Michael Antoine Crooms (born October 5, 1972), better known by his stage name Mr. Collipark (and also known as DJ Smurf), is an American
hip hop producer
Producer or producers may refer to:
Occupations
*Producer (agriculture), a farm operator
*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
and the president of his own Atlanta-based
record label
A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...
, Collipark Music, which was started in 1999.
The name ''Collipark'' was derived from the city of
College Park, Georgia
College Park is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton and Clayton County, Georgia, Clayton counties, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, adjacent to the southern boundary of the city of Atlanta. As of the 2020 United States Census, 20 ...
. Crooms is credited as playing a major role in the career of the
Ying Yang Twins,
Soulja Boy
DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990), known professionally as Soulja Boy (formerly Soulja Boy Tell 'Em), is an American rapper and record producer. He rose to prominence, after his self published debut single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" peake ...
,
Taurus
Taurus is Latin for 'bull' and may refer to:
* Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign
* Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac
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* ''Bos taurus ...
,
Hurricane Chris,
V.I.C.
Victor Grimmy Owusu (born July 20, 1987), better known by his stage name V.I.C., is a retired American rapper. His single, " Get Silly", reached #29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 2008.
Early life
V.I.C. was born Victor Grimmy Owusu in ...
, and
Vistoso Bosses
Vistoso Bosses were an American alternative hip-hop duo made up of Taylah P. and Kelci from Atlanta, Georgia. They debuted with the single "Delirious" produced by STJAMES, featuring Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990) ...
.
In 2007, Mr. Collipark won BMI's "Songwriter of the Year" award. He was also nominated for a 2008 Grammy for his work with Soulja Boy.
In 2011, Mr. Collipark debuted his mixtape ''Can I Have the Club Back Please'', which features tracks from artists including Translee, Treal Lee & Prince Rick and the Ying Yang Twins.
Other ventures
Collipark Music
Crooms founded his record label Collipark Music in 1999. He has signed various artists to the label including Soulja Boy, Ying Yang Twins and Vistoso Bosses. As of 2013, there are rumors of Mr. Collipark signing a distribution deal with
Epic Records
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for the label.
;Current artists
* Mr. Collipark
* Solace
* Tex James
* Translee
* Treal Lee & Prince Rick
*
Ying Yang Twins
;Former artists
*
i15
* Part Time Arab
*
Soulja Boy
DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990), known professionally as Soulja Boy (formerly Soulja Boy Tell 'Em), is an American rapper and record producer. He rose to prominence, after his self published debut single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" peake ...
*
V.I.C.
Victor Grimmy Owusu (born July 20, 1987), better known by his stage name V.I.C., is a retired American rapper. His single, " Get Silly", reached #29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 2008.
Early life
V.I.C. was born Victor Grimmy Owusu in ...
*
Vistoso Bosses
Vistoso Bosses were an American alternative hip-hop duo made up of Taylah P. and Kelci from Atlanta, Georgia. They debuted with the single "Delirious" produced by STJAMES, featuring Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990) ...
;Producers
*The Package Store
**Mr. Collipark
**Mr. Hanky
**Tom Slick
Albums released on label
The Package Store and record producing
Mr. Collipark, along with his production/writing team The Package Store, have produced and written artists including
Kilo Ali
Andrell D. Rogers (born May 1, 1973), better known as Kilo Ali, formerly Kilo, is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. Kilo Ali recorded mainly bass music (described more closely to Miami bass style music), but also hip-hop tracks with a le ...
,
Hurricane Chris,
Mike Jones,
Lil Jon,
Jermaine Dupri,
Soulja Boy
DeAndre Cortez Way (born July 28, 1990), known professionally as Soulja Boy (formerly Soulja Boy Tell 'Em), is an American rapper and record producer. He rose to prominence, after his self published debut single "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" peake ...
,
DJ Unk
Anthony Leonard Platt (born November 28, 1981) commonly known by his stage name Unk, is an American DJ, hype man, and rapper. Some of his work has featured on the 2K Sports ''NBA 2K9'' game. He is best known for the mid 2000s snap hit " Walk I ...
,
E-40,
Bubba Sparxxx, and Nia Chongg.
Discography
Studio albums
*1995: ''Versastyles''
*1998: ''Dead Crunk''
Mixtapes
*2011: ''Can I Have the Club Back Please''
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Collipark, Mr.
Living people
African-American crunk musicians
African-American record producers
American hip hop record producers
American music industry executives
People from College Park, Georgia
Rappers from Georgia (U.S. state)
Southern hip hop musicians
1973 births
Record producers from Georgia (U.S. state)
21st-century American rappers
21st-century African-American musicians
20th-century African-American people
Crunk musicians