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Tay Dizm
Tay Dizm
Birth name	Artavious Courtez Smith
Born	May 3, 1980 (age 44)
Origin	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop; pop rap;
Occupation(s)	Rapper; songwriter; hype man;
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Nappy Boy; Warner Bros.;
Website	www.taydizm.com

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Artavious Courtez Smith (born May 3, 1980), better known by his stage name Tay Dizm, is an American rapper and hype man best known for being signed to T-Pain's Nappy Boy Entertainment record label.

Biography[edit]

Smith spent his entire childhood raised in foster homes before finding his biological family in Miami, Florida. His two brothers taught him how to rap and recorded mixtapes with him. He moved to Tallahassee, Florida, where he met singer T-Pain, for whom Smith would become a hypeman. Under stage name Tay Dizm, Smith did guest performances on tracks from T-Pain's first three albums.^[1]

Dizm is the first artist to release an album under T-Pain's Nappy Boy Digital label.^[2]^[3] He has appeared on the singles "Who the Fuck is That?" by Dolla and "She Got It" by 2 Pistols, which charted on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008. On August 19, 2008, Dizm released his debut single, "Beam Me Up," featuring T-Pain and Rick Ross, which was released online via Nappy Boy Digital. It quickly sold 4,000 downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan, without significant promotion.^[3] He is featured in all three of T-Pain's solo albums.

The second single, "Dream Girl", features Akon and charted on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart in February 2009. It was featured on Dizm's album, Welcome to the New World.^[4] The album's third single, "Nothing But The Truth", original version featured Atlanta rapper Dolla and Desloc Piccalo from Miami. The album version features Desloc Piccalo and Young Cash. Single "Club Pack" was released on MTV on February 20, 2013.

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

TBA: Welcome to the New World

Extended plays[edit]

TBA: The Tempataions [sic?]

Mixtapes[edit]

2007: Tha Hottest Hotboy
2009: Dreamgirl
2010: Point 'Em Out
2011: Thank You For Being A Friend
2012: ART

Singles[edit]

2007: "Like Me" (Feat. Lil Wayne)
2008: "Beam Me Up" (Feat. T-Pain & Rick Ross)
2009: "Dreamgirl" (Feat. Akon)
2009: "Nothing But the Truth" (Feat. Young Cash & Piccalo)
2012: "Getting to the Money" (Feat. T-Pain & J-Bo)
2013: "Club Pack" (Feat. Young Cash)
2014: "Pop It" (Feat. Young Cash)
2016: "Good Lil Bit" (Feat. T-Pain & Krayzie Bone)

Guest appearances[edit]

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Dance Floor"	2005	T-Pain	Rappa Ternt Sanga
"Yo Stomach"	2007		Epiphany
"Digital"	2008		Three Ringz
"Depressing"	2011		Prevolver
"Bring It Back"			Prevolver
"Never Leave Her"			Revolver
"The Champ"	2012	T-Pain	Stoic
"I'll Never Be"		T-Pain, Travie McCoy
"Exclusive"		T-Pain, Young Cash
"I'm Fucking Done"	2015	T-Pain	Stoicville: The Phoenix

Notes[edit]

"Never Leave Her" is a promotional single to Revolver.

References[edit]

^ Birchmeier, Jason (2008). "Tay Dizm > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
^ O'Neal, Jessica. T-Pain has nothing on his iPod, The Red and Black. Published October 16, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
^ ^a ^b T-Pain's Digital Label Unveils Signings, Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
^ Carter, Jay (2008-05-11). "Next in Line: Tay Dizm". 24 Hour Hip Hop.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] Birchmeier, Jason (2008). "Tay Dizm > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-18.

[2] O'Neal, Jessica. T-Pain has nothing on his iPod, The Red and Black. Published October 16, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2012.

[billboard-3] T-Pain's Digital Label Unveils Signings, Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2009.

[24_Hour_Hip_Hop-4] Carter, Jay (2008-05-11). "Next in Line: Tay Dizm". 24 Hour Hip Hop.

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-'''Artavious Smith''', better known by his [[stage name]] '''Tay Dizm''', is an American [[Rapping|rapper]] signed to [[T-Pain]]'s [[Nappy Boy|Nappy Boy Digital]] record label.
+'''Artavious Courtez Smith''' (born May 3, 1980), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Tay Dizm''', is an American [[Rapping|rapper]] and [[hype man]] best known for being signed to [[T-Pain]]'s [[Nappy Boy Entertainment]] record label.
 ==Biography==
-Smith spent his entire childhood raised in [[foster home]]s before finding his biological family in [[Miami, Florida]]. His two brothers taught him how to rap and recorded mixtapes with him. He moved to [[Tallahassee, Florida]], where he met singer T-Pain, for whom Smith would become a hypeman. Under stage name Tay Dizm, Smith did guest performances on tracks from T-Pain's first three albums.<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p816075/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Tay Dizm > Biography|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|year=2008|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=2009-05-18}}</ref>
+Smith spent his entire childhood raised in [[foster home]]s before finding his biological family in [[Miami, Florida]]. His two brothers taught him how to rap and recorded mixtapes with him. He moved to [[Tallahassee, Florida]], where he met singer T-Pain, for whom Smith would become a hypeman. Under stage name Tay Dizm, Smith did guest performances on tracks from T-Pain's first three albums.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p816075/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Tay Dizm > Biography|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|year=2008|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=2009-05-18}}</ref>
 Dizm is the first artist to release an album under T-Pain's Nappy Boy Digital label.<ref>O'Neal, Jessica. [http://www.redandblack.com/variety/t-pain-has-nothing-on-his-ipod/article_329053bf-b787-5ef0-a8ed-50f9455dd174.html T-Pain has nothing on his iPod], ''The Red and Black''. Published October 16, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2012.</ref><ref name="billboard">[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045163/t-pains-digital-label-unveils-signings T-Pain's Digital Label Unveils Signings], ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 30, 2009.</ref> He has appeared on the singles "[[Who the Fuck is That?]]" by [[Dolla (rapper)|Dolla]] and "[[She Got It]]" by [[2 Pistols]], which charted on the [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2008]]. On August 19, 2008, Dizm released his debut single, "Beam Me Up," featuring T-Pain and [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]], which was released online via Nappy Boy Digital. It quickly sold 4,000 downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan, without significant promotion.<ref name="billboard"/> He is featured in all three of T-Pain's solo albums.
-The second single, "Dream Girl", features [[Akon]] and charted on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles|''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100]] chart in February 2009.<!-- dead link <ref>http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3106112&cdi=10130848&cid=02%2F14%2F2009</ref> end hidden ref --> It was featured on Dizm's album, ''Welcome to the New World''.<ref name="24 Hour Hip Hop">{{cite web|url=http://24hourhiphop.com/hip+hop+Next%20In%20Line/Tay+Dizm/2562/|title=Next in Line: Tay Dizm|last=Carter|first=Jay|date=2008-05-11|work=24 Hour Hip Hop|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603045903/http://24hourhiphop.com/hip+hop+Next+In+Line/Tay+Dizm/2562/|archivedate=June 3, 2010}}</ref> The album's third single, "Nothing But The Truth", original version featured Atlanta rapper Dolla a Picallo. The album version features Picallo and [[Young Cash]]. Single "Club Pack" was released on [[MTV]] on February 20, 2013.
+The second single, "Dream Girl", features [[Akon]] and charted on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles|''Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100]] chart in February 2009.<!-- dead link <ref>http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3106112&cdi=10130848&cid=02%2F14%2F2009 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> end hidden ref --> It was featured on Dizm's album, ''Welcome to the New World''.<ref name="24 Hour Hip Hop">{{cite web|url=https://24hourhiphop.com/features/next-in-line/tay-dizm/|title=Next in Line: Tay Dizm|last=Carter|first=Jay|date=2008-05-11|work=24 Hour Hip Hop}}</ref> The album's third single, "Nothing But The Truth", original version featured Atlanta rapper Dolla and Desloc Piccalo from Miami. The album version features Desloc Piccalo and [[Young Cash]]. Single "Club Pack" was released on [[MTV]] on February 20, 2013.
 ==Discography==
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 === Extended plays ===
-* TBA: ''The Tempataions''
+* TBA: ''The Tempataions'' [sic?]
 === Mixtapes ===
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 *2014: "Pop It" <small>(Feat. Young Cash)</small>
 *2016: "Good Lil Bit" (Feat. T-Pain & [[Krayzie Bone]])
+==Guest appearances==
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
+|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
+! scope="col" style="width:22.5em;"| Title
+! scope="col"| Year
+! scope="col"| Other artist(s)
+! scope="col"| Album
+|-
+! scope="row"| "Dance Floor"
+| 2005
+| rowspan="6"| [[T-Pain]]
+| ''[[Rappa Ternt Sanga]]''
+|-
+! scope="row"| "Yo Stomach"
+| 2007
+| ''[[Epiphany (T-Pain album)|Epiphany]]''
+|-
+! scope="row"| "Digital"
+| 2008
+| ''[[Three Ringz]]''
+|-
+! scope="row"| "Depressing"
+| rowspan="3"| 2011
+| rowspan="2"| ''[[Prevolver]]''
+|-
+! scope="row"| "Bring It Back"
+|-
+! scope="row"| "Never Leave Her"
+| ''[[Revolver (T-Pain album)|Revolver]]''
+|-
+! scope="row"| "The Champ"
+| rowspan="3"| 2012
+| [[T-Pain]]
+| rowspan="3"| ''[[Stoic (mixtape)|Stoic]]''
+|-
+! scope="row"| "I'll Never Be"
+| [[T-Pain]], [[Travie McCoy]]
+|-
+! scope="row"| "Exclusive"
+| [[T-Pain]], Young Cash
+|-
+! scope="row"| "I'm Fucking Done"
+| 2015
+| [[T-Pain]]
+| ''Stoicville: The Phoenix''
+|}
+===Notes===
+* "Never Leave Her" is a promotional single to [[Revolver (T-Pain album)|Revolver]].
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Living people]]
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+[[Category:American male rappers]]
 [[Category:Jive Records artists]]
 [[Category:RCA Records artists]]
 [[Category:Musicians from Tallahassee, Florida]]
 [[Category:Rappers from Florida]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Singers from Florida]]
 [[Category:21st-century American singers]]
-[[Category:1980 births]]
 [[Category:21st-century American rappers]]
-[[Category:21st-century male singers]]
+[[Category:21st-century American male singers]]

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