J Smooth
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jorhel Aburto |
| Also known as | J Smooth |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Hip-hop, Reggaeton, Latin. Urban. |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Hip Hop Producer, Director, Host, M.C. |
| Years active | 2006—Present |
| Labels | 570 Records |
| Associated acts | Imfamous Beats, Tony Sans, Johnny Michael (Konvict), Pitbull, Sensato |
| Website | www |
Jorh-el Aburto, better known by his stage name J Smooth, is an Hispanic-American rapper, music video director and hip hop producer from Los Angeles, California.His musical career began in 2006 when he released a mixtape (CD) which primarily included remixes of popular songs at the time and freestyles over existing beats. This started to get him attention in the South Bay (San Pedro, Carson, Long beach) and Los Angeles area. In the same year he landed a spot on the Wilmer Valderama executive produced show on MTV Yo Momma which gave him more exposure and he was given an opening act spot for Pitbull. From there, he landed a headlining spot for the Feria Agostina Nicaragüense (aka Los Angeles Nicaraguan Festival), which continued to open doors for him–leading to performances for the Puerto Rican Festival, Colombian Festival, Salvadorian Festival, Guatemalan Festival, Bolivian Festival and Central American Festival, all in California. From there he was invited to Miami, Florida for the Expo Nica (aka Nicaraguan Festival) and Orange Festival in Orlando, Florida.
Since then, J Smooth has toured in U.S cities including: Hollywood CA, San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago, Miami, New York, and has toured Central American countries including: Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
In 2013, J Smooth completed a European promo tour with stops at radio stations in Spain, Italy, Switzerland and France and an onstage appearance at the Moulin Rouge.
Smooth has opened up for Pitbull, Aventura, Sean Paul, Sensato, E-40, Snoop Dogg, Tego Calderon, Ivy Queen, Sugar Free, Tito El Bambino, Hector El Father, Tony Dice, Toby Love, Zion & Lennox, Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar, and De La Ghetto.
J Smooth has also had many appearances as a host for Genetivision (Latin Online channel).
He is shooting a pilot for a show set to air in Spain, and working on his next album "El Leon Anda Suelto" which will be his first all Spanish Album.
In 2007, J Smooth was named "Artist of the Year" by reggaetonnica.com voters, for his musical contributions to the hip-hop and reggaeton genre and also for his many contributions to the Latino community.
J Smooth's live performances include his female "Smooth Chicks" and "Dy/Nasty boys" dancers.
Being bilingual J Smooth is able to straddle the line between 2 genres of music, his English music is Hip-Hop/R&B and his Spanish Music is Latin/Reggaeton.
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