It has been less than a year since Big Smo released his latest album, “We the People,” but the Tennessee-based artist is already in manager Dan Nelson’s Nashville studio working on new music. The ...

Twelve years after releasing his first album, the man known as Big Smo has become a superstar. He mashes country and rap into what the mammoth Tennessee native affectionately calls hick-hop. After ...

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Country hip-hop artist Big Smo has postponed a string of upcoming concert dates. The shows were scheduled for March 11 through March 28; affected cities include Louisville, Ky.; Charlotte, N.C.; ...

Country hip hop artist Big Smo is gearing up for his 'Kuntry Livin'' album release, hitting stores early this summer. In the meantime, he's dishing about the album and the inspiration behind it. The ...

WHAT IT'S ABOUT John Smith, aka Big Smo, is a country music star on the cusp of the Next Big Country Thing: Hip-hop/country fusion. On the eve of the release of his first major label (Warner) album, ...

The microgenre that is country rap has a resurgence in popularity every so often — remember Bubba Sparxxx? Cowboy Troy? It usually gains a bit of media attention, makes some rap fans say, “Hey, ...

Big Smo's new video for "Country Outlaw" takes no prisoners, literally. The primal, tribal country and hip-hop mixer finds the native Tennessean brandishing makeshift, medieval weapons and war paint.

Country rap musician Big Smo will hold a meet-and-greet event in Battle Creek this week following the release of his new album, "We The People." Smo will sign autographs and meet with fans from 5:30 ...

Big Smo isn’t so big these days. The Tennessee country rapper has shed 85 pounds and has turned his life around since having quadruple bypass surgery a year ago. He no longer drinks, smokes or gets ...

Smorgasburg. That’s one way to sum up Big Smo — and a good theory on how got his name — considering the musician takes from country, hip-hop, rock and pop. “I’m influenced by so many genres of music, ...

LAKELAND — While the twang and toe-tappin’ of down-on-your-luck, hard-livin’ and living paycheck to paycheckcountry tunes are still popular, the surging popularity of hip-hop and rap have begun to ...