Smartzee
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Smartzee is a French rapper born in Benin
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A "globe-trotter" as he defines himself, he absorbs people's cultures and ways wherever he goes. Smartzee is far from only being a rapper, he represents the new generation of artists, who skilfully mix different sounds together with a steady open ear and so he’s able to lay his vocals and lyrics on any type of music. He collaborated with Gilles Luka's pop-rock and house music album (Galleon "so I begin", www.myspace.com/gillesluka), delivering a verse on the remake of Cindy Lauper's "Time After Time
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Back in Los Angeles Smartzee got introduced to famous producer Fredwreck (www.myspace.com/fredwreckla who had worked with Dr Dre, Britney Spears, Snoop Dogg, Hilary Duff, etc.) From then on a collaboration started, leading Smartzee to meet Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Cypress Hill, Eminem further developing Smartzee’s skills and views of the music industry and addition of the west coast influence in his rap.
It was on the release of the single "Et c’est parti" of French R&B singer Nâdiya
, where Smartzee unveiled his talent to the masses by an electrifying rap-feature on the song. The record came out in Europe in 2004 and quickly sold half a million copies and was labelled French most broadcasted song on worldwide radios in 2005. With the success of the first album, the record company Columbia asked Smartzee again for a new record with Nadiya the year after. The song "Tous ces mots" followed in 2006 reaching gold status in 1 month, whereas the album reached platinum sales.
Smartzee excels at writing songs for singers and rappers (co-writer of Clara Morgane’s song "nous deux", co-writer of several songs of Nadiya, etc.), to producing new talents (producer of Swiss rapper CFA with "On fait bouger les coudes" as a first release), to composing songs and beats and hosting parties in the famous VIP Room club (St-tropez, Paris),opening for Madonna at Bercy venue (Paris, France).
Smartzee released in December 2008 his debut album The Wishmaster. A combination of rap, pop and electro music, containing amazing mainstream beats and melodies and sweeping lyrics. The Wishmaster is yet the main character embodied by Smartzee, representing the inner ghost that provides the artist with the gift to transmit emotions and understanding through his music to the listeners. A real experience, swaying from fun to conscious lyrics, from party time to chilling mood, the Wishmaster is a guaranteed must-have album.
Benin
Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
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Biography
Born in 1980 in Benin (Africa), Smartzee got the opportunity to experience different cultures as he moved at an early age from Africa to the USA, to France, Switzerland...A "globe-trotter" as he defines himself, he absorbs people's cultures and ways wherever he goes. Smartzee is far from only being a rapper, he represents the new generation of artists, who skilfully mix different sounds together with a steady open ear and so he’s able to lay his vocals and lyrics on any type of music. He collaborated with Gilles Luka's pop-rock and house music album (Galleon "so I begin", www.myspace.com/gillesluka), delivering a verse on the remake of Cindy Lauper's "Time After Time
Time after Time (Cyndi Lauper song)
"Time After Time" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the second single from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remained there for two weeks...
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Back in Los Angeles Smartzee got introduced to famous producer Fredwreck (www.myspace.com/fredwreckla who had worked with Dr Dre, Britney Spears, Snoop Dogg, Hilary Duff, etc.) From then on a collaboration started, leading Smartzee to meet Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Cypress Hill, Eminem further developing Smartzee’s skills and views of the music industry and addition of the west coast influence in his rap.
It was on the release of the single "Et c’est parti" of French R&B singer Nâdiya
Nâdiya
Nâdiya is a French R&B singer.-Early life:Nâdiya comes from a family of Algerian origin in the region of Mostaganem. She is the youngest in a family of 8 children. Her brothers are named: Kader Touati, Baklavah Waheb and her sisters: Malika, Sidartha and Karla...
, where Smartzee unveiled his talent to the masses by an electrifying rap-feature on the song. The record came out in Europe in 2004 and quickly sold half a million copies and was labelled French most broadcasted song on worldwide radios in 2005. With the success of the first album, the record company Columbia asked Smartzee again for a new record with Nadiya the year after. The song "Tous ces mots" followed in 2006 reaching gold status in 1 month, whereas the album reached platinum sales.
Smartzee excels at writing songs for singers and rappers (co-writer of Clara Morgane’s song "nous deux", co-writer of several songs of Nadiya, etc.), to producing new talents (producer of Swiss rapper CFA with "On fait bouger les coudes" as a first release), to composing songs and beats and hosting parties in the famous VIP Room club (St-tropez, Paris),opening for Madonna at Bercy venue (Paris, France).
Smartzee released in December 2008 his debut album The Wishmaster. A combination of rap, pop and electro music, containing amazing mainstream beats and melodies and sweeping lyrics. The Wishmaster is yet the main character embodied by Smartzee, representing the inner ghost that provides the artist with the gift to transmit emotions and understanding through his music to the listeners. A real experience, swaying from fun to conscious lyrics, from party time to chilling mood, the Wishmaster is a guaranteed must-have album.
Singles
- 2004 - "Et c'est parti...Et c'est parti..."Et c'est parti..." is a song recorded by the France-born R&B singer Nâdiya, featuring the English rapper Smartzee. The song was released as the second single off her 2004 second studio album 16/9 in June 2004...
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feat. Smartzee), #2 France - 2006 - "Tous ces motsTous ces mots"Tous ces mots" is a song recorded by the France-born singer Nâdiya accompanied by the English rapper Smartzee. The song was released as the first single from Nâdiya's self-titled third studio album Nâdiya on February 24, 2006 in France and Switzerland.-Music video:The song features Smartzee, a...
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feat. Smartzee), #2 France - 2006 - "RocRoc (song)"Roc" is a song recorded by the France-born singer Nâdiya, which appears on her selftitled third album Nâdiya. The single was released as the second single from the album on June 19 in Switzerland and France, 2006, two weeks after the release of the album...
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), #2 France - 2006 - "It's On" (feat. Gilles Luka)
- 2007 - "Comment Oublier" (NâdiyaNâdiyaNâdiya is a French R&B singer.-Early life:Nâdiya comes from a family of Algerian origin in the region of Mostaganem. She is the youngest in a family of 8 children. Her brothers are named: Kader Touati, Baklavah Waheb and her sisters: Malika, Sidartha and Karla...
), #2 France - 2009 - "Diggin it" (feat. DJ Oriska) Ocean DriveOcean Drive (band)Ocean Drive, a dance music project established in 2008 and made up of French music producers Nicolas Carel and Just Uman. A successful European electronic dance and pop act with an album With the Sunshine and a number of singles in France, Belgium and Switzerland, they collaborate with vocalist...
- 2009 - "Your ManYour ManYour Man is the second studio album by British country music artist Josh Turner. It released on January 24, 2006 and debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, and debuted at No...
" (feat. DJ Oriska) Ocean Drive