Once Upon a Time in America is the debut studio album by American rapper Smoothe da Hustler.

It features guest appearances from Trigga tha Gambler, Kovon and DV Alias Khrist.

The album produced three singles: "Broken Language" b/w "Hustlin'", "Dollar Bill" b/w "My Brother My Ace" and "Hustler's Theme" b/w "Murdafest".

In a 2006 Vibe interview with Bobbito Garcia, Headley noticed the similarities between the two songs.

[4] In a 2006 interview, Smoothe da Hustler confirmed that the song's writer and producer asked him for permission to use the cadence for "Broken Language" and there was a remix of "He Is" with Headley, but the song was never officially released.