{"id":12562,"date":"2026-01-23T18:39:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T23:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/?p=12562"},"modified":"2026-01-24T08:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T13:45:06","slug":"heartless-smiley-ft-baka-not-nice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/heartless-smiley-ft-baka-not-nice\/","title":{"rendered":"''Heartless'': Smiley Ft. Baka Not Nice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong><em>The Spanish version is currently in BETA mode.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Originally from Toronto, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/smiley\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2785\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smiley<\/a><\/strong> has established himself since 2018 as one of the most atypical rappers on his scene. Revealed with the EP <em><strong>Buy. Or. Bye<\/strong><\/em>, he quickly asserted a distinct sonic identity, built far from standardized formats. His journey, which began in the streets, gradually led him to broader recognition, without ever turning his back on his roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">His style is built around a laid-back flow, carried by an instantly recognizable voice that has become his trademark. This approach has allowed him to build a loyal audience and attract the attention of specialized media such as <strong>The FADER<\/strong>, <strong>Complex<\/strong>, and <strong>XXL<\/strong>, while also benefiting from the support of established figures, notably <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/drake\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Drake<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">As for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/tag\/baka-not-nice\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baka Not Nice<\/a><\/strong>, before launching his music career, <strong>Baka<\/strong> worked as a security guard for <strong>Drake<\/strong>. In 2017, Drake officially announced his signing to the <strong>OVO Sound<\/strong> label during an event in New York. His debut single, <em><strong>Live Up to My Name<\/strong><\/em>, co-written by <strong>Drake<\/strong> and produced by <strong>Murda Beatz<\/strong>, quickly became a hit and achieved gold certification in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reseauunderground.com\/en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.reseauunderground.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Source: OVO Sound. Submit your project through the Magazine Hip-Hop Portal on the R\u00e9seau Underground.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reseauunderground.com\/en\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.reseauunderground.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to <strong>submit your project<\/strong> via the <strong>Official portal of Hip-Hop Magazine<\/strong>, accessible on the <strong>Underground Network<\/strong>.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With \u201cHeartless,\u201d Smiley and Baka Not Nice deliver a collaboration worthy of the name.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":12565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[679,2786,680,670,678,1128,330,2785,1124],"class_list":["post-12562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canada","tag-actualites","tag-baka-not-nice","tag-drake","tag-hip-hop","tag-journal","tag-media","tag-rap","tag-smiley","tag-toronto"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12562"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12609,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12562\/revisions\/12609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magazinehiphop.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}