A PRODUCT OF THE STREETS OF TORONTO, SMILEY TURNS DANGER INTO ART. HE BEGAN RELEASING MUSIC IN 2018 WITH HIS STREET CLASSIC BUY. OR. BYE AND BUILT A BUZZ AROUND HIS ORIGINALITY, BACKED WITH STREET CREDIBILITY AND THE ABILITY TO BRING HIS FIRST-PERSON EXPERIENCES TO LIFE IN HIS MUSIC. HE FOLLOWED THAT PROJECT WITH A TAPE TO REMEMBER AND ROAD TO BUY OR BYE 2 (THE PLAYLIST), BLAZING A TRAIL FOR HIMSELF AS HE FED THE APPETITE OF THE STREETS WITH NEW MUSIC. NARRATING HIS STORY IN REAL-TIME SMILEY’S INFLUENCE ALSO HAS BEEN TOUTED BY THE FADER AND HOMETOWN HERO DRAKE, AS WELL AS REVERED AMONGST THE COMMUNITY IN THE BURGEONING TORONTO MUSIC SCENE.