Photographed by Eric Ray Davidson on Aug. 22 in Sunland, Calif. Styling by Olori Swank. Swae Lee (left) wears a Gucci shirt and shoes and Hudson Jeans. Slim Jxmmi wears a KTZ sweatshirt and pants, Givenchy sandals, Puma socks and Gucci goggles.
WELL PAST NOON ON A sweltering Wednesday, Rae Sremmurd’s rented Encino, Calif., home is still. A large breakfast takeout order remains mostly untouched on the dining room table. Empty Hennessy bottles line one side of the kitchen sink, while on the other, fresh pineapples wait to be hurled from the stage, one of the group’s trademarks. Eventually, Swae Lee, 23, and his brother, Slim Jxmmi (pronounced “Jimmy”), 24, emerge from within the house, their eyes sleepy from morning weed-smoking sessions and their demeanors polite, in keeping with their…