Destroy Lonely has been played on NTS over 60 times, featured on 52 episodes and was first played on 12 July 2021.

Bobby Wardell Sandimanie III (born July 30, 2001), professionally known as Destroy Lonely, is a rapper and singer from Atlanta, Georgia. A widely notable figure in underground hip-hop from late 2019 up until the early 2020s, hes credited for popularizing ambient plugg and rage. Lone’s music consists of otherworldly, ominous instrumentals alongside his dark ambient voice delivery, doubling down on his mysterious persona. Born in a musical household, he grew up freestyling with inspiration from his father, rapper I-20. At an early age of 14, Lone started working on his on music, creating his first songs at a recording studio at his school, where 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. His earliest official releases came in late 2015 and early 2016 on SoundCloud, including notable tracks like "No Face, No Case," "Drexler," and "On Go."

His earliest known release was an EP called Lonely’s Flexed Up Slow Jams. Known only through a single screenshot available on his old label Gorgeous Records’s Instagram, the hollow shells of its now private SoundCloud pages and the confirmation of its existence in a 2024 interview with Nardwuar, this 3 song EP would see Destroy Lonely under the moniker of “nascar lone!”. Due to its limited availability, the EP is now considered lost media like most of his releases in this time period.

As he grew his fanbase and released more projects, Lonely forged relationships with many contemporaries in the Atlanta-area scene like BigSmokeChapo. He closely works with producer Clayco. He also frequently works with producers in the Underworld Music Group, an artist and producer group created by Clayco.

Lonely was affiliated with BigSmokeChapo’s Addicted To Money. However, following the release of his mixtape "

After getting signed to Opium, Lone has since started to get mainstream attention, with him appearing in festivals and collaborating with other artists. This would lead up to the release of his highly anticipated mixtape, "NO STYLIST", released on August 12, 2022. The mixtape itself, as well as the single “NOSTYLIST,” would boost up Lone’s popularity across social media. He would follow up with a deluxe, titled "NS+ (ULTRA)" on November 18, 2022. The deluxe included 5 new tracks, one of them being "NEVEREVER" which became a huge hit song and further boosted Lone's popularity across social media as a result. Ending off the year, Lone would later get signed to Interscope Records.

Entering into 2023, Lone would release his biggest single to date, “if looks could kill,” to which it immediately gained attention through social media (primarily TikTok) prior to it’s release, after a snippet of the song was posted, and as of 2024 the single has now been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). On May 5, 2023, Lone would release his debut studio album, "if looks could kill" to commercial success, debuting at #18 on the Billboard 200, earning 29,000 copies sold first week and marking Lone's first major debut on the charts. Thanks to its unique horror movie fashion-killer aesthetic, a short film titled "Look Killa" was also released to accompany the album; the film also features fellow opium affiliate Ken Carson. Lone would later release the Director’s Cut version of the album, titled "If Looks Could Kill (Directors Cut)" on September 29, 2023, consisting of six new tracks, four of which were imported from physical copies.

On June 13 2024, Lone would release the single "LUV 4 YA" in preparation for his sophomore studio album "LOVE LASTS FOREVER", which the album was released 2 months later on August 30 2024 to major commercial success, debuting at #10 on the Billboard 200 earning 37,000 copies sold first week and marking Lone's first top 10 album on the charts. The album contained features from Lil Uzi Vert and Ken Carson, with Don Toliver being added onto the CD version. Lone would also release three deluxe versions of the album during the first week of it’s release, one of them being "LOVE LASTS FOREVER V2.5" which included 5 brand new tracks in total.

On September 11, 2025, Lonely released the lead single "Jumanji" for his next upcoming mixtape titled "