"Todd Smith (singer) James Todd Smith (who goes by Todd Smith) is a singer and founding member of the contemporary Christian music band Selah. Smith remains an original member since its founding in 1997. Smith grew up the son of missionaries in Zaire, Africa (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) in a home built by his grandparents, who had been missionaries to the continent since the 1930s. His grandfather worked as a dentist in the United States before moving to Zaire. Smith's father was born in Africa, but later moved to Detroit, Michigan. Both Smith's grandparents died in Africa."
"albums and two greatest hits compilations. His twelfth album ""Exit 13"" (2008), was his last for his long-tenured deal with Def Jam Recordings. In 2010, VH1 has placed him on their ""100 Greatest Artists Of All Time"" list. LL Cool J appeared in numerous films, including ""In Too Deep"", ""Any Given Sunday"", ""S.W.A.T."", ""Mindhunters"", and ""Edison"". He currently plays NCIS Special Agent Sam Hanna in the CBS crime drama television series """". LL Cool J also is the host of ""Lip Sync Battle"" on Paramount Network. James Todd Smith was born on January 14, 1968, in Bay Shore, New York"
"Will Smith Willard Carroll Smith Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. In April 2007, ""Newsweek"" called him ""the most powerful actor in Hollywood"". Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy Awards. In the late 1980s, Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince. In 1990, his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the NBC television series ""The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"", which ran for six seasons until 1996. After the series ended, Smith transitioned from television to film,"
"was insured by Lloyds for $200 million for the jump which raised money for the charity Global Citizen. Will Smith Willard Carroll Smith Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. In April 2007, ""Newsweek"" called him ""the most powerful actor in Hollywood"". Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy Awards. In the late 1980s, Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince. In 1990, his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the NBC television series ""The Fresh Prince of"
"him. Busta Rhymes Trevor George Smith Jr. (born May 20, 1972), known professionally as Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes, after NFL and CFL wide receiver George ""Buster"" Rhymes. He is best known for his outlandish style and fashion sense depicted in several innovative music videos as well as his intricate rhyming technique, rapping at high speed with heavy use of internal rhyme and half rhyme. He has received 11 Grammy Award nominations for his work. About.com included him on its list of"
"Busta Rhymes Trevor George Smith Jr. (born May 20, 1972), known professionally as Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes, after NFL and CFL wide receiver George ""Buster"" Rhymes. He is best known for his outlandish style and fashion sense depicted in several innovative music videos as well as his intricate rhyming technique, rapping at high speed with heavy use of internal rhyme and half rhyme. He has received 11 Grammy Award nominations for his work. About.com included him on its list of the"
"native James Todd Smith was creating demo tapes in his grandparents' home. His grandfather, a jazz saxophonist, purchased him $ 2,000 worth of stereo equipment, including two turntables, an audio mixer and an amplifier. Smith later discussed his childhood background and rapping, stating that ""By the time I got that equipment, I was already a rapper. In this neighborhood, the kids grow up in rap. It's like speaking Spanish if you grow up in an all-Spanish house. I got into it when I was about 9, and since then all I wanted was to make a record and hear it"
"A ballistics test matched bullets from that gun to the ones that killed Tapp, but no witnesses would testify against him. By 2008, Smith had been arrested for three more murders and in each case, charges were dropped and he was released due to lack of witnesses and the New Orleans 60-day law, and Smith's murders, including that of Tapp, became cold cases. Smith himself was found shot to death on August 13, 2011. Soulja Slim James Adarryl Tapp Jr. (September 9, 1977 – November 26, 2003), better known by his stage name Soulja Slim, was an American rapper and"
"Too Short Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966) better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is best known for his hit songs like ""The Ghetto"" and ""Blow the Whistle"" and ""Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin'"". Too Short is one of the very few musicians to have been able to collaborate with both 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. during the height of their careers when the rappers engaged in a protracted feud. Too Short is credited as being one of the pioneer rappers of West Coast hip"
"Todd Smith (musician) Todd Smith is an American vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist, who most notably fronts the band Dog Fashion Disco. Smith is currently involved with the bands Polkadot Cadaver, Knives Out!, and solo project El-Creepo!. Smith was the lead singer and songwriter for the multi-genre metal band Dog Fashion Disco from 1996 until 2007. Smith contributed vocal and guitar work to the 2005 album The Exotic Sounds of the Alter Boys by the Ohio-based band The Alter Boys. On February 18, 2007, Smith started a musical project called Polkadot Cadaver, announced shortly after the break-up of Dog Fashion Disco."
"Speech (rapper) Todd Thomas (born October 25, 1968), better known by the stage name Speech, is an American rapper and musician. He is a member of the progressive hip hop group Arrested Development and has released a number of solo albums. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States and spent his childhood years there and in Ripley, Tennessee, before relocating to Georgia in 1987 to attend the Art Institute of Atlanta. He attended Rufus King High School and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In 1987, Speech joined with fellow DJ Headliner to form the group Arrested Development. After over three"
"an artist, rapper, poet, actor, and author. Mykki identifies as multi-gendered and is known for being an avid entertainer in the music industry. Born in Orange County, California, and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, Mykki decided to run away to New York City at the young age of sixteen years old. There, they started cross dressing and were constantly assumed to be a girl. Being cat-called on the city street and receiving sexual attention from males allowed them to continue on their journey as a transgender artist. D. Smith is a Grammy award-winning producer, singer, and songwriter. Smith is the"
"1, 2014 list. Wendy Jo Smith Wendy Jo Smith, better known as her stage-name Wendy Ho, is an American rap-artist, singer, and comedian. Smith was born in Toledo, Ohio, and spent much of her childhood in Kansas City, Kansas. She moved to New York City in the summer of 2002, where she participated in the cabaret scene and performed in regional theatre shows. She acquired the nickname ""Wendy Ho"" while attending college at Missouri State University, where she was the recipient of the Kathleen Turner Performance Scholarship. Smith began her career in the straight comedy clubs of New York, eventually"
"Jaden Smith Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (born July 8, 1998) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and actor. He is the son of Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith. Jaden Smith's first movie role was with his father in the 2006 film ""The Pursuit of Happyness"". He also acted in the 2008 remake of ""The Day the Earth Stood Still"" and the 2010 remake of ""The Karate Kid"", and was in the 2013 film ""After Earth"" with his father. Following the critical panning of ""After Earth"", Smith distanced himself from acting and the film industry, deciding to focus on music"
"up to Alvin & the Chipmunks speed; it's fast, furious and dirty."" Blaqstarr Charles Smith (born September 30, 1985), better known as Blaqstarr or DJ Blaqstarr, is a Baltimore, Maryland area rapper, singer, producer and DJ. He is best known for his work with M.I.A.. Blaqstarr had local success in the early 2000s with the songs ""Get My Gun"", ""Ryda Girl"", ""Jiggle It"", ""Hands Up Thumbs Down"" and ""Feel It In the Air"", released via Starr Productions. In 2005, he contributed songs such as ""Tote It"" to the album ""Operation Playtime"" and the songs ""Supastarr"" and ""So Horney"" to the"
"JTM (rapper) James Brandt Curran (born 19 August 1986) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. James is more commonly known by his stage name JTM, formerly James the Mormon. Although he doesn't make religious music, he self-identifies as a religious person. JTM changed his stage name in 2018, and prefers to now be called JTM since The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has asked its members to not refer to themselves as ""Mormons"". JTM started posting videos on his YouTube channel in 2014 which attracted much attention from his religious community. He then released ""I'm"
"Ed Lover James Roberts (born February 12, 1963), better known as Ed Lover, is an American rapper, actor, musician, radio personality, and former MTV VJ. He hosted ""The Ed Lover Show"" on SiriusXM's old-school hip hop station, BackSpin. As of April 12, 2018, he hosts the morning show at classic hip-hop ""104.3 Jams"" WBMX in Chicago. Roberts was born in Hollis, Queens, New York. Before reaching fame on MTV, he was part of an eccentric and deliberately enigmatic hip hop collective called No Face, primarily with fellow members Kevon Shah and Mark ""Mark Sexx"" Skeete, who served as the main"
"Method Man Clifford Smith (born March 2, 1971), known professionally as Method Man, is an American rapper and actor. He is known as a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He is also one half of the hip hop duo Method Man & Redman. He took his stage name from the 1979 film ""Method Man"". In 1996, Smith won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, for ""I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By"", featuring American R&B singer Mary J. Blige. Smith has appeared in films such"
"Blaqstarr Charles Smith (born September 30, 1985), better known as Blaqstarr or DJ Blaqstarr, is a Baltimore, Maryland area rapper, singer, producer and DJ. He is best known for his work with M.I.A.. Blaqstarr had local success in the early 2000s with the songs ""Get My Gun"", ""Ryda Girl"", ""Jiggle It"", ""Hands Up Thumbs Down"" and ""Feel It In the Air"", released via Starr Productions. In 2005, he contributed songs such as ""Tote It"" to the album ""Operation Playtime"" and the songs ""Supastarr"" and ""So Horney"" to the album ""Baltimore Club 9"". In December 2005, M.I.A. travelled to America to"
"Lamar - ""DAMN."" 2017: Bryson Tiller - ""True To Self"" 2017: Young Dolph - ""Thinking Out Loud"" 2018: Kendrick Lamar - """" 2018: Key Glock - ""Glock Bond"" 2018: Maxo Kream - ""Punken"" 2018: Nipsey Hussle - ""Victory Lap"" 2018: Jay Rock - ""Redemption"" 2018: Post Malone - ""beerbongs & bentleys"" Teddy Walton Travis Walton (born July 30, 1992 in Memphis, Tennessee), professionally known as Teddy Walton, is an American producer, songwriter and DJ. He began music production by creating songs with his older brother, rapper June, eventually releasing a project titled ""EVOL"" He later went on to release a"
"Wendy Jo Smith Wendy Jo Smith, better known as her stage-name Wendy Ho, is an American rap-artist, singer, and comedian. Smith was born in Toledo, Ohio, and spent much of her childhood in Kansas City, Kansas. She moved to New York City in the summer of 2002, where she participated in the cabaret scene and performed in regional theatre shows. She acquired the nickname ""Wendy Ho"" while attending college at Missouri State University, where she was the recipient of the Kathleen Turner Performance Scholarship. Smith began her career in the straight comedy clubs of New York, eventually playing a Christmas"
"on his family farm, the ""Kuntry Ranch"", in Unionville, Tennessee. Big Smo John Lee Smith (born February 14, 1976), known by his stage name Big Smo, is an American country rap musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and film director. After several independent and minor label releases, Smo's major label debut studio album, ""Kuntry Livin'"", was released in 2014 and charted on three ""Billboard"" charts. He was the subject of an eponymous reality television series on A&E that began in 2014. John Lee Smith was born in San Diego, California, to mother Mary Jane Smith (née Barber) and father Carl Avery Smith."
"Soulja Slim James Adarryl Tapp Jr. (September 9, 1977 – November 26, 2003), better known by his stage name Soulja Slim, was an American rapper and songwriter. He was known for writing the U.S. number one hit ""Slow Motion"". James A'Darryl Tapp Jr. was born on September 9, 1977 to James and Linda Tapp. He was raised in the Magnolia Projects and attended Cohen Senior High School before dropping out of school in the 11th grade. He began selling drugs, as well as forming an addiction to heroin and cocaine. By 1993, he was rapping as ""Magnolia Slim"" in venues"
"the inaugural celebrations. In November 1996, he toured with Hootie and the Blowfish. In addition to touring and releasing his own albums, Speech has performed on several other projects including ""1 Giant Leap"", collaborating with Zap Mama on ""Each Step Moves Us On"". Speech (rapper) Todd Thomas (born October 25, 1968), better known by the stage name Speech, is an American rapper and musician. He is a member of the progressive hip hop group Arrested Development and has released a number of solo albums. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States and spent his childhood years there and in"
"place that transcends the bottom line."" Fred LaBour Frederick ""Fred"" LaBour (born June 3, 1948 in Grand Rapids, Michigan), better known by his stage name Too Slim, is a Grammy award-winning American musician, best known for his work with the Western swing musical and comedy group Riders in the Sky. LaBour plays double bass and sings lead and background vocals. Prior to joining the Riders, he played with country singer Dickey Lee's band. With the Riders, he is billed as ""a Righteous Tater"" or ""The Man of a Thousand Hats""). LaBour is the central core of the Rider's comedy, with"
"""ambassador"", for the brand. Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy film ""Clerks"" (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob. Jay and Silent Bob have appeared in Smith's follow-up films ""Mallrats"", ""Chasing Amy"", ""Dogma"", ""Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back"", and ""Clerks 2"" which were set primarily in his home state of New Jersey. While not strictly sequential, the films frequently featured crossover plot"
"for himself in the music industry. Lil iROCC Williams Justin Williams (born March 3, 1990) is an American rapper and actor. Williams began his career using the stage name Lil iROCC Williams, but eventually dropped the ""Lil"". His name is often stylized multiple ways, including Irocc, iROCC, irocc, and iroCc. Williams is a Christian, which is heavily reflected in his lyrics. His moniker, which is inspired by Proverbs 3:5, stands for I Rely On Christ Completely. Williams was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to a father and a mother, Treiva, but the family moved to Atlanta when he was still"
"the first time, he was telling fans not to bother watching it. He told the ""Los Angeles Times"": Solo albums Collaboration albums Method Man Clifford Smith (born March 2, 1971), known professionally as Method Man, is an American rapper and actor. He is known as a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He is also one half of the hip hop duo Method Man & Redman. He took his stage name from the 1979 film ""Method Man"". In 1996, Smith won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, for ""I'll Be"
"Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy film ""Clerks"" (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob. Jay and Silent Bob have appeared in Smith's follow-up films ""Mallrats"", ""Chasing Amy"", ""Dogma"", ""Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back"", and ""Clerks 2"" which were set primarily in his home state of New Jersey. While not strictly sequential, the films frequently featured crossover plot elements, character references, and"
"B.Slade Anthony Charles Williams II (born ), better known by his stage name B.Slade, formerly known under the gospel moniker Tonéx ( ), is an American singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, dancer, producer, and activist from San Diego, CA. He has gone by various names and aliases, but his primary stage name of choice had for years been ""Tonéx"". In 2010, he began using the stage name B.Slade in order to rebrand himself. Williams has released several hundred songs on dozens of albums over the span of his career, while producing several others for both gospel and secular artists. He"
"2011 for several offenses including driving under the influence, possession of a controlled substance, drinking in public, failure to stop after an accident, refusal to submit to a chemical test, crossing the median, and following too close. Tommy Smith has now recovered after rehabilitation at Betty Ford and is currently the morning DJ for 103.7 The Buzz, Little Rock, Arkansas. Tommy Smith (DJ) Tommy Smith (born November 4, 1954), formerly known as 'The Outlaw' and 'TC Starr', is a radio DJ in Little Rock, Arkansas. Tommy is most known for his long-running ""Rock and Roll Breakfast"" show with co-host David"
"more. ...White women treat they man like a king."" The article elicited varied reactions from bloggers and online commentators. Cultural critic and Columbia University professor Marc Lamont Hill and singers Aubrey O'Day, D. Woods, and Talib Kweli have all responded publicly to his comments. MTV Video Music Awards Slim Thug Stayve Jerome Thomas (born September 8, 1980), better known as Slim Thug, is an American rapper. He gained mainstream attention for his contribution to the popular single from rapper Mike Jones, ""Still Tippin'"". Slim Thug grew up in Houston's Northside neighborhood of Homestead/Scenic Woods. Slim says that his rap name"
"would also describe the passing bands while playing continuous looped marching band music. Smith is noted for his KROQ-FM simulcasts of the 1978 World Series. He coined the phrase ""Too hip, gotta go!"" while at KLOS. Smith also hosted the late night television show called ""Rock 'N' America"", in 1984. Frazer Smith Frazer Smith, also known as Frazier Smith, (born January 17, 1955) is an American radio personality, actor and stand-up comedian. Smith was born in Detroit, Michigan. He worked in Los Angeles, California at KROQ-FM from 1976 through 1979, KLOS from 1979 through 1984, KMET 1984 through 1986, KLSX"