Aaron Smith (born May 29 1986 in Malibu, California), better known by his stage name Shwayze, is an American alternative hip hop artist . In 2007 he met Cisco Adler, frontman of Whitestarr, at a Malibu nightclub. He jumped onstage during Whitestarr's performance and began freestyling. Cisco was impressed with his talent, and they immediately began making music together. Eventually they landed a deal with Suretone Records and released their debut self-titled album in 2008. Their second album, Let It Beat, was released on November 3, 2009, and features guest appearances from acts such as The Knux, and Snoop Dogg. Shwayze and Adler are also the focus of a reality television series on MTV titled Buzzin', which debuted on July 23, 2008. Shwayze attended high school with Cobra Starship keytarist Victoria Asher.
Aaron Smith (born May 29, 1985[citation needed]) better known by his stage name Shwayze, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Malibu, California, Shwayze worked at a local Starbucks coffee shop until he met Whitestarr frontman Cisco Adler at a nightclub. One night Shwayze jumped on stage during Whitestarr's performance and started freestyling, impressing Cisco Adler. They immediately began making music together, and landed a deal with Suretone Records.
Their first single "Buzzin'" peaked at #46 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their second single "Corona and Lime," has reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. and #3 in the US iTunes Store. Shwayze's self-titled debut album, which Cisco Adler co-wrote, was released on August 19, 2008. Shwayze and Adler are the focus of a reality television series on MTV titled Buzzin', which debuted on July 23, 2008. The show has now stopped with a replacement of "Let it Beat TV" on iamrogue.com. He has been also known to work with rap legend Chris Young of banana beat records. Shwayze and Cisco Adler released a mixtape entitled "Rich Girls" on November 24, 2008.
In June, 2010 Cisco released a mixtape entitled "Super California Lipstick Sexy Magic Dope Shit". Shwayze appeared on three tracks, "California Girl," "High, High, High" and "More Than A Fan." Also coming in Fall 2010, Shwayze is releasing a self mixtape under his full name Aaron Smith called "Love Stoned". Previews of songs have appeared on Smith's newly launched website aaronsmithmusic.com. A track off of "Love Stoned" titled "Pretty Girl" produce by Mynority Jose Aguirre Lopez was released as a free download on aaronsmithmusic.com on July 7th, 2010.