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 |
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Mike Smith is a Cuban American recording artist, record and television producer. He claims that his music has over two billion streams with over five million units sold. He was arrested for fraud in September 2024 for illegally taking at least $10 million in royalties from streaming services by using thousands of bot accounts to stream his own songs.[1]
Smith is 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.[2][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".
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.[8][9]
- ^ "Music Producer Accused of Using AI Songs to Scam Streaming Platforms Out of $10 Million in Royalties". September 4, 2024.
- ^ "The Neve® 8424 Console Brings Added Flexibility to Mike Smith's Workflow". January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Smith on his Neve production setup and working with Snoop". headlinermagazine.net.
- ^ "One Shot Cast". Bet.com. December 29, 2016. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- ^ Rosenfeld, Laura (August 23, 2016). "Who Is Mike Smith? The 'One Shot' Judge Is A Major Force In The Hip Hop Game". Bustle.com. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- ^ "LISTEN: LISTEN: Billy Ray Cyrus Teams up with Snoop Dogg, Avila Brothers for Collab, 'A Hard Working Man'".
- ^ "A Hard Working Man (Feat. Billy Ray Cyrus & Snoop Dogg)". Spotify. April 2022.
- ^ "DJ Khaled Talks Wade's Heat Exit, Beyonce Tour, Police Brutality « CBS Sports Radio". Radio.cbssports.com. July 22, 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (August 30, 2016). "Album Review: Mike Smith – "Always You And Me"". RoughStock.com. Retrieved 2017-01-04.