Sharp the Pimp who is sometimes referred to as “Sharp tha Tank” is a repentant pimp who became famous on social media following narrations of his story to the public.
Moving away from being a pimp, he has become involved in the podcast field.
Sharp the Pimp also alternates podcasting with tending to his entrepreneurial potentials as well as social media influencing.
On these shows, his source of livelihood, which used to be pimping, made the round-table discussions.
Read more to learn about his age, girlfriend, wiki, networth, bio, height, weight, family, ethnicity, nationality, religion, facts and more.
What is Sharp the Pimp’s real name?
He goes by the real name, Robert De Shawn Swonger.
But his pseudonym “Sharp the Pimp” has been his internet identity since he stepped into the public’s eyes.
However, after taking a new career path, he is now prominently referred to as “Sharp tha Tank.”
Sharp the Pimp Wiki/Biography
Sharp the Pimp was born on the 16th of September, 1987 in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America.
He is a Virgo as he was born on the date and month that falls in this horoscope.
The American internet personality has disclosed he moved to the West Coast, Las Vegas, 2 years after his birth.
He grew up here all his life including having his education which he describes as “typical American f*cked up dream.
Same sh*t, different day. Average sh*t.”
When he turned 12-13 years of age, he begun to frequent the city of San Diego before he eventually considered the pimping route.
Real Name
Robert De Shawn Swonger
Nickname
Sharp the Pimp, Sharp tha Tank, Sharpie
Profession
Podcaster, Storyteller, Enterpreneur, Social Media Influencing
Age
37 years old (as of 2024)
Date of Birth
16th September, 1987
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Homeplace
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Nationality
American
Ethnicity
American
Religion
Unknown
Height
5’10”
Weight
79 kg
Education
Not Disclosed
Hobbies
Podcasting, Storytelling, Smoking
Famous for
Former Pimping lifestyle, Podcasting, Storytelling, Entrepreneurship
Sharp the Pimp Family and Girlfriend
Sharp the Pimp never had the luxury of enjoying physically and emotionally available parents.
This he recounts contributed to how he navigated his life as it was necessary to survive against all odds.
His mother after being separated from his father, got into a new relationship.
Getting intoxicated with her new love, she went to be with her boyfriend, leaving Sharp the Pimp to acquaint and see himself through life.
The relationship produced a baby which of course would be described as Sharp’s step-sibling.
Sharp the Pimp has children out of wedlock but upclose details on this have been censored by him.
Sharp the PimpAge, Height and More
Born on the 16th of September, 1987, the creative and entrepreneur is 37 years of age.
Sharp the Pimp stands at a tall height of 5 foot and 10 inches with a weight of over 79 kilogram.
He wears his hair in low neat cuts which is mostly worn on very stylish beanies, baseball caps, face caps, bandanna and scarves.
His eye color is coffee brown.
Sharp the Pimp’s body measurements are 42-32-38 while his shoe size is a 9.5 (US).
Career
Growing up around pimps, sex workers and other persons one could consider morally left-winged, Sharp the Pimp begun working as a pimp at the age of 14.
This decision was taken on the basis of lack of parental/sponsorship privileges to help him attain his lofty dreams.
Sharp the Pimp got introduced into the game of pimping by his first girlfriend who was about 12 years older than him.
According to him, she showed him a life where he could earn from, foregoing his lack and pain.
He was quite successful at this, with a good work ethics that protected the interest of his sex workers, clients as well as himself.
Sharp the Pimp had a brief controversial career experience when he was arrested for countless charges of money laundering.
This incident is over 10 years in record as this occurred in 2014.
Ever since then, Sharp the Pimp stated he has never had to deal with cops situation anymore.
In 2021, he was invited by the Soft WhiteUnderbelly YouTube channel for an interview.
Here Sharp the Pimp awed everyone with his life story which was expressed in a goofy and captivating way.
In the same year, he was invited to the No Jumper podcast and after an interesting ride all through the interview, a new path of his life was created.
Sharp the Pimp charmed the media company with his charismatic abilities which earned him his personal show, Sharp Tank.
Ever since then, Sharp the Pimp has gone on to become a successful podcaster and entrepreneur, leaving his pimping past behind.
Sharp the Pimp’s Net Worth
Sharp the Pimp has an estimated networth of over $24.5 million.
His wealth is a total sum of money gotten from his previous pimping career.
Now he is into podcasting which is aired on YouTube basically, he also earns some revenue from this source as well as other business dealings he has working for him.
Facts
Sharp the Pimp started his pimp job at the age of 14.
He gained prominence through sharing his story on YouTube on podcasts like No Jumper podcast including the Soft WhiteUnderbelly YouTube channel.
He was once bestowed the title “Pimp of the Year” by friends and other pimps who knew him through social media.
He has been accused for misogyny and unhealthy criticism of women.
He currently runs a podcast show titled Sharp tha Tank which is sponsored by No Jumper.
He has a large following of 268,000 people on Instagram.
FAQs about Sharp the Pimp
Who is Sharp the Pimp?
Sharp the Pimp who is sometimes referred to as “Sharp tha Tank” is a repentant pimp who became famous on social media following narrations of his story to the public.
