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Although that terrible Jamie Kennedy movie Malibu's Most Wanted posited that the beachside Los Angeles suburb is so upper class and lily white that the only rappers it can produce are rich teenagers fronting gangsta poses, real-life Malibu resident Shwayze begs to differ. He's in touch enough with movie culture that his handle is a corruption of the surname of the star of Dirty Dancing and Roadhouse, and his musical mentor is Cisco Adler, son of multi-millionaire record producer Lou Adler, most notorious for a hugely unflattering nude photo widely circulated on the Internet while Adler was dating TV star Mischa Barton, as well as a stint on a short-lived VH1 reality series, The Rock Life. However, despite this intimate connection with a second-generation nepotist more known for his connections than his talent, Shwayze claims to have grown up in a comparatively tough trailer park in one of Malibu's less prosperous neighborhoods. Born Aaron Smith in 1986, legend has it Shwayze was working as an assistant to his handyman grandfather in 2005 when he began an impromptu on-stage freestyle with a friend, drummer Alex Orbison, prior to a local gig by Orbison's band Whitestarr. Adler, Whitestarr's singer/songwriter, was impressed enough with the young rapper that he started collaborating with him. Co-writing the songs with Adler producing, the duo came up with a mellow, largely acoustic sound akin to a hip-hop Jack Johnson, far removed from the glammy Southern rock revivalism of Adler's own band. Shwayze signed to Geffen Records in 2007 and his self-titled debut album was released the following year, preceded by the single "Don't Be Shy" and followed by a stint on the 2008 Vans Warped Tour. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music GuideMore

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Shwayze
This is not a sequel. This is what happens when the sun dips down, that swollen moon comes up, the s...
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Corona And Lime
(Duration: 3:54)
Jul 23rd, 5:54pm
Buzzin'
(Duration: 3:31)
Jul 15th, 6:28am
Get U Home
(Duration: 3:21)
Sep 2nd, 10:25am
Get U Home
(Duration: 3:12)
Oct 16th, 8:02am
Corona And Lime
(Duration: 4:16)
Jul 23rd, 6:45pm
Photoshoot
(Duration: 2:54)
Aug 16th, 4:08am
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Fan Comments

Oct 13th, 4:13am
Shy, you're an idiot. What is out the back door? Somebody's car. In the bathroom is where the dirty walls are. Duh.
Aug 15th, 12:42pm Last edited Aug 15th, 12:42pm.
TAKE ME OUT THE BACK DOOR,TAKE MY CLOTHS OFF ,MAKE LOVE 2 ME UP AGAINST A DIRTY WALL..CUZ I CNT WAIT 2 GET U HOOOOOOME...I LOVE THAT SONG....TRACK 8....LOVE U SHWAYZE
Sep 17th, 7:53am
PEACE,FROM THE BAY!

KEEP ROCKIN,
THAT'S THE BIZ.

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PEACE TO YOU & YOURS.
Sep 16th, 4:46pm
duuuudes. i love your style!! your CD kicks ass. the songs are siiick, totally feelin the hidden trackk yeahhh boy. lol. now im waitin for the next cd it has to have dance in the sand and my girlfriend lmao. ummmmm.... POLAROID and MARYJANE are the best songs ever!! of course so is corona and lime and everyother song but yeahhhh tight. keep it up guys!

--- muchhh luv
[[denise]]
Sep 9th, 3:41am
Yo, This is hip-hop. i'm feelin your music son. When is ur show coming back on. that commercial caught my ear during superbowl sunday dog. did ur album drop yet.
Sep 7th, 3:27pm
I'm buzzin' all over shwayze.
'Cause i just fell in love.
Sep 5th, 5:44pm
sup?tx for ad.p
Sep 3rd, 11:22am
Yo I remember when i didnt even like u guys then i listened 2 the music then i was like dag these guys are HOT! Now i listen 2 corona and lime everyday i have it on my i-pod
Aug 29th, 12:25am
I LOVE U SHWAYZE!! CISCO HAS THE MOST MELLOW VOICE EVER!! I LOVE THE COMBO! IM BUYING THE CD!!
Aug 28th, 7:43pm
i loved that show! y'd it get canceled? it was 2 funny :) oh well i still got DONT B SHY! That's my song now

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