Damon Smith, (born February 8, 1975) known by his stage name Smoothe Da Hustler, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur.

The following year, Smoothe Da Hustler teamed up with producer D/R Period to release “Broken Language” independently in his hometown of Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY.

Due to high-demand, physical copies of the album are no longer available, but Violenttimes Day 2 will be re-released digitally in 2016 with additional tracks not featured on the original pressing.

Smoothe Da Hustler is currently writing and producing the soundtrack for Dem Brooklyn Boys, which will be released through SMG Records in conjunction with the film in 2017.

Smoothe Da Hustler has performed alongside Ice-T, Onyx, The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, Capone-N-Noreaga, The Lox, Ghostface Killah, KRS-One, Public Enemy, Jeru the Damaja, SWV, Nine, and Special Ed, to name a few.

He cited Smoothe Da Hustler's "Broken Language" cadence and writing style as the sonic inspiration for his visual art form.