2Slimey

Biography

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.

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.