Smoothe Da Hustler

Damon Smith, or better known by his stage name, “Smooth Da Hustler”, is a Hip Hop/ Rap artist who originates from the Brownsville District of Brooklyn, NY, more specifically, the cross streets of Saratoga and Atlantic Avenues.

Though he may not have the same commercial success of fellow Brooklyn rappers, such as The Notorious B.I.G., or Jay-Z, he gained a vast hold of local fame, with his debut album “Once Upon A Time In America,” in 1996 which featured the song “Broken Language”, with vocals from his brother, “Trigga Tha Gambler.” Smoothe also did opening acts for Biggie Smalls, during the 1994 “Ready To Die” tour.

His rhyming prowess, which had elements of multi Syllables, hyperboles, aggressive similes, and in-your-face punchlines, combined with his rugged, gutter straight-from-Brooklyn tone, blended well with the eardrum destroyer drum kits, hi-hats and cold piano and soul samples that reminded you of the cold winter days or unbearable hot summers in Brooklyn, watching over your back for stick up kids or cops looking to make quota. His beats were somewhat slow, giving him time to pace his lyrics, and also give you a verbal abuse when he used his “machine gun flow” time and again. It can be said that, lyrically, he can match or rival the likes of Harlems’ legend the Late Big L, or Queens Native, “Godfather of Mafioso Rap”, Kool G Rap. Anyone who knows Hip Hop history would hold Smooth Da Hustler in high regard.