Smoke DZA’s name is a tribute to ‘Smokey’, played by Chris Tucker from the classic film Friday and the acronym ‘DZA’ which stands for ‘Dream.Zone.Achieve’.

He has worked with a variety of artists from Wiz Khalifa, Joey Bada$$, Big K.R.I.T., Rick Ross and most recently is a part of the collaborative project with producer Pete Rock better known as Don’t Smoke Rock.