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Smino
Despite becoming a Chicago rap mainstay alongside local MCs like Mick Jenkins, Noname, and Saba, Smino proudly reps his St. Louis origins. “I learned everything I know from St. Louis and I never lost anything St. Louis about me,” he told Apple Music. But for all his devotion to his hometown, the rapper born Christopher Smith Jr. has moved across the country since his rise. He left the Gateway to the West to attend Columbia College Chicago and quickly linked up with peers throughout the city, who became enamored with his slick, laidback flow; after a stint in Inglewood, on the outskirts of L.A., he returned to the Windy City to form a supergroup in 2019 with Noname and Saba called Ghetto Sage. Smino is a polymath for the internet age, with albums like 2017’s blkswn and 2018’s NOIR showcasing a sonic diversity that spans electro-funk and downtempo R&B. It's a style that also reflects his cross-country travels: His funkified, futuristic, soulful rap is precise and meticulously crafted, offering traces of hip-hop from Atlanta and L.A., Louisiana and Chicago. Still, the heart of Smino’s music―his silky voice and homeward-bound lyrics―will always beat in St. Louis.

Songs

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90 Proof E
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Backstage Pass
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Passenger Princess (feat. Smino) E
Aminé
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Amphetamine E
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Dear Fren E
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Albums

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Maybe in Nirvana

Album • 2024
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blkjuptr

EP • 2015
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Luv 4 Rent

Album • 2022
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S!ck S!ck S!ck

EP • 2015
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NOIR

Album • 2018
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blkswn

Album • 2017

Singles

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Passenger Princess (feat. Smino)

2024
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Modennaminute

2022
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I Deserve (feat. NOS.)

2021
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Nokia

2024
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Louphoria

2022
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Avalanche

2021
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Polynesian

2024
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Matinee

2022
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mister misfit but aint missed a fit in months

2024
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90 Proof

2022

Videos

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Dear Fren

Smino • 482K views
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Wild Irish Roses

Smino • 10M views
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Anita

Smino • 4.2M views
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Smino - "No Ls" (Official Visualizer)

Smino • 3.2M views
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Netflix & Dusse

Smino • 5.3M views
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Backstage Pass ft. Monte Booker & The Drums (Lyric Video) (feat. Monte Booker)

Smino • 1.1M views
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Polynesian

Smino • 1.3M views

Featured on

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R&B Hits 2021

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Laid-Back Hip Hop

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Vibes on Deck

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Presenting JID

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Hip-Hop Christmas

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Soul-Soaked Samples

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Coachella 2019: Emerging Acts

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Left-Field Hip Hop

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Straight Out The Studio

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Sunny Daze

Playlist • YouTube Music

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