Draft:$uicideboy$

• Comment: Could use more reliable secondary sources that discuss the subject significantly. — Zawl 14:36, 26 September 2017 (UTC)

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$uicideboy$
File:Ruby da Cherry and $lick Sloth.jpg Ruby da Cherry (standing) & $crim in 2015
Background information
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana
Genres	Hip hop, hardcore hip-hop, cloud rap, SoundCloud rap, trap
Years active	2014 (2014)-present
Labels	G*59 Records
Members	Aristos Petrou Scott Arceneaux Jr.
Website	soundcloud.com/g59

$uicideboy$ (stylized as $UICIDEBOY$) is an American hip hop duo from New Orleans, Louisiana, formed in 2014 by cousins Aristos Petrou (professionally known as Ruby da Cherry) and Scott Arceneaux Jr. (professionally known as $crim). Via music sharing platform SoundCloud, the duo rose to popularity for their abrasive, self-produced beats, as well as their harsh lyrical content and themes featuring addiction, depression and suicidal ideation. They own and operate their own label, G*59 Records, which all of their music is signed under.

Career

Formation

Aristos Petrou was born to an American mother and Greek Cypriot father in 1990. Growing up in Metairie, Louisiana and working in his father's restaurant, Petrou dabbled in punk rock as the drummer in startup band Vapo-Rats. He was first introduced to rap by his cousin, Scott Arceneaux Jr., an aspiring DJ and native of the West Bank of New Orleans. Initially each pursuing solo careers, the duo first collaborated in November 2013 on $moke a $ack, a song which featured on both artists' upcoming solo mixtapes. The two cousins eventually came together to form $uicideboy$ in early 2014.

Music career

As $uicideboy$, the duo quickly gained popularity in the underground rap scene through the audio distribution website SoundCloud. Their first project together, a three-song mixtape named Kill Your$elf Part I, was released on July 16, 2014 and featured vocals from fellow underground rapper Bones. Known for their exceedingly large discography given the short amount of time $uicideboy$ has existed, the duo have released an incredible 41 projects as of November 2017, consisting of both mixtapes and full-length EPs.

$uicideboy$ have gained a cult following in the underground rap scene, in part due to their niche subject matter involving subjects scarcely seen in rap such as suicidal ideation and depression. As of November 2017, their most viewed music video on YouTube is for their song Paris, reaching over 40 million views; Paris is additionally the song with the most plays on their SoundCloud page, clocking 14 million plays.

On September 18, 2017, American rapper Juicy J released his mixtape, Highly Intoxicated, which heavily features production from $uicideboy$. Vocals were provided on the song Freaky, which also featured rapper A$AP Rocky.

Their debut album, I Don't Wanna Die in New Orleans, is scheduled for a December 2017 release.

Controversy

Arceneaux Jr. is a former opioid addict, claiming he would lure people to him on Craigslist in order to rob them so that he could feed his addiction. Having been a regular abuser of heroin, hydrocodone and oxycodone, among others, Arceneaux Jr. has been completely sober from all substances since July 2017.

In September 2016, Canadian DJ and record producer deadmau5 accused the duo of copyright infringement following the success of their song Antarctica. The song samples parts of deadmau5's I Remember, featuring Kaskade; the DJ lamented the duo for this, claiming that $uicideboy$ were "publicizing other people's intellectual property without consent". The song, which had been out since January and subsequently reached millions of plays on both YouTube and SoundCloud, was taken down by $uicideboy$ on both platforms and no further action was taken.

Musical style

The music of $uicideboy$ varies between different subgenres of rap; while some songs have melancholy tones with lyrical content that focuses on subjects such as depression and suicidal ideation (topics not widely exposed in rap music), others are wildly aggressive, with themes of violence and sexual content. Much of their music is based around life growing up in New Orleans; song titles such as Audubon, Tulane, Elysian Fields and St. Bernard reflects streets and neighborhoods that influenced the life of Arceneaux Jr. and Petrou.

Excluding occasional guest producers, the entirety of $uicideboy$' discography is self-produced, mainly by Arceneaux.

Influences

In an interview with XXL, $uicideboy$ listed rap artists and groups such as Three 6 Mafia, Lil Wayne, Curren$y, OutKast, Kanye West, among others as their influences. Petrou, having primarily been raised as a punk rock fan, lists bands such as Misfits, Dead Kennedys and Leftöver Crack as his influences.

Discography

Mixtapes

• Gray//Grey (2015)
• 7th or St. Tammany (2015)
• YUNGDEATHLILLIFE (2015)
• High Tide in the Snake's Nest (2015)
• My Liver Will Handle What My Heart Can't (2015)
• Now the Moon's Rising (2015)
• Dark Side of the Clouds (2016)
• Eternal Grey (2016)

EPs

• Kill Your$elf: Parts I-X (2014-15)
• Black $uicide (2015)
• Black $uicide Side B: $uicide Hustle (2015)
• G.R.E.Y.G.O.D.S. (2015)
• Grey Sheep (2015)
• I No Longer Fear the Razor Guarding My Heel (2015)
• Black $uicide Side C: The Seventh Seal (2015)
• $outh $ide $uicide (ft. Pouya) (2015)
• I No Longer Fear the Razor Guarding My Heel II (2015)
• G.R.E.Y.G.O.D.S.I.I. (2015)
• DIRTYNASTY$UICIDE (ft. Germ) (2015)
• Grey Sheep II (2016)
• Radical $uicide (ft. Getter) (2016)
• I No Longer Fear the Razor Guarding My Heel III (2016)
• DIRTIERNASTIER$UICIDE (ft. Germ) (2017)
• Kill Your$elf: Parts XI-XX (2017)