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Rising St. Louis rapper Smino has released the new video for his latest single “Trina,” an homage to one of hip-hop’s greatest talents. Directed by Child, the comedic video dives into an ...
Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne, and Smino have come together for the new song “Tree.” The new single extols the virtues of ...
Flight Club, the popular New York-based sneaker consignment store, returns with its sixth year of "Flight Club Fridays," a ...
Smino’s new album, Smino Noir, is coming November 8, and to celebrate, the St. Louis rapper posted a unique announcement to his Twitter. The no-frills video features Smino hitting a darkened ...
It’s hard to understand why you don’t hear more Smino on the radio. Each and every track from the Chicago-via-St. Louis rapper is something of a musical kaleidoscope—they’re packed with ...
Smino’s latest album is “Luv 4 Rent” (2022), produced by the Yute (Monte Booker, Groove, Phoelix and Smino) with Kal Banx and Childish Major.
Smino might be singing in a falsetto, but he’s speaking truth, and he really wants you to listen. After four long years without a full-length project, the St. Louis rapper returned with his third ...
Smino’s fans are now speculating on the direction of his upcoming project. After the success of Luv4Rent, which debuted in 2022, this next chapter could solidify his artistic evolution.
Love is Smino’s central meditation on the track backed by warm guitar and crisp drums; romantic love, the kind that stretches and molds you into something different, maybe better. “Don’t ...
Smino carries the song's hook, "I get the bands like The Roots, Benz or Coupe / That bitch fast / Häagen Dazs: Ice cream," (which sounds more like "Hahzen-Dahz" in his St. Louis drawl).
Smino is simultaneously experimental and intentional—it’s a trip. His music feels better with each listen. The midwest breeds multitalented artists, including rappers who love to sing, but ...
Luv 4 Rent is Smino’s most well-balanced album, where an adequate amount of rappin-ass wit dovetails with an ever-expanding vocality.