7 Things to Know About Big Smo Before His Kalamazoo Concert

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

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Who: Big Smo
Where: District Square, 139 S. Edwards St, Kalamazoo
When: Saturday, July 23, 2016
How Much: Tickets $18

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

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Photo: Rick Diamond, Getty Images for CMT
1
Big Smo's real name is John Smith. For real.
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Gergana Valcheva, ThinkStock
2
The first 2 cassettes Smo got as a kid were Hank Williams Jr. and The Fat Boys.
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Photo: Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images
3
Warrant, Firehouse and Trixter was the first concert he ever went to.
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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.'
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Photo: Evans, Getty Images
6
Smo likes his moonshine peach flavored.
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Photo: George Marks, Getty Images
7
The best advice his mama ever gave him? "Finish your plate."

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