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:

  • Smitty, stage name of American rapper Varick D. Smith
  • William Smitty Pignatelli (born 1959), American politician
  • Edward "Smitty" Smith (born 1980), American lawyer and government administrator
  • Marvin Smith (born 1961), American jazz drummer and composer
  • on-air nickname of Mike Smith (presenter) (1955-2014), English television and radio presenter
  • Mike "Smitty" Smith (1942-2001), a former drummer with Paul Revere & the Raiders
  • William "Smitty" Smith (1944-1977), Canadian musician
  • Other uses:

  • Smitty (comic strip), a nationally syndicated comic strip from 1922 to 1973
  • See also

  • Big Bad Smitty (1940-2002), American blues guitar player and singer born John H. Smith
  • Smitty's (restaurant), a restaurant chain in Canada
  • Smitty's (retailer), a defunct supermarket chain in Arizona
  • Podcasts:

    Marvin "Smitty" Smith

    ALBUMS

    Smitty

    Smitty

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Ucud Gedit

    by: Nelly

    R. Kelly:
    Ay, ooh, ay, sexy ladies
    Gucci (speaking):
    Sexy ladies, stand up
    What's happenin'?
    It's Gucci, what's happenin'?
    Gucci:
    Baby, you the one
    You the one for the night
    Whatcha gon' get, girl
    The best sex of your life?
    Ucud gedit
    I ain't trippin', I ain't crabbin', I'm tippin'
    Real talk, babygirl, ucud gedit
    Nelly:
    Hey, babygirl, congratulations
    You might just be the baddest bitch I've ever seen
    And your demonstration, standin' ovation
    Your deserve your own cover of a magazine
    You the winner, Ucud gedit
    Now, this ain't no number, this a lottery ticket
    Be careful with it (be careful with it)
    Don't let it out (don't let it out)
    See this can get you errthing you dream about
    Money (in large amounts)
    Cars (I brought 'em out)
    An' like a hole in my drawers, I balls out
    An' like a hole in my drawers, (you heard me) I balls out
    Gucci:
    Baby, you the one
    You the one for the night
    Whatcha gon' get, girl
    The best sex of your life?
    Ucud gedit
    I ain't trippin', I ain't crabbin', I'm tippin'
    Real talk, babygirl, ucud gedit
    R. Kelly:
    Baby, you the winner, winner, winner
    winner, winner, winner
    Girl, ucud gedit, gedit, gedit
    Gedit, gedit, gedit
    Nelly:
    Gedit shorty, you right there, ucud gedit
    Gedit shorty, you right there, ucud gedit
    Gedit shorty, you right there, ucud gedit
    Ucud gedit, ucud, ucud gedit
    R. Kelly:
    Bend it over, touch your toes
    Break it down, let it roll
    Bring it up and strike a pose
    Freak it like you want it, though
    Baby, you's a bad honey
    Hands down, bad honey
    Do it wrong, go home
    Do it right, get money
    You gotta freak that shit, f-freak that shit like you want it
    You gotta show some ass, show some tits, or show sumthin'
    Just like a marathon, girl, just...go on, run it
    You 'bout to fuck around and come up only 500
    Shoppin' sprees, living VIP
    Out of the country, when you fuck with me
    Hello, Nelly, Gucci, Kelly
    You gotta like that, we big tippin'
    Call it the rat pack
    Gucci:
    Baby, you the one
    You the one for the night
    Whatcha gon' get, girl
    The best sex of your life?
    Ucud gedit
    I ain't trippin', I ain't crabbin', I'm tippin'
    Real talk, babygirl, ucud gedit
    R. Kelly:
    Baby, you the winner, winner, winner
    winner, winner, winner
    Girl, ucud gedit, gedit, gedit
    Gedit, gedit, gedit
    Nelly:
    Said I never seen a girl like her
    I said, I like the way she do that right there
    The way she pick it up and bounce it in the air
    The way she rock them applebottoms ain't fair
    No, I don't play no games, I don't see she funny
    Me out here with niggas that get straight to the money
    You see though my name ain't Hova, mama
    But I can throw up a roxy
    Anybody buy a house, but who can buy that ass the block
    Now, I wanna take this time to thank my American Express
    For allowing me to express my American the best
    All you gotta say is yes, and all you gotta do is this
    And now your ass rocking with the best
    Gucci:
    Baby, you the one
    You the one for the night
    Whatcha gon' get, girl
    The best sex of your life?
    Ucud gedit
    I ain't trippin', I ain't crabbin', I'm tippin'
    Real talk, babygirl, ucud gedit
    R. Kelly:
    Baby, you the winner, winner, winner
    winner, winner, winner
    Girl, ucud gedit, gedit, gedit
    Gedit, gedit, gedit
    Bum, bum, bum, bum
    Bum, bum, bum (6x)




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