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TOPIC: DJ Smallz

Sites

https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/dj-smallz.html

http://www.djsmallz.com/bio/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxca_6zloKOyPJF_DnSqtKw/about

https://www.sanpedrosun.com/entertainment/2018/03/15/dj-smallz-represent-ambergris-caye-national-dj-competition/

About:

A hip hop dj born in DeKalb, Illinois on April 27th, 1974. Began playing the drums before he discovered the turntables and the sounds he can make with them. He is known for his series of mixtapes called southern smoke. He hosted Drakes mixtape, Room For Improvement, in 2006. 2006 was a good year for him. He was named one of the top 7 hip hop DJs by USA Today. He has performed in many competitions as a DJ. He was the grand winner at the Belkin Belize DJ competition during its district preliminaries on March 11, 2018, in San Pedro Town. The competition was hosted at Nook restaurant and Cocktail Boutique. The competition was between 5 DJs competing for a top price. After five rounds of music mixing of multiple genres, DJ Smallz took home the gold. On his last track, the crowd went wild causing him to win it all.

When DJ Smallz isn't in the studio, he is on stage performing in some of the biggest night clubs, concert venues, and festivals. He has toured in a total of 8 countries, USA, Afghanistan, Austria, Canada, Germany, Kuwait, Switzerland, and Japan. DJ Smallz has performed on many music TV shows such as Arsenio, BET's 106 & Park, and MTV's Wild 'N Out. He has also appeared on big pages of magazines such as Rolling Stone, XXL Magazine, The Source Magazine, USA Today, and New York Times. DJ Smallz also has a weekly show on Sirius Satellite Radio and DISH Network, Southern Smoke Radio. DJ Smallz has collaborated with many artists such as, UGK, Master P, Three 6 Mafia, Lil' Jon, Ludacris, and T.I.

DJ Smallz has a youtube channel specifically for interviewing up and coming rappers. He asks them about anything. He started on June 14th, 2015. He currently has 608K subscribers. He has also surpassed 240 million video views.