January 1st, 1981, Terrell J. McSee was born at Victory Memorial
Hospital in Waukegan, Illinois. His mother gave birth to 2 other
siblings with him being the oldest of them all. As for having a father
present it was not evident, but the love was still felt. His mother
was the one to lead by example by consistently moving him to and from
in pursuit of a better environment for him to grow up in. However, it
was not possible because trouble seemed to be in each area in which
they settled. When he was eleven years old, his uncle was murdered.
Music became his voice to shout out to the world his views and
feelings. In 1994 Smokey moved from the Lake County Area to Chicago’s
South Side and started running reckless in the streets with some of
his closest friends. Music was his savior. After a couple of “wrong
turns”, Smokey decided to stay focused on his music more and began
hitting the studios hard and achieving real accomplishments. Since
then Da Bandit has created a buzz in the streets with his music and by
performing in various events & Open Mics. He was blessed with the
opportunity share the same stage with industry artist such as: DO OR DIE, TRAE
THE TRUTH, TWISTA, BIZZY BONE, YOUNG GUNZ, PETEY
PABLO, BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY, FAT JOE of Terror Squad, PROJECT PAT,
BOYZ N DA HOOD, GOODIE MOBB, BUN B of UGK, SHOCK G of Digital
Underground, RAY J, MAINO, L.E.P BOGUS BOYZ, NAPPY ROOTS &More. He has even
hosted several party events as well as his own “THE WRITER’S BLOCK”
Open Mic Events. Some of his many accomplishments are CD’s like “The
Flesh is Weak…The Soul Is Immortal”, his sophomore album called
“Chicago Syndicate” which gained him attention from local media
outlets, and his previous released junior CD entitled “Neva
Satisfied”. He has 6 Mixtapes available on Datpiff.com and has become
hands on in videos as well. As humble as he can be Smokey Da Bandit is
someone who receives praises from almost everyone who hears his music.
So, to know him is to only love his music even more.
Smokey is affiliated with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Mo Thugs/ Harmony Howse Ent./Flesh-N-Bone Global) & tours with them periodically.
Smokey is a 2x Chicago Music Awards Winner (2017 Best New Entertainer & 2019 Best Urban Indie Entertainer) & just recently released his 6th solo album “JUVY WORLD” dedicated to his slain cousin, available for downloading/streaming on all digital platforms.
JUVY WORLD IS AVAILABLE ON ALL DIGITAL PLATFORMS!!!
