 The son of a preacher, Smith began writing poetry at the age of eight, and recorded his first poem, "Kimbo to Kimbo", in 1979.His other CDs are "Blacker the Berry - The Sweeter The Cherry", "Throw Two Punch" (1998), "Middle Passage" and "Luv Dub Fever".He is currently working on a new CD project "Hail to Jamaica", a collection that will feature most of his award-winning poems about Jamaica.