Jahvante Jahqwane Sheldon Smart ((1996-11-18)November 18, 1996 – (2018-06-30)June 30, 2018), known professionally as Smoke Dawg, was a Canadian rapper from Toronto, Ontario.
He was a part of hip hop collective Halal Gang alongside Mustafa the Poet, Puffy L'z, Safe, and Mo-G who come together with the Prime Boys to make the supergroup Full Circle.
In it, the two rappers and their friends rap, dance, and laugh in shadowy parking lots, fluorescent-lit apartment corridors, and an empty studio.
The two-day festival saw Smoke Dawg performing alongside his Halal Gang as well as Pusha T, French Montana and Roy Woods.
[15][16] Whilst in the UK, Smoke Dawg and Halal Gang affiliate Puffy L'z dropped a "Fire in the Booth" freestyle with Charlie Sloth in March 2017.
The event was rated 7 by Exclaim!, who described Prime Boys and Halal Gang's performance as playing off of each other's energy, which ultimately brought the night together.
[32] Halal Gang affiliate Mustafa the Poet released a short film titled Remember Me, Toronto.
[34] Smart appeared on Puffy L'z debut album Take No L'z released on July 19, 2019, on the single "Boring" alongside Jay Whiss.
[35] He was also featured on Donnie's debut album From the Beginning to End released on November 22, 2019, on the track "Good as it Gets" alongside Jimmy Prime.
On June 30, 2018, Smart was killed in a shooting in broad daylight in front of a downtown nightclub in the Toronto Entertainment District near the corner of Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue.
[41] Affiliates of Smoke Dawg posted on social media that Smoke Dawg and 28-year-old Prime Boys manager Koba Prime (birth name Ernest "Kosi" Modekwe) were killed in the shooting,[42] with the Toronto Police Service confirming this as a fact the following day.