Smoke DZA – Respecanize vol 2 [Mixtape]

Brought to the public’s attention through a series of raw, kush-loving mixtapes, Harlem rapper Smoke DZA got his start in , a locally popular duo formed with a rapper named . DZA — as in “Dream Zone Achieved” — signed a deal in 2002 and joined behind the scenes at , but when twin daughters were brought into his life in 2007, he adopted a “now or never” attitude when it came to his solo career.

A slew of mixtapes with weed lingo names like Sweet Baby Kushed God and Substance Abuse followed, then in 2011, DZA’s mixtape Rolling Stoned won High Times Magazine’s Doobie Award for 2011’s hip-hop album of the year. A year later, the magazine signed the rapper to its label and released Rugby Thompson, an album produced in total by . Rugby included appearances by , , , and . DZA’s third LP, Dream.Zone.Achieve, was released in 2014, and he issued a pair of LPs in 2016. He Has Risen arrived early in the year and featured an appearance by . Months later, he released Don’t Smoke Rock, a collaborative effort with . The album included the single “Milestone,” which featured , , and .

DZA followed with a series of collaborative singles, starting with 2017’s “How Many?” with , , and , and 2018’s “The Mood” with and “Moves” with Delivery Boys. In 2019, he paired with for the -produced EP Statue of Limitations, which featured guest appearances by , , and . The full-length A Closed Mouth Don’t Get Fed arrived in February 2020 and included guest spots by , , , and others. Another full-length, Homegrown, followed that October and included the track “Santos Party House,” featuring , , and .