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Influenced By:

Sublime, Blessid Union of Souls, Souls of Mischief, Spearhead, Sugar Ray, LFO, Mos Def, Doug E. Fresh, The Coup, Tranquility Bass

Formal Connection With:

Whitestarr

Relationship With:

Cisco Adler, Alex "Orbie" Orbison
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  • Born: 1986, Malibu, CA
  • Active: 2000s
  • Genres: Rap
  • Representative Albums: "Let It Beat", "Shwayze

Biography

Although that terrible Jamie Kennedy movie Malibu's Most Wanted posited that the beachside Los Angeles suburb is so upper class and lily white that the only rappers it can produce are rich teenagers fronting gangsta poses, real-life Malibu resident Shwayze begs to differ. He's in touch enough with movie culture that his handle is a corruption of the surname of the star of Dirty Dancing and Roadhouse, and his musical mentor is Cisco Adler, son of multi-millionaire record producer Lou Adler, most notorious for a hugely unflattering nude photo widely circulated on the Internet while Adler was dating TV star Mischa Barton, as well as a stint on a short-lived VH1 reality series, The Rock Life. However, despite this intimate connection with a second-generation nepotist more known for his connections than his talent, Shwayze claims to have grown up in a comparatively tough trailer park in one of Malibu's less prosperous neighborhoods. Born Aaron Smith in 1986, legend has it Shwayze was working as an assistant to his handyman grandfather in 2005 when he began an impromptu on-stage freestyle with a friend, drummer Alex Orbison, prior to a local gig by Orbison's band Whitestarr. Adler, Whitestarr's singer/songwriter, was impressed enough with the young rapper that he started collaborating with him. Co-writing the songs with Adler producing, the duo came up with a mellow, largely acoustic sound akin to a hip-hop Jack Johnson, far removed from the glammy Southern rock revivalism of Adler's own band. Shwayze signed to Geffen Records in 2007 and his self-titled debut album was released the following year, preceded by the single "Don't Be Shy" and followed by a stint on the 2008 Vans Warped Tour. A year later they returned with the electro-influenced album Let It Beat along with the single "Get U Home." ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide
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Shwayze
Also known as Shwayze
Born May 29, 1985 (1985-05-29) (age 24)[citation needed]
Malibu, California, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Musician
Instruments Vocals
Years active Since 2005
Labels Suretone Records, Geffen Records
Associated acts Cisco Adler, LMFAO
Website Official website

Aaron Smith (born May 29, 1985) better known by his stage name Shwayze, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Malibu, California, Shwayze worked at a local Starbucks coffee shop until he met Whitestarr frontman Cisco Adler at a nightclub. That night Shwayze jumped on stage during Whitestarr's performance and started freestyling, impressing Cisco Adler. They immediately began making music together, and landed a deal with Suretone Records.

Their first single "Buzzin'" peaked at #46 on the Billboard Hot 100. [1] Their second single "Corona and Lime," has reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.[2] and #3 in the US iTunes Store. Shwayze's self-titled debut album, which Cisco Adler co-wrote, was released on August 19, 2008.[3] Shwayze and Adler are the focus of a reality television series on MTV titled Buzzin', which debuted on July 23, 2008.

Shwayze and Cisco Adler released a mixtape entitled "Rich Girls" on November 24, 2008.[4][5]

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Discography

Main article: Shwayze discography

Albums

Singles

Mixtapes

  • Rich Girls (2008)

References

  1. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100: Buzzin'". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3097235&cdi=9816116&cid=07%2F05%2F2008. Retrieved 2008-08-04. 
  2. ^ "Artist Chart History - Shwayze". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=969073&model.vnuAlbumId=1153111. Retrieved 2008-12-27. 
  3. ^ Shwayze - Shwayze Accessed July 22, 2008.
  4. ^ "Buzzin'". MTV.com. 2008. http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/buzzin/series.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 
  5. ^ "In Brief". The Fresno Bee. 2008-07-07. http://www.fresnobee.com/262/story/715438.html. Retrieved 2008-07-15. 

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