User:Dsmithxiii/sandbox

Darrin Kartez Smith Jr. (born January 28, 1994) better known by his stage name DSmith, is an American Rapper. Born and raised in Joliet, Illinois and moved to McDonough, Georgia briefly in 2015. He is the founder of the collective/brand XIII that he started in 2016.

DSmith gained recognition in the Chicagoland area after releasing his first independent mixtape XIII: Stories Never Told (2016). Before starting work on his sophomore mixtape XIII: Far From Here, DSmith worked with Bentley Jones the singer of the theme song for Silver The Hedgehog Dreams of an Absolution from the videogame Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game) on his album UNRAVELLING on the song titled B.WUT.U.Want.M.2.B. After that collaboration DSmith and Bentley Jones collaborated again on DSmith's sophomore mixtape XIII: Far From Here on the outro song titled "Angels (Outro)". DSmith released his sophomore mixtape "XIII: Far From Here" on September 17, 2018 and it was recorded, mixed and mastered at Cinnamon Sound Studios and featured production from: J. Louis, Canis Major, Cammansa, Nikko Bunkin, TrellGotWings, Omito, Beatrixx, Lezterbeats and keem.