TY - BOOK AU - Big Smo, AU - Brown,Jake TI - My life in a jar: the book of Smo SN - 9780692139998 PY - 2019///] CY - [Tenn.?] PB - SMO-Motion Publishing KW - Big Smo. KW - Rap musicians KW - Tennessee, Middle KW - Biography KW - Rap (Music) KW - Alternative country music KW - Autobiographies KW - lcgft KW - Biographies N1 - Foreword / John Rich -- pt. 1. In the beginning. The smackeroo madman ; Farm life ; The hustler ; Now we're cookin' -- pt. 2. No turning back. The graduate ; American roots ; Kuntry livin' ; Sharpie stains -- pt. 3. And so it is written. Talk of the town ; The resurrection ; The exodus -- Freedom N2 - "Born in Southern California and raised in Middle Tennessee, John Lee Smith followed his childhood dream of becoming a star. While he never set out to become the Boss of the Sticks, he created a style of music for people like himself, earning the title King of the Kuntry. Nicknamed Smo by his childhood buddies, he grew up to become a pioneer in the country rap genre. A captivating tale of coming-of-age, Smo shares his heartaches and successes from signing with a major record label to having his own hit reality TV show. He even includes stories from his loyal fanbase he calls his 'Kinfoke.' My Life in a Jar: The Book of Smo is a story of one man's dream turned reality and why he's still the Boss of the Sticks" -- ER -