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 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 pr ...

, Collipark Music, which was started in 1999. The name ''Collipark'' was derived from the city of

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. Crooms is credited as playing a major role in the career of the

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, Taurus, Hurricane Chris, V.I.C., and

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. 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

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for the label. ;Current artists * Mr. Collipark * Solace * Tex James * Translee * Treal Lee & Prince Rick *

;Former artists * i15 * Part Time Arab *

* V.I.C. *

;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

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, Hurricane Chris, Mike Jones,

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, DJ Unk,

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, and Nia Chongg.

Discography

Studio albums

*1995: ''Versastyles'' *1998: ''Dead Crunk''

Mixtapes

*2011: ''Can I Have the Club Back Please''

References

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