Bobby Wardell Sandimanie III (born: July 30, 2001), better known professionally as Destroy Lonely, is an American rapper known for his music.
Personal Life[]
Sandimanie was born on July 30, 2001, in Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up freestyling with inspiration from his father, who was American rapper I-20. He began home school in the sixth grade with given permission from his grandmother, who was a former teacher. He enrolled back in school in the ninth and tenth grades where he recalls abusing Xanax, a drug. He cites his feeling that his substance abuse was destroying him, which was the origin of the "Destroy" part of his stage name. He spent his adolescent years in solitude which he cites as the origin of the "Lonely" part of his stage name. During his time in school, he was an expert writer.
Career[]
Sandimanie started working on music at age 14, making his first songs in a recording studio at his school. He met two of his best friends, Texaco and Nezzus, who would produce many of his early works and continue to work with him on later projects at school. Immediately upon meeting Nezzus, they began recording their first project, NezzusDestroyed. Sandimanie would later go on to gain traction with his 2019 track "Bane". Following the release of his album </3 in 2020 and the attention from "Bane", he was noticed by Playboi Carti in 2020. More particularly, the music video for his song "Oh Yeah" grabbed his attention. In early 2021, Sandimanie signed to Carti's record label, Opium. In April 2021, he appeared in Carti's music video for his song, "Sky". In July 2022, Sandimanie appeared on rapper Ken Carson's studio album X. Also in July 2022, he appeared on rapper Bktherula's single "Forever Pt. 2" and rapper Slump6s' album Genesis. In August 2022, Sandimanie released his first studio album titled No Stylist. In October 2022, he released a music video to his track "VTMNTSCOAT". In November 2022, he released a deluxe edition to his album No Stylist, named NS+ (ULTRA) which comprises five new songs.
Channel[]
Sandimanie created his channel on June 8, 2016, and he uploaded his first video on August 14, 2020. He uploads music videos and audio to his channel.
