MC Smoove (Ron Fulford Jr.)

MC SINCE 2015

mUSICAL INFLUENCES:
Kendrick Lamar, Styles P, Scarface, Jim Jones, Dave East

Ron Fulford Jr. of iBALL4LIFE founded in 2015. Growing up in Minnesota, he played a lot of basketball and hosted numerous types of events. Ron started to emcee at the age of 16 for youth day church services and rapping in a group with his brothers entitled “Profound”. They performed gospel rap music around the Twin City area at college and church events. Using his emcee ability, it opened up opportunities for him to become a showman for basketball and training camps featuring iBall4Life and school basketball clients around the metro area. Ron took his emcee ability to the next level by hosting charity events in 2018-2020 at sold out local recreation centers to now becoming the director of the Timberwolves Academy. Ron continues to pursue his passion for basketball and emcee talent through events of all kinds and using his skills on the microphone to bring good vibes and create a positive impact on lives.

Notable Accomplishments

  • Harlem Globetrotters (1 season)(2016)

  • Ball Dawgs Celebrity All star Vegas game

  • Charity Basketball Games featuring ESPN basketball legends Bone collector and Hot Sauce

  • Timberwolves Academy /Team Crunch of the Timberwolves

Notable MC gigs

  • Youtube Series “Rap’n with Ron”

  • Local church youth events

  • Timberwolves Academy

  • Mounds View Festival Basketball event

  • Little Canada Basketball camp

  • Crunch School Pop-Ups

  • CanCan Wonderland (Blue Light Showcase)

  • iBall4Life Charity Games (2018,2019)