Mr. Collipark

Michael Antoine Crooms (born October 5, 1970), better known by his stage name Mr. Collipark, is an American hip-hop producer and the president of his own Atlanta-based record label, ColliPark Music, which was founded in 1999.^[2]

Mr. Collipark
Birth name	Michael Antoine Crooms[1]
Also known as	DJ Smurf
Born	(1970-10-05) October 5, 1970 (age 54) College Park, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Hip-hop
Occupations	Record producer songwriter disc jockey
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Interscope ColliPark Productions

The name Collipark was derived from the city of College Park, Georgia. Crooms is credited as playing a major role in the career of the Ying Yang Twins,^[3] Soulja Boy, Taurus, Hurricane Chris, V.I.C., and Vistoso Bosses.

In 2005, Mr. Collipark was featured on Bubba Sparxxx's single "Ms. New Booty", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.^[4] In 2007, Mr. Collipark won BMI's "Songwriter of the Year" award.^[5] He was also nominated for a 2008 Grammy for his work with Soulja Boy.^[6]

In 2011, Mr. Collipark debuted his mixtape Can I Have the Club Back Please, which features tracks from artists including Translee, Treal Lee & Prince Rick, and the Ying Yang Twins.^[7]

ColliPark Music

ColliPark Music
Founded	1999
Founder	Michael "Mr. Collipark" Crooms (CEO)
Status	Active
Genre	Hip-hop
Country of origin	United States
Location	Atlanta, Georgia (2000-present)

Crooms founded the record label ColliPark Music in 1999. He signed various artists to the label including Soulja Boy, Ying Yang Twins and Vistoso Bosses.

Notable artists

• Ying Yang Twins
• i15
• Soulja Boy
• V.I.C.
• Vistoso Bosses

Albums released on label

Albums released on Collipark Music label

Artist	Album details	Peak chart positions						Certifications
		US	US R&B	US Rap	FRA	NZ	UK
Ying Yang Twins	Title: Thug Walkin' Released: April 25, 2000 (U.S.) Singles: "Whistle While You Twurk", "Ying Yang in This Thang"	—	54	—	—	—	—
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em	Title: Souljaboytellem.com Released: October 2, 2007 Singles: "Crank That (Soulja Boy)", "Soulja Girl", "Yahhh!", "Donk"	4	4	1	132	9	195	RIAA: Platinum
V.I.C.	Title: Beast Released: August 26, 2008 Singles: "Get Silly", "Wobble"	73	12	7	—	—	—
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em	Title: iSouljaBoyTellem Released: December 16, 2008 Singles: "Bird Walk", "Kiss Me Thru the Phone", "Turn My Swag On"	43	8	2	—	—	134	RIAA: Gold

The Package Store and record producing

Mr. Collipark, along with his production/writing team the Package Store, have produced and written artists including Kilo Ali, Hurricane Chris, Mike Jones, Lil Jon, Jermaine Dupri, Soulja Boy, DJ Unk, E-40 and Bubba Sparxxx.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Studio albums

• 1994: Versastyles
• 1998: Dead Crunk

Mixtapes

• 2011: Can I Have the Club Back Please