Hailing from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, CB Smooth is a rapper and singer who focuses on Hip Hop but also infuses his work with the Blues, Jazz, R&B, and Bounce. Part of Dame Grease’s Wave Gang Crew, CB Smooth has partnered with the independent label Entertaining Mindz to release his debut album “All I Do” as a follow up to his mixtape “Country Boy Smooth.” Mixed by famed engineer Fabian Marasciullo, “All I Do” features Jazze Pha, 8Ball, Boldy James, Cory Jones, and Big Moeses. The first single, “Never Had” featuring Johnny P, was produced by legendary hitmaker Zaytoven.
CB Smooth’s love for Hip Hop started at a young age. At 8 years old, CB purchased Naughty by Nature’s “Poverty’s Paradise” album, and soon followed that up by picking up 2Pac’s “All Eyez On Me” and Notorious B.I.G.’s “Ready to Die.” In addition to Pac and Biggie, CB’s favorite artists growing up included R. Kelly, G-Dep, Rakim, DMX, Max B, 50 Cent, DJ Screw, Cam’ron, Black Rob, and Ma$e. These artists proved to be incredibly influential on CB Smooth’s style as a Hip Hop artist. His love for the soulful nature of R. Kelly’s song-writing, as well as the infectious hooks of Max B’s music, provided him with the insight to focus not just on the standard bars dropped by most emcees, but also on the choruses, bridges, and production that are key in making quality music. For CB Smooth, the best things in life are music, basketball, boxing, and hustling.
CB Smooth’s love for Hip Hop started at a young age. At 8 years old, CB purchased Naughty by Nature’s “Poverty’s Paradise” album, and soon followed that up by picking up 2Pac’s “All Eyez On Me” and Notorious B.I.G.’s “Ready to Die.” In addition to Pac and Biggie, CB’s favorite artists growing up included R. Kelly, G-Dep, Rakim, DMX, Max B, 50 Cent, DJ Screw, Cam’ron, Black Rob, and Ma$e. These artists proved to be incredibly influential on CB Smooth’s style as a Hip Hop artist. His love for the soulful nature of R. Kelly’s song-writing, as well as the infectious hooks of Max B’s music, provided him with the insight to focus not just on the standard bars dropped by most emcees, but also on the choruses, bridges, and production that are key in making quality music. For CB Smooth, the best things in life are music, basketball, boxing, and hustling.
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While North Carolina has produced the likes of Petey Pablo and J. Cole, CB Smooth hopes to bring light to his area of the state as well. Once he had mastered his craft as a songwriter, he sought out artists and producers he respected and through his determination he was able to work with the likes of DMX, 8Ball, Jadakiss, and Dame Grease. While CB hopes to work with other artists he respects in the future, such as R. Kelly, his primary goal is to release music of the best quality. Through his own hard work, determination, and talent, CB Smooth has assembled an all-star supporting cast. Backed by vocals from Johnny P, Cory Jones, and BMG Chester, CB Smooth called upon his team of legendary producers, including Dame Grease, Jazze Pha, Mannie Fresh, Mr. Lee, Heatmakerz, Buckwild, Zaytoven, and Young Los, to make his first album a memorable debut. CB Smooth has set out to prove that “All I Do” is the perfect title for a project that expresses his love and appreciation for music.
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Produced by Dame Grease off the newly released Country Boy Smooth mixtape CB gotta crazy collab with Ruff Ryder legend DMX and also featured on the track is Arizona street vet Bloodline/Wave Gang artist Big Moeses Twitter/IG: @CBSmooth1 @DMX @BigMoeses @kingleesh
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Also Check out Past Releases by CB Smooth
Get Me High
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Hublot ft. Gucci Mane |
Make It Spend It |
Finesse |
On The Line
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