Wikipedia:The Smith Brothers

The Smith Brothers (or Smith Bros.), also known as The BEATSMITHz, are a hip hop production duo based in New York City. Shawn and Jabar Smith are brothers, born and raised in Queens, New York, and are two out five siblings, another being hip hop producer Jimi Kendrix.

In the late 1990s Shawn Smith, got his first break producing on Kelly Price's debut CD, Soul of a Woman which was certified platinum in 2000. He went on to produce for Lil' Mo, Gerald Levert, Tamia, Patti Labelle, Yummy Bingham, Joe and more. In the past he & Jabar have collaborated with hip hop producer Rockwilder and several others, including Dinky Bingham.