1. Smino is the founder of the musical collective Zero Fatigue with Bari, Monte Booker, Jay2, and Ravyn Lenae.
18 Facts About Smino
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Smino is one third of the supergroup Ghetto Sage, with Saba and Noname.
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Smino initially gained local recognition in 2012 where he released a mixtape called Smeezy Dot Com, and a collaboration mixtape with Bari called Retail.
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Smino graduated from Hazelwood Central High School, a suburban high school located in Florissant, Missouri, in 2010.
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Smino later moved to Chicago, Illinois for college under the wing of his older cousin, singer Drea Smith.
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Between 2009 and 2013, Smino went by the stage name C Smi, and was in a rap duo with his friend Bari Allen called "Young Dumb and Outta Control", where they released three mixtapes including Retail.
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On July 31,2016, Smino appeared on Noname's mixtape, Telefone, with Saba and Phoelix on the track "Shadow Man".
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On December 2,2016, Smino released the title track to serve as the first single from his debut album, blkswn, which was released on March 14,2017.
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In 2019, Smino announced the Hoopti Tour, which included 33 shows in England, the United States, and Canada.
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In February 2020, Smino announced the completion of his third studio album.
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Smino made further collaborations in 2020 appearing on songs with JID, Ari Lennox, and Thundercat.
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On January 18,2021, Smino released the song "MLK Dr" in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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On December 6,2024, Smino released his fourth studio album, Maybe in Nirvana, serving as his first independently released album.
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In January 2021, Smino found out that he is related to Florida rapper Denzel Curry through the discovery of a shared uncle.
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Smino describes his sound as futuristic funk and soulful rap and tends to call his style "ratchet romance".
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Smino grew up listening to a lot of jazz, gospel, and hip hop, including Busta Rhymes, Ludacris, Nelly, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Field Mob.
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Smino is a founder and part of a musical collective and record label called Zero Fatigue with Monte Booker, Jay2, Bari, Ravyn Lenae, Elton "L10MixedIt" Chueng, Chris "Classick" Innumerable, and Nosidam.
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The collective's origins began when Smino met Classick at Columbia College Chicago, who owned a recording studio in his house in Chicago and later became his manager.