7 Things to Know About Big Smo Before His Kalamazoo Concert

7 Things to Know About Big Smo Before His Kalamazoo Concert

Photo: Rick Diamond, Getty Images for IEBA

The "New King of Hick Hop," Big Smo is coming to Kalamazoo's District Square on Saturday, July 23. 

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Photo: Rick Diamond, Getty Images for IEBA

A&E has a list of '20 Things You Need To Know About Big Smo.' Here are the most interesting 7.

  • Photo: Rick Diamond, Getty Images for CMT
    Photo: Rick Diamond, Getty Images for CMT
    1

    Big Smo's real name is John Smith. For real.

  • Gergana Valcheva, ThinkStock
    Gergana Valcheva, ThinkStock
    2

    The first 2 cassettes Smo got as a kid were Hank Williams Jr. and The Fat Boys.

  • Photo: Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images
    Photo: Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images
    3

    Warrant, Firehouse and Trixter was the first concert he ever went to.

  • Photo: Rick Diamond, Getty Images
    Photo: Rick Diamond, Getty Images
    4

    Smo considers his fans his family, aka "kinfoke."

  • 5

    He makes his own line of BBQ sauce called 'Meat Mud.'

  • Photo: Evans, Getty Images
    Photo: Evans, Getty Images
    6

    Smo likes his moonshine peach flavored.

  • Photo: George Marks, Getty Images
    Photo: George Marks, Getty Images
    7

    The best advice his mama ever gave him? "Finish your plate."

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