Bob Smoke has worked with several industry giants and is beginning to take his career to another level. Just listen to his music while you watch the new Loompa video and you make the call.  His productions is high quality, his lyrics is like no other, and you need to keep his CD playing in your radios. BOB SMOKE is like the SMOKE "cloud nine or cloud high."  


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Rhythmplaza.com: Where are you originally from?
BobSmoke: I was born in Washington, D.C. and resided there until I was a pre teen. After that my family moved out to Silver Spring, Maryland just over the D.C. line.

Rhythmplaza.com: When and why did you start using the name Bob Smoke?
BobSmoke: People would say, Bob Smoked that track” when I walked out the sound booth in the studio. Then my friend named Tac put my family nick name “Bob” together with “smoke”, and gave me the name Bob Smoke. At the time I was sitting in his apartment trying to come up with a name for myself. He just blurted out Bob Smoke in the middle of one of our session’s.

Rhythmplaza.com: What does your name mean to you?
BobSmoke: It’s just something I’ve grown to respond to. Nothing more, nothing less. I could come up with some catch phrase like, SIMPLY MARVOLUS OR KICKASS ENTERTAINER, but I wont it is what it is.

Rhythmplaza.com: When did you first get into the music game?
BobSmoke: I used to write all the time but I never had any music. I was soon introduce to Bamm, Lonnie, and Kapin collectively known as, BLAK Productions. They let me here this track they were working on and I was like, that’s sound okay but it’s not my style. That track was later released as Non-Chalont’s Gold single “5 o’clock in the morning.” No, I didn’t kick myself I just wasn’t feeling it. So they made me another track and my first demo single was.

Rhythmplaza.com: When did you get your first opportunity to showcase your talent?
BobSmoke: My first show was at Coolidge High School football field I think it was a WKYS 93.9 FM. event or something I was in a group call Prozinc. I messed up my part because I didn’t know how to hold the microphone at the time. I was extremely nervous and visibly shaking. I got over my stage fright shortly after.

Rhythmplaza.com: What does rap mean to you?
BobSmoke: For me rap is my emotional release an outlet. It’s also a way to express what’s on my mind. You know put my thoughts out there for the world to just hear me.

Rhythmplaza.com: Where do you think it’s headed?
BobSmoke: It could be headed almost in any direction. It’s a lot of people in basements, garages, and attic’s who have the talent and mindset they just don’t get the opportunity. Me personally I like listening to new artist, not the ones that get played because the D.J. got paid.

Rhythmplaza.com: What do you like to do when you are not rapping?
BobSmoke: Create videos! I’ve started my own company called Robert Headen Video. I shoot, direct, and edit. I do everything from music videos to movies.

Rhythmplaza.com: What advice would you give to some of the up and coming rap artist in the DC area?
BobSmoke: Don’t wait for some one to “put you on.” Do it yourself. If you have talent, there are a lot of Vultures out here trying to live off your work. Just do you, and get your attorney fees up.

Rhythmplaza.com: What type of issues do you talk about in your songs?
BobSmoke: I guess it’s whatever I feel at the time. I speak on my life and today’s issues.

Rhythmplaza.com:  How do you feel about the negativity in Hip Hop?
BobSmoke: I’m not the one to judge the next man on the way he expresses himself. I live and let live. You only get back what you give.

Rhythmplaza.com: What artist[s] have you worked with?
BobSmoke:  Several, I can’t name them all. I don’t want to leave anybody out, so I’ll just leave it at that.

Rhythmlaza.com: Are you currently working on any projects?
BobSmoke:  Yeah! You can catch me rapping on the R&B group Ruff Endz new album (Some one to Love) on Sony records. I’m on track #7, “Would you leave me”, and track #9 “Kamasutra Luv”. Also I got an appearance in a movie called “Overdose” due out this winter on Under World Music Group. I just finished directing the TCB band’s hot new DVD. Also I directed Bonquesha’s Barbor Shop with Comedian Kedar Ashaad.

Rhythmplaza.com: When did you come up with the concept Loompa?
BobSmoke:  My man KD and I were in Reese Johnson’s studio listening to tracks. When Reese threw on the Loompa joint we were both like, Yeah! That’s hot! KD had his hands full on some other tracks he was working on, so he let me rock that joint.

Rhythmplaza.com:  Was it hard putting the concept together for the Loompa video?
BobSmoke:  Not really. I did all the editing myself at Robert Headen Video. I just woke up one morning and called my man Comedian/Director Redd Grant. He was in Los Angeles, Ca. He hopped on a plane headed for Washington, D.C. and we started shooting the next day.

Rhythmplaza.com:  How long did it take to put the video together?
BobSmoke: The video took two days to shoot and about a week to edit.

Rhythmplaza.com: When will the single or next CD will be coming out?
BobSmoke: I’m in the process of shopping the new album. Write now I have a lot of projects on my plate. I’m making moves to bring the people something else real soon. I’m currently looking for a club to shoot my next video in. The single is finished. It was produced by Kevin “KC” Campbell of K.C. Production.

Rhythmplaza.com: Who would you like to leave a shout out too?
BobSmoke: My man Reese for that hot Loompa track, Redd Grant, Robert Headen Video, Kevin K.C. Campbell, Heartbeat, Tommy Reed, Ruff Endz, Kedar Ashaad, Perry Jones, Hellusanation, Alethia Spraggins, Chrissy Headen, L. Goss, David Patterson, Letty Cintron, RH Photography and Management, and everybody else I may have I missed.

Rhythmplaza.com: What message will you like to leave for your audience?
BobSmoke: Follow your dreams! If you do something long enough your destined to be one of the best at it. Peace.

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