklahoma as "slow-paced". Growing up, he originally aspired to be a professional basketball player, but he quit due to seeing more advantaged players. During his time in Oklahoma, Garcia worked a variety of jobs, which included working at a grocery store, restaurant, and a 7-Eleven, which he quit after three days due to the people he encountered.
Career Early career and rise to fame: 2021–2025
Garcia began making music in the mid-2010s under the name GGS, initially producing traditional rap. In 2016, amidst the boom of the SoundCloud era, Garcia became a fan of artists such as Smokepurpp, Lil Pump, and XXXTentacion. Garcia began releasing music under the alias "2Slimey" in 2021. His breakout track, "Shrimp", was released on March 16, 2024, and gained notoriety for its unique sound on TikTok. On November 29, 2024, Garcia released his debut mixtape, titled SsoMe. On November 14, 2025, Garcia released his debut studio album, titled High Anxiety, composed of 13 tracks and a feature from Izaya Tiji.
Further releases and performances: 2025–present In January 2026, Garcia was announced to make his debut at Rolling Loud 2026 in Orlando, Florida. On February 6, 2026, Garcia released the deluxe edition of his November album, titled More Anxiety. On February 20, 2026, Garcia appeared in the Underground Sound 2026 cypher alongside RainingLol, Sixbill, and Matt Proxy, among others. On April 13, 2026, it was announced that Garcia would be performing at the 2026 The Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash festival in Chicago, Illinois. This marked Garcia's second-ever major performance. On May 8, 2026, Garcia performed at Rolling Loud. On June 13, Garcia performed at Summer Smash while making a guest appearance on PlaqueBoyMax's set. On June 26, 2026, Garcia released his EP TotalBass, which paid homage to Michael Jackson's 1991 studio album Dangerous. On Halloween 2026, Garcia, alongside other artists such as OsamaSon and Waka Flocka Flame, are scheduled to perform at the Gods Of Chaos concert at Chicago.
Musical style and artistry 2Slimey is viewed as a polarizing rapper, with reviewers often sharing mixed feelings regarding him. Complex described Garcia's music as "weird, off-kilter rhythms of the neo-jerk wave", blended with "the bit-crushed drums of hyperpop, and covers it all in deep-fried distortion", and compared his style to noise musician Merzbow. Kieran Press-Reynolds of Pitchfork wrote that Garcia's releases had been preceded by the influence of Luci4. Mano Sundaresan of Pitchfork wrote that Garcia's vocals "echo like a poltergeist over a beat that feels like the Giga-zombie running at you in 28 Years Later."
Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork felt skeptical about Garcia's music, writing how Garcia's attention is strange and that he lacks personality but represents the current wave of rage rap. Olivier Lafontant of the same magazine company was fairly critical yet analytical when describing Garcia's music. He wrote that Garcia's popularity is mostly about internet virality and novelty and that he is a product of it. Lafontant compared Garcia to fellow rapper Yeat and his album 2 Alive, stating that Yeat has catchiness and identity, which Garcia lacks. He also wrote about how people are drawn to Garcia's music because of the meme aspect and appearance.
Music critic Anthony Fantano noted similarities between Garcia's sound and power electronics, as well as noise music.
Antonio Johri of Complex compared Garcia to Che, albeit with an extreme sound. He noted that Garcia's music mixes hyperpop, rage rap, digicore, and noise, also noting that his songs are intentionally very loud, distorted, and chaotic, with heavy bass and aggressive AutoTune. He notes the sound as overwhelming yet surprisingly catchy, with songs like "Meat", adding that Garcia was pushing rage rap to its limits.
Alexander Cole of HotNewHipHop wrote that Garcia's music is a "barrage of sounds", which the youth seems to enjoy. Gabriel Bras Nevares of the same website wrote how Garcia is one of the most diverse rage artists in the scene.
Reception Garcia has been co-signed by other hip-hop artists such as Playboi Carti, North West, PlaqueBoyMax and Lil Uzi Vert. According to Dazed, Frost Children's Lulu Prost stated that his music should be burned with fire. Complex listed Garcia as the 98th-hottest rapper on their 100 Hottest Rappers Right Now list as of April 2026.
Personal life As of 2026, Garcia lives in Los Angeles, California. Earlier in his childhood, Garcia dealt with sleep paralysis and has stated he has arachnophobia.
Discography Studio albums Title Details High Anxiety Released: November 14, 2025 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming, compact disc, vinyl Straight Edge Scheduled: October 30, 2026 Label: Listen to the Kids Format: Digital download, streaming
Reissued albums Title Details More Anxiety Released: February 6, 2026 Label: Listen to the Kids Format: Digital download, streaming
Mixtapes Title Details SsoMe Released: November 29, 2024 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming
EPs Title DetailsTotalbass Released: June 26, 2026 Label: Listen to the Kids Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles As lead artist +List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Topslime" 2021 rowspan="13" "Topslime 2.0" "Kutta" "On Glo!" 2022 "Dead Opps" "2 Wick!" "Racks 2 Me" "Skelly" 2023 "Redeye" "Xtra Rich" "Kullinan" "Not Over Me" "Glo Reign" 2024 "Shrimp" SsoMe "Swamp" rowspan="12" "No Diddy" "PSA" "Traplantix" "Hollow Tips" "Kreep" "Mike Vixk" "Spinkrew" "SsoSlime" "Tmz" "Hit da Feet" "Rude" "Serena" SsoMe "Zoo Bity" rowspan="14" "Bin Laden" "Daniel Larson" "Slimekoat" "Reef" 2025 "Munyun" "Healin" "S3x" "Jungle" "Surf" "No Auto" "Krispy" "Pounds n Counters" "Vet" "Live in Bass" High Anxiety "Meat" "Giraffes" "Kitgo" High Anxiety "Race Car" "Belly" More Anxiety "2Slimey Cypher Verse" 2026 UGS 2026 Cypher "Times Changin" rowspan="2" "Free Slimey" "Money Dumb"Totalbass “Kno you” "Lobby"Totalbass "Why You Wanna Hate On Meh" "Luv Cup"Straight Edge "Doug Fit" "Critical""Die For This"
As featured artist +List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Morse Code" 2024 rowspan="2" "#RR" "2 da A" Krash "Acid" 2025 rowspan="5" "Payne" "Built This" "Bailando" "PoliceK"
Guest appearances +List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Me Atreví" 2025 Afeza Forgotten Boys / Niños Olvidados "Rude" Gxner Sanctuary "Kry" Brokensippycup Livethru Me
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