Smitty
Varick D. Smith, better known as Smitty, is an American rapper and hip-hop ghostwriter from Little Haiti, a neighborhood in Miami, Florida.
Biography
While growing up in Little Haiti, Varick came home one day to see a friend fatally shot due to involvement in a drug conflict. The incident made him more aware of his future. In 1997 he decided to enroll at Florida A&M University to major in journalism. However, his aspiration to become a full-fledged artist led him to switch coasts after only two and half years of school. He would eventually, through a friend, get the opportunity to start in the hip-hop industry by flying out to meet with legendary producer Dr. Dre while he was filming The Wash. After many hours waiting around on set, Varick finally got the chance to rap in front of Dr. Dre. Dr. Dre was impressed and Varick was asked to work on a few tracks for The Wash soundtrack. He is also a good basketball player.
In addition to working on the soundtrack, Varick wrote two Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers, "Shake Ya Tailfeather" by P. Diddy, Nelly & Murphy Lee for which he won a Grammy for Best Performance at the 2004 awards and "Bump, Bump, Bump" by B2K. He also has collaborated with fellow hip-hop artists such as Trick Daddy, Scarface, Kanye West, T.I., and BMG.
Smitty (comic strip)
Smitty was a popular newspaper comic strip created in the early 1920s by Walter Berndt. Syndicated nationally by the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate, it ran from November 29, 1922 to 1973 and brought Berndt a Reuben Award in 1969.
Characters and story
The strip featured young office boy Smitty, his six-year-old brother Herby, his girlfriend Ginny and his dog Scraps. Other characters were Smitty's boss, Mr. Bailey, and the Indian guide, Little Moose. Berndt based the strip on his own experience as an office boy, recalling, "I learned the tricks, shenangians and schemes of an office boy and became expert at them." Berndt saw his creation as featuring "flashbacks of things you did as a young fellow." As the strip progressed, the teenage Smitty aged to young adulthood (approximately 13 to 23) and eventually got married. From 1938 through 1960, Berndt also produced the comic strip Herby as a topper to Smitty.
Origins of Smitty
Berndt's first strip, That's Different, drawn for the Bell Syndicate, lasted less than a year. In 1922, he created Smitty, which he continued until 1973. Yet it did not begin without a struggle, as cartoonist Mike Lynch described in a 2005 lecture:
Smitty (disambiguation)
Smitty may refer to:
People:
Other uses:
See also
Podcasts:
Marvin "Smitty" Smith
ALBUMS
- Suite Noire released: 1990
- The Road Less Traveled released: 1989
Smitty
ALBUMS
- The Leftovers Unmixedtape released: 2009
- Be South 19: Don't Hate the Wave! released: 2008
- Houston We Have a Problem 5 released: 2008
- Exclusive: The Mixtape "The Ish U Aint Heard" released: 2007
- A Konvicts Song released: 2007
- In My Ghetto released: 2007
- Konvict Music, Volume 2 released: 2007
- The Best Thing Smokin', Volume 6 released: 2007
- Promo Only: Urban Club, August 2007 released: 2007
- Promo Only: Rhythm Radio, February 2006 released: 2006
- Preemptive Hype, Volume 13 released: 2006
- Promo Only: Urban Radio, February 2006 released: 2006
- Da Bottom, Volume 3 released: 2005
- Spitkicker Collabos, Volume 2 released: 2004
- Upstairs at Larry's (Lawrence Welk Uncorked) released: 2004
- American Skathic 2: More Ska From America's Breadbasket released: 2004
- The Wood released: 1999
- The Inc Files, Part 6 (Mixed by Tapemasters Inc.) released:
- Gangsta Grillz 15 (Mixed by DJ Drama & Project Pat) released:
Be South 19: Don't Hate the Wave!
Released 2008- U Know What It Is Girl
- 84's Slab
- Shopaholic
- Ucud Gedit
- Done It
- 64's
- Still Standing
- Speaks
- Make the World Go Round
- Go Ahead
- Problems
- Bird Walk
- Black Dreams
- Rock Soild
- Smoke Break Intermission
- Keep It Playa
- Forget About Me
- This Morning
- I'm Back
- If I Go to Jail
- Do It in the Shower
- I Don't Chase 'em
- Dean's List
Houston We Have a Problem 5
Released 2008- Houston to M.I.A. (intro)
- Won't Let You Down (Texas Takeover remix)
- They Know (freestyle)
- Comin Through
- Model
- Look at the Grillz (freestyle)
- Life Goes On
- Ride on 4s (Obscene Blend)
- Listenin 2 Some Real Shit (interlude)
- The Sandbox
- Girl You Know
- Shit on Boys
- 84s Dyne da Block
- In Cold Blood (freestyle)
- Money Power Respect
- Playas Get Chose
- Wood Wheel (freestyle)
- Shout to the M.I.A.
- Freaky Gurl (freestyle)
- Dont Need a Scale 4 the Work
- Ridin Dunks and Slabs
- Got Me a Family
- Syrup in My Cup
- Bury Me a G (freestyle)
- Top Drop Dyne
- Damn (freestyle)
- A Bay Bay (freestyle)
- I Get Money (freestyle)
- Mouf Fulla Blang (remix)
- Snatch Up
- Outro
Exclusive: The Mixtape "The Ish U Aint Heard"
Released 2007- Feel the Steam
- Which One
- So Glad
- Speedin’
- Wall to Wall (remix)
- Boom Box
- All About Us
- That Somebody Was Me
- Keep It Movin
- First Day of Spring
- ABC’s
- Umbrella (remix)
- MIA
- Slam
- Shake It
- Tell Me
- Wrong Side of the Tracks
- Fallen Angel
- No Air
- Kiss Kiss (Reggae remix)
- Last to Know
- Mama
- Heart Ain’t a Brain
- Diagnosed With Love
- So Right It Ain’t Right
- Back 2 Back
- Don’t Need That Much
- Nothin
- Kiss Kiss (remix)
- Get at Ya
- Excuse Me Mama
- Gone Be My Girl
- Gone Get It
- Who’s Girl Is That
The Best Thing Smokin', Volume 6
Released 2007- Intro
- Barry Bonds
- Can't Tell Me Nothing (remix)
- Hood Nigga (remix)
- She Can Get It
- Chevy Smile
- Good Look
- Streetz on Lock (remix)
- Crank That (remix)
- Like Money (remix)
- Pill Poppin'
- Table Dance
- One More
- Get Money
- Lyrical Homicide
- Crunk Freestyle
- Buy You a Freestyle
- Stuntin' Freestyle
- Wipe My Freestyle Down
- White Girl Freestyle
- 26 Inches
- I'm Sick'Ud
- Get It Up
- Come Come
- Florida Shawty
- Welcome to the Gunshine State
- Gon Joc
- Get Low
- Stick & Roll
Promo Only: Urban Club, August 2007
Released 2007- Coffee Shop
- Five-O
- Can't Tell Me Nothing
- Speaker
- Hater What You Looking At
- You Know What It Is
- Nobody Do It Better (Tyrese)
- When I Hustle
- Let It Go
- Aunt Jackie
- Can't Leave 'em Alone
- Died in Your Arms
- Stronger
- Mamacita
- Roll It Gal
- Give It Up
- Last Night (remix)
- Beautiful Girls
- Cupid Shuffle (Rap remix)
Promo Only: Rhythm Radio, February 2006
Released 2006- Shake That (Promo Only clean edit)
- Pump It
- Touch It (Promo Only clean edit)
- Be Without You (remix)
- My Hood (Promo Only clean edit)
- Nasty Girl (Promo Only clean edit)
- Da Club (Promo Only clean edit)
- Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It (Promo Only clean edit)
- Mamacita
- Unpredicatble
- Whoa (Promo Only clean edit)
- Diamonds on My Neck (remix) (Promo Only clean edit)
- Llame Pa' Verte (Bailando Sexy)
- Angel (clean version) (Promo Only clean edit)
- Poppin' My Collar (clean version)
- The Testimony (Promo Only clean edit)
- Still in Love
- Bedroom Boom (album version)
- I Know You Don't Love Me (Promo Only clean edit)
- I'm n Luv
Promo Only: Urban Radio, February 2006
Released 2006- Every Little Bit Hurts (live)
- Still in Love
- Whoa (Promo Only clean edit)
- Poppin My Collar (clean version)
- Love
- Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It (feat. Lil Peanus and Charlay) (Promo Only clean edit)
- Touching (clean version)
- We Run This (Promo Only clean edit)
- Oh Yes (A.K.A. Postman) (Promo Only clean edit)
- Be Without You (remix)
- Ms. New Booty (Promo Only clean edit)
- Hypothetically (feat. Fantasia)
- Diamonds on My Neck (remix) (Promo Only clean edit)
- Ridin' (Promo Only clean edit)
- I Know You Don't Love Me (Promo Only clean edit)
- Good Luck Charm
- What tha Biz (If I) (Promo Only clean edit)
- Angel (clean version) (Promo Only clean edit)
- Bedroom Boom (album version)
- I'm n Luv (Wit a Dancer) (video edit) (Promo Only clean edit)
Da Bottom, Volume 3
Released 2005- Intro
- I Love This Game
- Pitbull Freestyle
- Interlude
- Still Tippin' (Swishahouse remix) (feat. Slim Thug, Killa Kyleon, ESG & Paul Wall)
- Stat Quo Freestyle
- Take a Picture (feat. Mase)
- Lil Flip Speaks
- U Know I Got Them Thangs (T.I. Diss)
- Small World
- Don't Talk About It
- This Is My Life
- Southside (feat. Game)
- Like Dat
- Twista Speaks
- Get Your Money
- Bun B Speaks
- P.A.N. (feat. T.I.)
- The Streets
- Throw Your Sets Up
- Paul Wall Freestyle
- Rock Star
- Interlude
- Living to Die
- Whacha Doin Round Here (feat. L. Money)
- Funny Freestyle
- Smitty Freestyle
- Money Mark Freestyle
- Cubo Freestyle
- Outro
- Interview
- Pitbull Freestyle
Spitkicker Collabos, Volume 2
Released 2004- Rock Rock Y'All
- America's Most Blunted
- Oooh
- Originals Routine 1
- Let the Horns Blow
- Rock Ko. Kaine Flow
- Two Words
- Ghetto (Exclusive)
- You Don't Know
- Negro League Baseball
- The Light (remix)
- Food
- Chapter 13
- Brand Nu Live
- How Ya Want It We Got It
- How It's Gonna Be
- What a Niggy Know (remix)
- WWIII
- Ante Up (100 Guns remix)
- Scenario
- La Schmoove
- Originals Routine 2
- Doin' Our Own Dang
- Let's Organize
- Put It in the Air
- Travelocity
- A Charmed Life
- Flow
The Wood
Released 1999- Neck Uv da Woods
- Think About You
- Ya'll Know Who!
- I Can I Can
- Tha Hood (It's All Good)
- Belts to Match
- It's All Good
- I Wanna Know
- Crave
- 24 7 (Lil' Jon Dirty South mix)
- Jane's Law
- Still Strugglin'
- Dante's Girl
- Love Letter
- Freaks Come Out at Night
- Make the Music With Your Mouth Biz
- Back in the Day (remix)
- If This World Were Mine
The Inc Files, Part 6 (Mixed by Tapemasters Inc.)
- Intro
- Whatchu Want
- Hard to See
- The Infamous
- When I'm Gone
- Black Stacey
- Kill Em'
- Fire
- They Don't Know Freestyle
- Ya'll Cowards So Pussy
- I Am Crack
- I'm Back Freestyle
- Diamonds on My Neck (remix)
- Come On
- Divine
- Freestyle
- Freestyle
- Child of Mine Freestyle
- I'm a G' Freestyle
- Room to Move
- Get Your Grind On
- What's Beef 2006
- Tellin on Kids
- Man Up
- Game of Life
- Please
- Vulnerable
- How the Hell
- I'm a Grinder
- This Goes Out
- Motion Picture
- Ain't No Joke
- Get Low
Gangsta Grillz 15 (Mixed by DJ Drama & Project Pat)
- Project Pat Is Back!!!
- Don't Turn Around
- Best of Both Hoodz
- W'Zup
- Breaking Old Habits
- Back in the Lab??
- Ridin Swervin
- Body Rock
- Bout It Bout It
- Hood Reps
- Roaches & Rats
- I'm a Dboy
- That's Me (Amg)
- Juicy J Checks In
- Don't Bite the D
- I'm the Man
- 1st Things 1st (Amg)
- Get Ya Hustle On
- Project Pat Speaks
- Nutt Check
- Lemme Show You How
- Checks In
- [untitled]
- Lights Camera Action
- In This World
- Show
- Outro
- I'm in Love With a Stripper
Smitty
ALBUMS
- The Stand Down Order to Joe Rodge released: 2009
- Politics as Usual released: 2007
- Baldhead Slick and Da Click released: 2001
- Southern Smoke, Volume 26: Welcome Back to A-Town (Hosted by Lil' Jon & Lil' Scrappy) released:
Politics as Usual
Released 2007- Intro
- Bring It Back
- Bring It Back (remix)
- Whatever
- Respect Me
- U Can't Tell I'm From NY
- Streetz Melting
- I Got 'em
- Lick Off a Shot
- My Swag
- Mo Money
- I'm 'Bout Gettin' Money
- Gangsta
- Y'all Know
- Who?
- Big Pimpin'
- I Like That
- This Way
- Tha Future
- Tha Statue Speak!
- No No No (remix)
- Harlem Uptown
- Martin Luther King J.R. Speaks
- Shadow Battling
- Ask tha World
- Stackin' My Dollars
- What U Wanna Do
- Concieted (remix)
- No Way Out
- Can't Nobody
- Pifftonite
- Stunt Wit It
- Lil' Ghetto Boy
- Tha Statue Speaks Again!!
- Testify
- Tha God Father
- Live on Funk Flex, Part 2
- New York, New York
- Outro
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by Plain White T's
Happy Someday
by: Plain White T'sIt's just another old Sunday
A few more hours 'til it's Monday
The weekend's almost over
I feel myself gettin' older
It's becomin' more and more apparent
I'm turnin' out like my parents
I hate goin' to bed early
But I gotta go work for a man
Who doesn't know my name
Makes me wear a uniform
So everybody looks the same
But I can't be late
I've got those credit card bills I gotta pay
Hey, hey, hey
I'm gonna be happy someday
I said, hey, hey, hey
I'm gonna be happy someday
Then finally it's Friday
I'm thinkin' life's goin' my way
But there's nothing to do
Guess I'll hang out with my friends
And I know
We'll end up at a show
Where they'll drink away
The dreams they gave up long ago
But I can't complain
'Cause I've been right there doin' the same
Hey, hey, hey
I'm gonna be happy someday
I said, hey, hey, hey
I'm gonna be happy someday
I said, hey, hey, hey
I'm gonna be happy someday
Someday I'll be happy
Will someone tell me when will that be?
Somewhere I lost track of what's right
And now I'm stuck on the sidelines
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Not gonna take it any longer
It's time to take back control of my life
Someday, I'll have everything
I'll get paid money just to sing
A new car and a big house
A few kids runnin' around
I'm gonna marry my girlfriend
And fall in love all over again
Someday I'll have it all
Hey, hey, hey
I'm gonna be happy someday
I said, hey, hey, hey
I'm gonna be happy someday
I said, hey, hey, hey
I'm gonna be happy someday
I said, hey, hey, hey
I'm gonna be happy someday, yeah
I'm gonna be happy someday, yeah
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