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Slim Thug no more: Houston rap icon now wants to be called Big Slim, says he's 'growing'

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Monique Welch, Staff writer

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Rapper Big Slim, formerly known as Slim Thug, is pictured with one of his cars from his rare collection Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, in Pearland.
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Rapper Big Slim, formerly known as Slim Thug, is pictured with one of his cars from his rare collection Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, in Pearland.

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In an effort to reflect the grown man he is today, Slim Thug says he'll now go by a new pseudonym: Big Slim.

"I'm growing into a new person," the Houston rapper said in a recent interview with the Houston Defender. "I'm 41. I don't want to be called Slim Thug."

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Monique Welch

Monique Welch is an engagement reporter for the Houston Chronicle.

Monique reports on the trendiest news within the greater Houston region and across Texas, and occasionally contributes to the Chronicle's race and identity newsletter, HouWeAre. A native Baltimorean and previous Tampa resident, Monique joined the Chronicle in the summer of 2021 after nearly four years at the Tampa Bay Times where she worked on all things digital, launched the newspaper's first race and identity newsletter, Regarding Race, and covered local news. Monique holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications Media Studies from Goucher College.

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