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Varick D. Smith, better known as Smitty, is a Haitian-American rapper and hip-hop ghostwriter from Little Haiti, a neighborhood in Miami, Florida.

While growing up in Little Haiti, Smitty came home one day to see a friend fatally shot due to involvement in the drug game.[1] The incident made him more aware of his future. In 1997 he decided to enroll at Florida A&M University to major in journalism. However, his aspiration to become a full-fledged artist led him to switch coasts after only two and half years of school. He would eventually, through a friend, get the opportunity to start in the hip-hop industry by flying out to meet with legendary producer Dr. Dre while he was filming The Wash. After many hours waiting around on set, Smitty finally got the chance to rap in front of Dr. Dre. Dr. Dre was impressed and Smitty was asked to work on a few tracks for The Wash soundtrack.

In addition to working on the soundtrack, Smitty has also worked on several songs, including two chart hits - ‘Shake Ya Tailfeather’ by P. Diddy, Nelly & Murphy Lee and ‘Bump, Bump, Bump’ by B2K. He has collaborated with fellow hip-hop artists such as Trick Daddy, Scarface and Kanye West.

An opportunity to sign with Aftermath Records, Arista Records, Capitol Records, Def Jam, Elektra Records, and Jive Records were all offered, but were turned down in lieu of creative freedom.[3] Smitty eventually signed with Clive Davis’s J Records.

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1	Died In Your Arms Tonight	10
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3	Died In Your Arms Tonight (remix)	6
5	Good Man in a Bad Town full track	5
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S-Kayos wrote:
December 2009

He's not that bad. He's been putting out tracks better than some for quite a while. Disappeared like J-Kwon though.

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rekt0ne wrote:
April 2008

never heard him,but he does a song with T-Pain so he can't be all that good.

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Ermideris wrote:
September 2007

yesterday my homie put on Died In Your Arms Tonight in his car, damn dat song, hot as fuck, especially when we were drunk..

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IceAgeFoFo wrote:
March 2007

Diamonds on my neck tight, too:)

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IceAgeFoFo wrote:
March 2007

Died in your arms is quite nice indeed

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YoungVito wrote:
January 2007

he aint that bad duke

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Blue_Key wrote:
January 2007

this dudes horrible........except for his Diamonds on my neck track....i dont even like the song....i just listen to the instrumental, thats a hot instrumental...thats about it...dudes freakin trash....smh.....whyd I even shoutbox this bum?

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