Mike Smith | |
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Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, recording artist, author, television personality |
Years active | 2013–present |
Notable credit(s) | Snoop Dogg Billy Ray Cyrus Sway Calloway DJ Khaled, Crooked I, Tech N9ne, Cyhi The Prynce, DJ Whoo Kid, Twista, RZA and Inspectah Deck of Wu Tang Clan, DMC (Run DMC), Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses) |
Spouse | Erika Smith |
Website | http://www.mikesmith.net |
Mike Smith is a Cuban American recording artist, record and television producer. He is a Number 1 Billboard charting artist who is currently under indictment for allegedly using bots and AI-generated content to artificially inflate his streaming revenue.[1][2] He is best known for being one of the stars and main judge on BET's original programming series One Shot and for co writing the hit song "A Hard Working Man" by Snoop Dogg, Billy Ray Cyrus, and The Avila Brothers. This song has been featured on NFL Thursday Night Primetime and CBS NFL Today.[3][4][5][6][7] He is also well known for numerous hit singles including the Top 5 Billboard hit "Beautiful Day" and Billboard Top 40 hits "Hardworking Man" and "You're My Kind Of Beautiful". In 2024, Smith formed the two man musical group Niosmith. Smith is the singer, songwriter, plays guitar and bass guitar for the group and his partner Nioshi Jackson is the drummer. On June 21, 2024 Niosmith released "Take Me To The Edge" featuring Snoop Dogg. The song has had over 30 million views.[8]
Smith has worked with many artists, including Snoop Dogg, Billy Ray Cyrus, DJ Khaled, T.I., Juicy J, Royce Da 5'9', Remy Ma, and Gilby Clarke of Guns N' Roses.[9][10]