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Matthew Smith, underground Record Label owner, profiled in the Dallas Observer

If you’ve been to any underground hip-hop shows in the Dallas/Fort Worth area in the past few years, chances are that our homie Matthew Smith booked one of them. He’s been making waves in the D/FW with his label G.U.A.R.A.N.T.E.E.D F.R.E.S.H., and has booked acts such as Twiztid, ABKBig HoodooAxe Murder Boyz, and Lil Wyte to name a few!

What you might not know is that Matthew is a combat war veteran putting in 9 years of service, and that he actually died and was resuscitated in a horrible motorcycle accident back in 2013.  Apparently, the Dallas Observer has taken note of his local accomplishments and fascinating backstory, because they just published an article about him.  Here’s an excerpt:

After returning home to Fort Worth, he was ready for not only a change but also an escape. When people want to escape from their day-to-day lives, they often turn to entertainment. Smith grew up listening to metal and grunge, but his mother is a retired English teacher and he had been writing all his life. The poetry of hip-hop now appealed to him — it’s what he listened to while he was in the Army. With that in mind, he started promoting shows with his longtime friend, Joka Child. Then he invested in a hip-hop label and started Guaranteed Fresh.

By 2013, Smith had it really good. He was back home in Fort Worth, financially set and working on his new career path. But as he was merging onto I-30 on his motorcycle one day, in the Western Hills-Ridglea neighborhood of Fort Worth, a semi-trailer truck suddenly pulled out of a parking lot and blocked all three lanes of traffic. Smith hit the side of the truck going 55 mph.

After surviving three combat deployments overseas, Smith died on the side of the road in Fort Worth. Fifty-eight minutes later, an automated external defibrillator brought him back to life.

You should definitely check out the rest of the article below:

This Fort Worth Vet Came Back From The Dead To Run a Record Label @ DallasObserver.com

I know I learned things about him that I didn’t already know. It’s always dope to see him at underground shows!  Let’s hope he and his label continue to flourish!

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  1. Miklo Velka

    Miklo Velka

    Comment posted on Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 12:52 pm GMT -5 at 12:52 pm

    Guaranteed Friendship Remains Eternal Stop Hatin’ ?

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