STS

STS (aka Sugar Tongue Slim) first came up on Philly's Slam Poetry scene. He became a regular at Black Lily, the now legendary series that started in Quest’s living room. At the urging of DJ Jazzy Jeff, Slim began rapping. He went on to co-write Ciara’s massive hit record “Oh” which became her third top-five single and stayed on the Hot 100 for 23 weeks. Before long, Slim had a record deal w/ Def Jam.

But just weeks after signing, he was in a near-fatal car accident. Unable to walk let alone record, the deal was over. After a long recovery, he connected w/ Black Thought and joined his group, the Money Making Jam Boys. The project featured a host of producers including Questlove, and Jazzy Jeff.… see more