Slimmie Hendrix

Slimmie Hendrix aka Pittsburgh Slim
Pittsburgh Slim in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Sied Chahrour
Also known as	Slimmie Hendrix / Slimmie / Pittsburgh Slim/Suka Dong
Origin	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Genres	Hip hop, pop, dance
Occupation(s)	Rapper, actor
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Snowballers Entertainment 2011–present. Def Jam 2007–2008
Associated acts	Wiz Khalifa, Ke$ha, Jay-Z, Ski Beatz, Camp Lo
Website	www.slimmiehendrix.com

Snowballers Entertainment 2011–present.

Sied Chahrour, better known by his stage names Pittsburgh Slim and later as Slimmie and Slimmie Hendrix is an American rapper from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania of mixed Algerian and Mexican origins. Previously signed to Def Jam Recordings as Pittsburgh Slim (until 2009), he is now signed to Snowballers Entertainment with his new adopted name Slimmie Hendrix.

Chahrour was born and raised in the Greenfield neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to an Algerian father and a part-Mexican mother. He began working on rap music while attending Allderdice High School. He played in guitar in rock bands and had a strong presence in the local rap community, working the likes of producer E. Dan and rapper Wiz Khalifa. He opened many local shows for artists such as Nelly, Jurassic 5, Usher, Nas, The Roots, Ja Rule and 50 Cent.

Chahrour relocated to Los Angeles, California and worked as a waiter while he continued to pursue music. Chahrour conceived of a song based on the line "I like when girls kiss girls", and turned to North Carolina-based producer David Willis, also known as Ski Beatz, for help with the production. For the song, "Girls Kiss Girls", they made a music video featuring Penthouse magazine model Krista Ayne, inspired by a scene from the 1999 film American Pie. The video became a sensation on the video sharing website YouTube and the song started to get played on radio stations across the U.S., beginning with KISS-FM in Pittsburgh.