Colin Michal Smith known as Mr. Yola, is an American rapper born January 15, 1995 same day as the great Martin Luther King Jr. in Brooklyn NY. Mr. Yola was influenced by his older brother, Donte Smith and artists such as 2Pac, Biggie Smalls, and Cassidy. Mr. Yola fell in love with rapping at a time when Hip Hop was from the heart and artist songs were the stories of how they viewed life. Mr. Yola’s journey rapping has just begun in 2018. His unique sound and style already have a huge impact in the Hip Hop industry. He has successfully participated in promotional music and radio tours gaining fans along the way. Mr. Yola is humble, loving life and just fun to be around with a passion for having everyone come together. Mr. Yola has been an opening act for artist such as Tech9,Rick Ross, Plies, Ashanti, Ja rule, Mase, Mya, Lil Kim, August Alsina, Paul Wall, Do or Die, Twista, Lyfe Jennings, pleasure P, Jacquees, Young Joc, Lil Flip, and named the artist in the spotlight at the Fleet DJs conference. Mr Yola won the artist spotlight in the 15th annual Nerve Djs Conference in Cleveland Ohio. Mr. Yola will has had performances across the United States His single “Abandon Me” featuring Rose Royce & Gwen Dickey has over 2000 spins on national radio. He is turning heads with his mix tape That's Yola. Mr. Yola’s old school soul with his Hip Hop swag is making big noise you will have no choice but know who Mr. Yola is.