HipHop Cali Style Magazine VOL #6 / OCT 2014 | Page 20

LIL HALF DEAD

Biography

Donald Smith (born September 13, 1974) is a hip hop music artist better known by his stage name Lil' ½ Dead. He is the cousin of hip hop artists Nate Dogg, Butch Cassidy, and Snoop Dogg.

The song "Lil Ghetto Boy" (from Dr. Dre's The Chronic) has a brief reference to Lil' ½ Dead, as does "Fuck You" and "Housewife", both from Dr. Dre's 2001, as well as "Hennesey N Buddah" from Snoop Dogg's Tha Last Meal.

His performing name is in dedication to his brother, Big Half Dead, who is deceased.

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