Brandon Smith (March 12, 1992 – November 17, 2022), known professionally as B. Smyth, was an American hip hop and R&B recording artist from

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Early life

Smith was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He started out his career by posting his own covers of popular songs on

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, including "

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" by

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and " Quickie" by Miguel, in which some of his covers he posted have received over 500,000 views. His videos led to him performing at various high-profile talent shows, where his style drew comparisons to prominent artists

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and Usher.

Career

Smyth's success at talent shows landed him a recording contract with

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in 2012. He released his debut single, "Leggo" featuring

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, on December 11, 2012. The song peaked at No. 41 on the

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list and No. 20 on the

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list. Smyth released his first EP, ''The Florida Files'', on October 15, 2013, featuring his second single, "Win Win" featuring

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. The song was produced by Mike Will Made It and Pluss. Smyth switched record labels from Motown to ByStorm Entertainment and

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. On December 4, 2015, he released his first single with ByStorm and RCA, "Creep" featuring

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. The song was produced by

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Death

Smyth died from

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on November 17, 2022, at the age of 30.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Smyth, B. 1992 births 2022 deaths African-American male rappers Motown artists Musicians from Fort Lauderdale, Florida American contemporary R&B singers 21st-century American rappers American male pop singers 21st-century American male musicians Pop rappers 21st-century African-American musicians Rappers from Florida Deaths from pulmonary fibrosis