Tero Smith

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Tero Smith (born June 26, 1977 in Columbus , Ohio ; † May 25, 2008 ibid), better known under the pseudonym Camu Tao , was an American rapper and music producer.

biography

Tero Smith grew up in Columbus, Ohio. In the 1990s he joined the MHz crew , which also included rappers Copywrite , Jakki da Motamouth, Tage Proto and producer RJD2 . In 2001 he released his debut solo album Camu Tao Presents Blair Cosby: Cape Cod (Going For De Gold) , which was continued in 2004 with the second part Camu Tao Presents Blair Cosby II: The Wali Era .

Smith was signed to Definitive Jux , Smash Bros., Fat Possum Records and Eastern Conference Records, where he joined the collective The Weathermen , along with Aesop Rock , Cage , El-P and others.

Together with Cage he formed the duo Nighthawks, whose self-titled debut album was released in 2002. SA Smash , a Camu Taos project with rapper Metro, released its debut Smashy Trashy in 2003 via Definitive Jux. In addition to his work on another solo album, from 2004 onwards he mainly concentrated on music production and thus worked on the works of other Definitive Jux artists. He also appeared on several features of other rappers.

In 2006 he developed lung cancer and had to undergo chemotherapy . He died in May 2008, shortly before his 31st birthday.

In 2010 his solo album King of Hearts was released posthumously on Fat Possum Records , on which Smith worked until his death. When the album was released, the EP Forever Frozen in Television Time, produced in 2005 by Tero Smith and El-P under the name Central Services , was released as a free download.

Discography

solo

  • 2001: Camu Tao Presents Blair Cosby: Cape Cod (Going For De Gold) (Smash Bros.)
  • 2004: Camu Tao Presents Blair Cosby II: The Wali Era (Smash Bros.)
  • 2010: King of Hearts (Fat Possum Records)

MHz

  • 2001: Table Scraps (NCS Records)

Nighthawks

  • 2002: Nighthawks (Eastern Conference Records)

SA Smash

  • 2003: Smashy Trashy (Definitive Jux)

The Weathermen

  • 2003: The Conspiracy (Eastern Conference Records)

Central Cervices

  • 2010: Forever Frozen in Television Time (Definitive Jux)

swell

  1. ↑ Sound Spy: Narcotic Legacy

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personal data
SURNAME Smith, Tero
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Camu Tao (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rapper and record producer
DATE OF BIRTH June 6, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Columbus (Ohio)
DATE OF DEATH May 25, 2008
Place of death Columbus (Ohio)