Destroy Lonely (Bobby Wilson Sandimanie III, born in Atlanta in 2001) is an American rapper on Playboi Carti's Opium imprint and a leading voice in the early-2020s rage and trap wave — he's also the son of Disturbing tha Peace rapper I-20. If Looks Could Kill (2023) is the one to start with. Shop Destroy Lonely vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Bobby Wilson Sandimanie III, performing as Destroy Lonely, was born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 6, 2001. He is the son of rapper I-20 (Bobby Sandimanie II), a member of Disturbing tha Peace under Ludacris. He signed with Playboi Carti's Opium imprint (under Interscope Records) and emerged as one of the prominent voices in the broader Carti-adjacent rage and trap scene of the early 2020s.
Destroy Lonely's sound combines trap, rage rap, hyperpop-influenced hip hop, and Atlanta hip hop with distinctive vocal effects, distorted production, and a willingness to push toward more abrasive, electronic-leaning hip hop. His work sits squarely in the Opium aesthetic alongside Playboi Carti, Ken Carson, and others.
Opium/Interscope pressings of the Destroy Lonely catalog have been issued in standard and color variant editions.
Listeners new to Destroy Lonely typically start with If Looks Could Kill (2023).
