With the correct elements, including time, opportunity, preparedness, and the elusive X factor, Smith is ready to launch his career and make a name for himself in hip hop. Having honed his craft by opening up for rap elites like Rick Ross, Jeezy, DMX, Juelz Santana, and Ice Cube, Smith is poised to take his place among the industry's greats.

With intricate punch lines and Philly inflections, 'Chain Gang' is a raw and gritty record showcasing Smith's storyteller talent. BandLab Sounds: Royalty-Free Music, Loops & Samples Get the sounds you need now Create a free account to unlock unlimited downloads of the latest packs, loops, and one-shots. Directed by 12vy of the Midnight Collective, the video showcases Smith's love for hip-hop while also pushing the boundaries of the genre.ĭescribed by Smith as a 'State Property flip,' the song is a tribute to the mixtape era and the impact of hip-hop on the streets of Philly. Smith's latest music video for 'Chain Gang' pays homage to state property and features the rapper on the streets of his hometown.

The song showcases Smith's unique flow and mesmerizing lyrical abilities, which have garnered attention from some of the industry's most recognized figures, including Black Thought, Meek Mill, and Jay-Z. Song’s current CV, please click here.Philadelphia-based rapper Shawn Smith has released his latest freestyle, 'Chain Gang,' poised to make waves in hip hop. She joined the UC Merced faculty in 2008 and has been committed to Valley health ever since.įor Dr.

From there, she became a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, San Francisco Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education. She received her PhD in personality psychology at UC Davis in 2006. She moved to California’s Central Valley in 1999 to enter the doctoral program at UC Davis. Song earned her BA in psychology and political science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her work ranges from development of qualitative methodologies to statistical modeling of large-scale, longitudinal data.Ī Michigan native, Dr. Community engagement serves as the foundation to her research. Factors of interest include perceptions of risks/benefits, social norms, implicit biases, policies, and media exposure. These behaviors include tobacco, marijuana, and e-cigarette use, sedentary lifestyles, and dietary choices. Song and her lab currently conducts research that helps to identify and address psychosocial factors that increase health risk behaviors that lead to heart and cardiovascular disease, cancer, and obesity. She is also the Director of UC Merced’s Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center, funded by a $3.8 million award from the Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program.ĭr. Anna Song is an Associate Professor of Health Psychology at UC Merced.

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