A response to boyfriend
Young Thug's multi-platinum single "Relationship" has led to an unintentional side career for model and designer Jerrika Karlae. Her slightly raspy and wholly assertive rhymes have been featured on
Thug's
Slime Language compilations and showcased further on solo singles such as "Everything" (2019), "Jimmy Choo" (2020), and the celebratory
Mase flashback "Did That" (2022).
Originally from North Carolina and based in Atlanta, Jerrika Karlae Hauser became a public figure as a model and swimwear designer. Although she had also expressed herself through poetry, she didn't take music seriously until after she recorded a joking response to
Young Thug's
Beautiful Thugger Girls track "Relationship." Featured across 2018 on a handful of tracks, such as
Young Thug's "U Ain't Slime Enough" (off
Slime Language) and
Young Scooter's "I Need a B*tch,"
Karlae made her commercial solo debut early the next year with the independent "RIXH," a collaboration with
Rich the Kid. She then joined the roster of
Thug's Young Stoner Life label, and during the rest of 2019 released "Everything" (featuring
Thug) and "Shut Up and Listen" (with
Lil Duke). She teamed with
Thug and
Gunna in 2020 for "Jimmy Choo," which quickly became her most popular cut as a headliner. "Sheesh" and two appearances on
Slime Language 2 in 2021 were followed the next year by "Blind" (featuring
Lil Yachty) and "Did That." ~ Andy Kellman