Michael Crooms, better known by his stage names Mr. Collipark, DJ Smurf and Beat-n-Azz, is the president of his own record label, Collipark Records. He is best known for his work with MC Shy D and for the Ying Yang Twins. Crooms was born in Orlando, Florida, but his family moved to Atlanta when he was five. The name Collipark is derived from the city College Park, Georgia.
Mr. Collipark started out as a Miami based producer and together with Lil Jon helped to shape the new crunk sound. He has recently contributed to the founding of another subgenre, snap. Collipark parted ways with the Ying Yangs after a six year relationship. He told allhiphop blank">http://allhiphop.com/features/?ID=1286 it was because they wanted to do something differently from what he is about. He said he is a creative type of guy and they just were not understanding his talents. Some of his most notable tracks include _Bubba Sparxxx's "Ms. New Booty" and Ying Yang Twins' "Wait". He is in a music video with Soulja Boy for the song "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" as a record label owner.
