2Slimey

Sergio Garcia was born in Oakland, California^[2] to immigrant parents from Mexico, and described his living in Oklahoma as "slow-paced". Growing up, he originally aspired to be a professional basketball player, but he quit due to seeing more advantaged players.^[3] During his time in Oklahoma, Garcia worked a variety of jobs, which included working at a grocery store, restaurant, and a 7-Eleven, which he quit three days after due to the environment of the people he encountered.^[4][1]

Garcia began to make music in the mid-2010s under the name GGS, initially making traditional rap music. In 2016, during the boom of the SoundCloud era, Garcia became a fan of artists such as Smokepurpp, Lil Pump, and XXXTentacion. Garcia has been releasing music under the 2Slimey moniker since as early as 2021. His breakout track, "Shrimp", was released on March 16, 2024, which gained notoriety for its unique sound. On November 29, 2024, Garcia released his debut mixtape, titled SsoMe.^[1] On November 14, 2025, Garcia released his debut studio album, titled High Anxiety, composed of 13 tracks and a feature from Izaya Tiji.^[1][5]

In January 2026, Garcia was announced to make his debut at Rolling Loud 2026 in Orlando, Florida.^[6] On February 6, 2026, Garcia released the deluxe edition of his November album, titled More Anxiety.^[7] On February 20, 2026, Garcia appeared in the Underground Sound 2026 cypher alongside RainingLol, Sixbill, and Matt Proxy, among others.^[1]

2Slimey is viewed as a polarizing rapper, with reviewers often sharing mixed feelings regarding him.^[8] Complex described Garcia's music as "weird, off-kilter rhythms of the neo-jerk wave", blended with "the bit-crushed drums of hyperpop, and covers it all in deep-fried distortion", and compared his style to noise musician Merzbow.^[1] Kieran Press-Reynolds of Pitchfork wrote that Garcia's releases had been preceded by the influence of Luci4.^[9] Mano Sundaresan of Pitchfork wrote that Garcia's vocals "echo like a poltergeist over a beat that feels like the Giga-zombie running at you in 28 Years Later."^[10][11][12]

Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork felt somewhat skeptical about Garcia's music, writing how Garcia's attention is strange, and that he lacks personality but represents the current wave of rage rap.^[8] Olivier Lafontant of the same magazine company was fairly critical, yet analytical when describing Garcia's music. He wrote that Garcia's popularity is mostly about internet virality and novelty, and that he is a product of it. Lafontant compared Garcia to fellow rapper Yeat and his album 2 Alive, stating that Yeat has catchiness and identity, which Garcia lacks. He also wroted about how people are drawn to Garcia's music because of the meme aspect and appearance.^[8]

Music critic Anthony Fantano noted similarities between Garcia's sound and power electronics, as well as noise music.^[13]

Antonio Johri of Complex compared Garcia to Che, albiet with an extremified sound. He noted that Garcia's music mixes hyperpop, rage rap, digicore, and noise, also noting that his songs are intentionally very loud, distorted, and chaotic, with heavy bass and aggressive Auto-Tune. He notes the sound as overwhelming yet surprisingly catchy, with songs like "Meat", adding that Garcia was pushing rage rap to its limits.^[14]

Alexander Cole of HotNewHipHop wrote that Garcia's music is a "barrage of sounds", which the youth seems to enjoy a lot.^[15]

Garcia has been co-signed by other hip-hop artists such as PlaqueBoyMax^[1] and Lil Uzi Vert.^[16][17][2] According to Dazed magazine, Frost Children's Lulu Prost stated that his music should be burned with fire.^[2]