Appearing in the early '90s on Priority Records, rapper Tim Smooth has made the transition from a basic G-funk-style rapper to one of the first artists to be recognized in the Dirty South movement. Releasing his debut, Straight up Drive 'Em, in 1994, his music was heavily influenced by the West Coast artists of the time, resulting in a competent but unmemorable record that almost succeeded on the strength of his hilarious lyrics and effortless flow. Released from the label soon after, Smooth kicked around the rap underground, ghost-writing for rappers on Big Boy Records under ...