Mr. Collipark | |
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Birth name | Michael Crooms |
Born | October 13, 1969 College Park, Georgia |
Genres | Hip hop, crunk |
Occupation(s) | Record Producer |
Years active | 1992–present |
Associated acts | Ying Yang Twins, Bubba Sparxxx, Soulja Boy, Hurricane Chris |
Collipark Music | |
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Founded | 1999 |
Founder | Michael "Mr. Collipark" Crooms (CEO) |
Status | Active |
Genre | Southern hip hop, Crunk, snap, pop |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | Atlanta, Georgia (2000-present) |
Michael Crooms, better known by his stage name Mr. Collipark and also known as DJ Smurf, is a hip hop producer and the president of his own Atlanta-based record label, Collipark Music, which was started in 1999.
The name Collipark was derived from the city College Park, Georgia. Crooms is credited as playing a major role in the career of the Ying Yang Twins,Soulja Boy, Taurus, Hurricane Chris, V.I.C., and Vistoso Bosses.
In 2007, Mr. Collipark won BMI's "Songwriter of the Year" award. He was also nominated for a 2008 Grammy for his work with Soulja Boy.
In 2011, Mr. Collipark debuted his mixtape Can I Have the Club Back Please, which features tracks from artists like Translee, Treal Lee & Prince Rick and the Ying Yang Twins.
Crooms founded his record label Collipark Music in 1999. Since founding the label he has signed various artists to the label such as Soulja Boy, Ying Yang Twins & Vistoso Bosses. As of 2013, there are rumors of Mr. Collipark signing a distribution deal with Epic Records for the label.
Mr. Collipark along with his production/writing team The Package Store has produced & written for a number of artists, such as Kilo Ali, Hurricane Chris, Mike Jones, Lil Jon, Jermaine Dupri, Soulja Boy, DJ Unk, E-40, Bubba Sparxxx , Nia Chongg, & among others.