moment / Sep 8, 1980 Slim Thug is born Slim Thug is born in Houston. Bling Era BranchesPeople1centers onSlim Thugperson Tags: birthdayperson-milestone Citations 2 B Wikipedia — Slim Thug Retrieved 2026-05-24. B AllMusic — Slim Thug biography Retrieved 2026-05-24. Per methodology: Tier A = scholarly / institutional / primary; Tier B = trade press + paper of record + Wikipedia; Tier C = fan / community / specialist (with corroboration). Nearby in time ← Previous Sep 3, 1980 B.G. is born Next → Sep 25, 1980 T.I. is born 1980 Gucci Mane is born 1980 "The Breaks" is released 1980 B.G. is born 1980 T.I. is born 1980 Kurtis Blow's 'The Breaks' is certified gold — the first gold-selling rap single 1981 Mike Jones is born ← All moments