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03 Mar 2022, 10:04 am

10 Things You Didn’t Know about Slushii

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Everyone is talking about Slushii, DJ Whoo Kid, and rapper Desiigner right now. Why? Because they star in a new music video for Desiigner’s new song ‘Bakin,’ that also stars someone the world cannot stop talking about. This young musician, DJ, and songwriter is in the video alongside the late and great Bob Saget.

He’s not just a singer. He’s not just a DJ. He’s a songwriter. He is a record producer. He’s famous. He’s been in the business since only 2016, but he’s well-known and well-liked in the music industry, and people love to see what he’s bringing to the table next.

He’s not very old, though. Slushii is in his early 20s. The young singer was born on May 1, 1997, in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, and he was born with the name Julian Michael Scanlan.

He was diagnosed as a child with Asperger’s Syndrome, which is an autism spectrum disorder that is technically no longer classified by this name but only as a portion of the spectrum.

Slushii was bullied as a child because his own ability to read social cues and interact with others suffered. Kids made fun of him for this, and we imagine it was a terrible time since he didn’t know how to read cues.

When DJ Avicii took his own life, there was a moment when the world stopped. Slushii was a man who knew at the time that this is a serious issue. Mental health needs more attention, it needs more recognition, and it needs to be something that people aren’t so hesitant to discuss.

He said so himself, and that’s all right. He’s been trying to play more of his own music when he is on stage, but sometimes it’s difficult. He does forget from time to time to focus on his own music because he’s just so busy focused on playing the other things he has on his list. It’s an honest mistake.

Ask him about his work all day long, and he is happy to discuss. However, if you ask him about his personal life, you are not going to get much from him. He is good about keeping his personal life and his work life separate, and that is something that will help him balance his life for a long time.


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03 Mar 2022, 2:56 pm

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Ask him about his work all day long, and he is happy to discuss. However, if you ask him about his personal life, you are not going to get much from him. He is good about keeping his personal life and his work life separate, and that is something that will help him balance his life for a long time.


I find this trait admirable in anyone regardless of their walk of life.

His music's not for me, but fair play to him all the same. :D


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