- Berris Smith
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Origin =Winnipeg ,Manitoba
Genre =Hip hop R&B
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Notable_instruments =Berris Smith, (born
1978 ) is a Jamaican-Canadian hip-hop rapper and producer. He is best known for the hit single "Daddy Loves You" Feat.Dawgheart Swagger and Slim from 112.Early Life & Career
Smith grew up in the English-speaking Norwood section of
St. Boniface , in a mostly white neighborhood that nevertheless was highly influenced by the hip-hop of the era. Among his close friends during the mid-1990s was the Winnipeg writerDallas Hansen .By 1999 Smith had moved to Winnipeg's West End and surrounded himself with the underground rappers of the city's Jamaican community. He opened a short-lived recording studio on
Portage Avenue before moving to Vancouver. A Hastings St. billboard would advertise his first album "N.I.G.G.A." an acronym of Never Ignorant Getting Goals Accomplished.Murder Accusation
On January, 28, 2005, a man was shot and killed at the New Wing Hotel in Vancouver's notorious
Downtown Eastside . Smith was subsequently arrested for and charged with the murder [ after spending 15 months in jail he was released on bail(400,000.00) [http://www.vancourier.com/issues05/023105/news/23105nn3.html] ] ,after spending 15 months in North Frazer Pretrial Center he was granted bail (400,000.00) but eventually the charges where stayed for lack of evidence.Radio Success
"Daddy Loves You" features a catchy R&B hook and has risen to number two in Winnipeg on Flava 107.9's Top 10 [ [http://www.flava1079online.com/flava/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=59 Flava 107.9 - Winnipeg's Home of Hip-Hop and R&B ] ] while seeing rotation on playlists of internet and broadcast radio programs around the world. On "Daddy Loves You" Smith introspectively raps, "Some of these choices that you make in life / Surround us with darkness instead of light / And not every choice that you make is right / Of course wrong decisions could cost your life." The song is thought to be a tribute to his father, who raised him in Norwood.
External links
* [http://www.bdjrecords.ca BDJ Records]
* [http://www.myspace.com/bdjrecords BDJ Myspace]References
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