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"A&amp;amp;E has commissioned a new original series. The network has begun production on a new series with the working title Big Smo, with production beginning immediately on ten half-hour episodes set in Tennessee.    The reality series follows the larger-than-life country &amp;#039;hick-hop&amp;#039; artist Big Smo, as he tries to make it in the music business with the help of his friends and family.  Big Smo - born John Smith in Unionville, Tennessee - recently signed to Warner Bros records. The &amp;#039;hick-hop&amp;#039; genre blends together country, Southern rock and hip hop music.  He is currently preparing to release his first album with a major label, Kuntry Livin&amp;#039;, while also trying to balance life as a family man with his music career.  Big Smo is being produced by Brownstone Entertainment for A&amp;amp;E.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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