Destroy Lonely

Bobby Wardell Sandimanie III was born on July 30, 2001. He has two younger half sisters and an older half brother, and is of Liberian descent. His father is the rapper I-20, who was part of Ludacris's record label Disturbing tha Peace. He was homeschooled starting in sixth grade then got enrolled back into public school in 9th and 10th grade, where he recalls abusing the drug Xanax. He cites his feeling that his substance abuse was destroying him as 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. In November 2024, a video went viral of Destroy Lonely fighting at a gas station with his new girlfriend, Shannade Clermont. He defended himself by saying that the two were simply arguing. == Career ==

2015–2019: Beginnings Destroy Lonely started working on music at the age of 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. Lonely would later go on to gain traction with his 2019 track "Bane". In April 2021, he appeared in Playboi Carti's music video for his song "Sky". In April 2022, he was announced as a performer at the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash. In July 2022, Destroy Lonely appeared on frequent collaborator Ken Carson's studio album X. and Rochester rapper Slump6s' album Genesis. his deluxe version of the mixtape, featuring five new songs, and naming it "Ultra" after his pet bombay cat. Following this, on February 20, 2023, Destroy Lonely released a music video for the songs "Neverever" and "Fakenggas" on YouTube. On February 21, 2023, Lonely announced on Tumblr that his next album would be released in April 2023, stating: "my album comes out in april..". On March 3, 2023, Destroy Lonely released the single "If Looks Could Kill", which was expected to be the lead single for his debut studio album. On May 5, 2023, Destroy Lonely released his debut studio album, If Looks Could Kill, consisting of 25 tracks, with a bonus track, "Money and Sex", with labelmate Ken Carson. Two additional tracks were released with the CD and vinyl editions, and also a short film, "Look Killa". On September 29, 2023, Destroy Lonely released a deluxe version of his debut studio album, titled ''If Looks Could Kill (Director's Cut)'', containing 6 new tracks from all editions. On October 13, 2023, Destroy Lonely had three featured appearances on Ken Carson's third album, A Great Chaos, on the songs "Singapore", "Paranoid", and "Like This", which also featured Lil Uzi Vert. On August 30, 2024, Lonely released his second studio album, Love Lasts Forever, which peaked at number 10 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. 2025: ᐸ/3³ On April 11, 2025, Lonely appeared as a feature on Ken Carson's album More Chaos, on the track "Off the Meter" alongside label founder Playboi Carti, marking Carti and Lonely's first collaboration. On June 5, 2025, Lonely surprise released his ninth EP, See U Soon , on SoundCloud. On September 19, 2025, Lonely released his fifth mixtape, ᐸ/3³. ==Musical style==