J Smooth
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jorhel Aburto |
| Also known as | J Smooth |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Hip-hop, Reggaeton, Latin. Urban. |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Hip Hop Producer, Director, Host, M.C. |
| Years active | 2006—Present |
| Labels | 570 Records |
| Associated acts | Imfamous Beats, Tony Sans, Johnny Michael (Konvict), Pitbull, Sensato |
| Website |
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Jorh-el Aburto, better known by his stage name J Smooth, is an Hispanic-American rapper, music video director and hip hop producer from Los Angeles, California.His musical career began in 2006 when he released a mixtape(CD) which primarily included remixes of popular songs at the time and freestyles over existing beats. This started to get him attention in the South Bay (San Pedro, Carson,Long beach) and Los Angeles area. in the same year he landed a spot on the Wilmer Valderama Executive Produced show on MTV Yo Momma which got him more exposure and he was able to leverage him self an opening act spot for Pitbull. From there he landed a headlining spot for the Feria Agostina Nicaragüense aka Los Angeles Nicaraguan Festival, which continued to open doors for him leading to performances for the Puerto Rican Festival, Colombian Festival, Salvadorian Festival, Guatemalan Festival Bolivian Festival and Central American Festival all in California, from there he was invited to Miami, Florida For the Expo Nica aka Nicaraguan Festival and Orange Festival in Orlando Florida.
Since then J Smooth has toured in mayor U.S cities From Hollywood CA, San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago Il, Miami Fl, New York NY and has toured Various Central American countries Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
In 2013 J Smooth completed a European promo tour with stops at radio stations in Spain, Italy, Switzerland and France and an onstage appearance at the famous Moulin Rouge.
Smooth has opened up for Pitbull, Aventura, Sean Paul, Pitbull, Sensato, E-40, Snoop Dogg, Tego Calderon, Ivy Queen, Sugar Free, Tito El Bambino, Hector El Father, Tony Dice, Toby Love, Zion & Lennox, Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar, De La Ghetto, etc.
J Smooth has also had many appearances as a Host for Genetivision (Latin Online channel).
Currently J Smooth is shooting a Pilot for a Show set to air in Spain, and working on his next album "El Leon Anda Suelto" which will be his first all Spanish Album.
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Career
In 2007, J Smooth was named "Artist of the Year" by reggaetonnica.com voters, for his musical contributions to the hip-hop and reggaeton genre and also for his many contributions to the Latino community. [3]
J Smooth's live performances include his female "Smooth Chicks" and "Dy/Nasty boys" dancers.[4]
In 2013 J Smooth completed a European promo tour with stops at radio stations in Spain, Italy, Switzerland and France and an onstage appearance at the famous Moulin Rouge.
Smooth has opened up for Pitbull, Aventura, Sean Paul, Pitbull, Sensato, E-40, Snoop Dogg, Tego Calderon, Ivy Queen, Sugar Free, Tito El Bambino, Hector El Father, Tony Dice, Toby Love, Zion & Lennox, Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar, De La Ghetto, etc.
J Smooth has also had many appearances as a Host for Genetivision (Latin Online channel).
Currently J Smooth is shooting a Pilot for a Show set to air in Spain, and working on his next album "El Leon Anda Suelto" which will be his first all Spanish Album.
Artistry
Musical style
Being bilingual J Smooth is able to straddle the line between 2 genres of music, his English music is Hip-Hop/R&B and his Spanish Music is Latin/Reggaeton.
Influences
J Smooth has a very eclectic set of influences from artist like Snoop Dogg, Rick James, James Brown, LL Cool J, P.Diddy, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Usher, Jagged Edge, Daddy Yankee, Tego Calderon, Big Pun and Nore.
Discography
Studio albums
- 2007: Done Properly (Double Disc)
- 2010: Plan B
- 2013: Flight Plan
- Mixtapes
- 2006: Imfamous Mixtape
- 2007: Done Properly Mixtape
- 2008: ''The Talk of LA[5]
Music Videos
| J Smooth/Solo Factory |
| J Smooth/CML |
| Sendeu Flipin |
| J Smooth/N2 Music HD |
| Sendeu Flipin |
| Ivan "Menace” Robleto |
| Ivan “Menace” Robleto |
| Luna |
Filmography
Television
| Name | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo Momma (TV series) | 2006–2007 | Constant | 2 Episodes |
| Atrevete (Variety Show) | 2006 | Himself | Performance |
| El Show De Fernando (Variety Show) | 2008 | Himself | Performance |
| LA Nights Illegal Street Races (Spain TV series) | TBA | Co Host | Pilot |
Early life
j Smooth first experience performing came from his living room performing for any and all guest and door to door salesman that came to his parents home, at the age of 5 he would sing Prince song "Little Red Corvette" and Survivors "Eye Of the Tiger", Later when he was in first grade he played a main part in the 49th Street School Christmas play. Noticing his love for music his parents enrolled him in piano lessons, at 12 J Smooth was in the church choir. When he attended Montclair High school he was in performance choir and he played the part of Aladdin in the School play, also while at Montclair high he was in Video Production and Video Editing classes. The moment J Smooth knew that he wanted to pursue a career in music was while he was attending San Pedro High School, his senior year he attended a class trip to the House of Blues in Hollywood on Sunset, there was a tour and a presentation with the house band where they asked for a someone to come up on stage, so Smooth volunteered, once he was on stage they had him perform James Brown's "I feel Good" which even thouh he did not know it too well he deliver a great rendition of it once the song was finished he got a standing ovation and the band leader said to Smooth: "Your gonna be famous one day kid, I don't know what you are gonna do but I can tell you are a Star" and that moment has driven him ever since.
U.S Army
J Smooth Served in the United States Army doing tours in the Gulf and Homeland Security he has an Honorable Discharge as of 2007.
Philanthropy
In 2007 J Smooth started a Non Profit Organization called "La Esperanza" which main purpose was to raise funds and awareness for poverty stricken school children primarily in Nicaragua and other Central American countries. J Smooth donated a percentage of his album sales and was able to help renovate a school and provide school materials, he also has done numerous toy drives and he's dressed up as Santa Claus to give out toys to children. Since then others have joined in the organization and they continue to help children.
Musical career
2007 Done Properly
Done Properly was J Smooth's first studio album, this was a double disc LP with one side containing 12 English Hip-hop songs and the other 12 Spanish Latin/Reggaeton songs. From this album came the first Single "No Me Importa", for which a music video was shot in various locations in LA The 2nd Single "Si Tu Quieres" was released, this song went on to be in the top 10 most requested songs & videos in Nicaragua and top 20 in Central America in 2008 it took a while for the album to become popular, because it was ahead of its time with J Smooth mixing English and Spanish rapping in English over reggaeton beats was not being done at the time. The 3rd and Final single from thew album was No Puedo Dormir which gain him U.S air play for the first time on LA's Latino 96.3fm radio station, and later on La Mega 94.9fm Miami. The Album Contained production from Norman "Normatic" Jackson aka Mr Shark (J Lo's Musical Director & Engineer) for the most part, with Production from J Smooth younger brother Imfamous (Victor Aburto Jr.) and Hip-hop artist & Producer Curtiss King. The Done Properly album sold over 10,000 copies.
2010 Plan B
Plan B was J Smooth Sophomore album and he continued with his dual genre on English Hip-hop and Spanish Reggaeton mix, this time with 12 tracks half English and half in Spanish. The first single "Get Down" featured R&B Crooner Johnny Michael (Konvict music) with an uptempo dance track and video with Production from 570 Records inhouse Producer Imfamous who produced the majority of the album. 2nd single "Show Me The Money" feat Cost was well received by club DJ's, the 3rd Single was the biggest success of Plan B the song with help of the video Shoot completely in Nicaragua helped propel this single to success not only in Central but in South America with the song hitting the top 20 in Venezuela, Peru, Argentina & Bolivia. This album had a Complete Digital Distribution deal with Reverbnation and sold close to 15,000 copies through iTunes, Spotify,Bandcamp, etc.
2012 Flight Plan
Flight Plan J Smooth 3rd and first all English Hip-hop album is probably the best J Smooth Album, at least for his English speaking audience. This 16 Track sample heavy album feels like a complete work from beginning to end the album flows very well taking you on a ride with production from the now seasoned Imfamous, J Smooth shows his growth as a Hip-hop artist with slick punchlines and metaphors Smooth rides each beat and delivers on each track. he Start the album off with a track called "This is what it looks like" where he aggressively delivers each line asserting his credibility as an actual rapper and not a reggaeton artist, other stand out tracks on this album were "I Can't Go Wrong" feat Benjamin Wade and "Till The Morning" feat Imfamous. Though one of J Smooth's best works the fact that many of the songs contained samples that were not cleared this album was not available for sale only free downlaod.
El Leon Anda Suelto
Currently in production
Other ventures
Gentevision
2006-2008 J Smooth was a Host for Gentevision a Spanish online program interviewing celebrities
Video Directing
J Smooth edited "Reboot it" music video parody for comedian Joey Medina and has been a writer and producer for various music videos (Vice 45) as well as directed a handful of music videos for upcoming artist (Johnny Michael,Tony Sans,Yung Kourageous).
J Smooth is currently working on Tux's music video and Shooting a Pilot for car enthusiasts show set to air in Spain which he will be Co Hosting.
Personal life
Smooth has been rumoured to have dated or been linked to Miss Nicaragua 2007 Xiomara Blandino, model/video girl Anna Rincon, import model Erica Medina, import model Johanna Mata and Latin Playboy Model Elvida Santos.
See also
References
- ↑ El Nuevo Diario - Managua, Nicaragua - J Smooth con todo el ritmo del reggaeton
- ↑ Christy Buena, Editor. "Interview with Los Angeles Rapper J Smooth". Disarray Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ↑ Featured Artist
- ↑ Que Pasa Bulletin - Noticias para Hispanos en Los Angeles, California y EU
- ↑ "IMDB Profile". IMDB.