Smoove: The Importance of Highlighting Fathers who are Doing It Right

B-Smoove, the artist, rapper, and entertainer was born in Flint, Michigan with a current residence in Sacramento, California. Since his arrival in California, he has set and accomplished many goals. On a mission for music, B-Smoove became a barber in the Sacramento area to finance his career. Many of his clients were players for the Sacramento Kings and popular television personalities.

B-Smoove has completed four albums and worked with some of the industry's best producers and artists. Raphael Saadiq of Toni Tony Tone, Too Short, Kurupt, San Quinn, Jason Edmonds, TmoSBeaTZ, Derek (D.O.A) Allen, Nate Dogg, Karyn White, Brian Morgan, Kid Capri, DJ Quik, and Flip Kirby, just to name a few. His music has been showcased at the Santa Barbara Festival when he opened for W.C. of the Westside Connection, as well as events sponsored by Brian Grant of the Los Angeles Lakers. B-Smoove has also performed for the City of Los Angeles at events with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on numerous occasions. He has performed at the Sacramento Kings “Stay In School Jam” for two years, where he opened for Pink as well as the King's 20th Anniversary at Arco Arena. At the Sacramento Jazz Festival, he opened for the O’Jays, Whispers, and the Dramaticals. B-Smoove has also opened for KRS-ONE at UC Davis University, Slick Rick at Fandango’s, Nas at The Colonial Theater, and Doug E. Fresh at Harlow’s in Sacramento. He was the headliner at Club Peanuts and The Century Club in Los Angeles. He has performed at many more clubs, venues, and events throughout Northern and Southern California.

B-Smoove was also nominated for best new artist at the Los Angeles Music Awards. His music has been on MTV’s Punk’d, Rob & Big, The Hills, Next, From G’s to Gents, P.Diddy’s Making The Band 4, ABC’s Life According to Jim, FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance, NBC’s Extra, UFC’s Cage Fights, TNT’s Dark Blue, ABC Family’s Lincoln Heights, OXYGEN’s Party Monsters with P.Diddy, Access Hollywood’s Celebrity Expose’ on Will and Jada Smith, as well as in the Warner Brothers film “The Brave One”. His music has also been played on various radio stations from Portland to Los Angeles. B-Smoove was featured on Sacramento news channel 10 KTXL and performed on UPN for his sophomore album “ Tha Best Kept Secret”, as well as House Party Live with Jim Kozimor on the Kings Network.

On his independent record label 3 Pounds Entertainment, he has released four albums “Fa Da 99”, “Tha Best Kept Secret”, “Stroke Ov Genius” and “Keep The Change”. His style is very original and lyrically inclined to keep you listening. B-Smoove’s flow is mature with great annunciation and strong delivery. His songs contain intelligent wordplay, which showcases his deep thought process with topics ranging from club nights to speaking about life and ways to avoid tragedy and obtaining success. He calls it “Being Smoove”. He intends to continue to make a difference in his life and others by remaining a positive role model, creating diverse music for all ages, and encouraging the youth to follow their dreams.