Torrence Smith better known to rap fans as Boo Smith aka The Beast is a 34 year old rap artist from Tuscaloosa Alabama. His passion for music started as a boy when he would record and memorize his favorite rap songs from Birmingham's hip hop radio station 95.7 Jamz. At the age of 13 his passion grew from memorizing songs to writing and free styling his own rap verses.

Soon after at the age of 15 life changed when Boo's older bother (Edrick Smith) moved from Alabama to Raleigh North Carolina and the family decided to follow suit and also moved. Once in Raleigh, high school coaches took notice of Boo's size and encouraged him to pursue football were he excelled quickly. During the same time Boo was also excelling in his rap ability by improving his writing and at that point started recording his own songs. Still improving musically after graduating high school Boo's skills on the football field earned him a full scholarship to play at Troy State University in Troy Alabama.