JB Smith

[JB Smith @smithjb22]

@Echos_Nation AWOOOOOOOOOO

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THE SONG IS OFFICIALLY OUT ON ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS!

Im so thankful for how much support this song has already gotten 💚

Search the song Nothing On You by Chris Francisco on all platforms and run those streams up!!

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[JB Smith @smithjb22]

@HeyItsRUFF You've overcome many obstacles. Haters, liars, trolls, and so much more. I have no doubt in my mind. You will overcome this, too. We'll overcome this, too. Thank you for being open with us. This is home.

[JB Smith @smithjb22]

@HeyItsRUFF You're diamond in the rough. Amidst all the negative, your positivity shines bright. Growth is and has always been the goal. Things and people change, but know that every one of us has a connection to you. We'll always come home when we can.

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FULL TRANSPARENCY.

So admittedly this felt very difficult to sit down and write. Feeling way more vulnerable and insecure then I'd care to admit. Last night I ended stream abruptly and basically had a mental breakdown. April has been a VERY slow month for me and honestly my second worst month I have ever had besides my first month ever as a Creator monetarily. This comes at the same time I made a decision to really change up my content and get back to doing EXACTLY what I love to do. Be this a coincidence or not, it messed with me a lot.

The channel, my brand and my community has grown A LOT in the past 13 months. It is a beautiful blessing and I am very grateful. But I had an open discussion on stream the other day and a lot of what I call my "CORE" members sorta admitted it felt that I had gotten big enough as a creator that it did not appear that I "needed" them anymore in a sense. My chat moves fast enough most times now when it is busy that I just cant keep up. That very small core changed to a much bigger family and that strong sense of personal connection is more difficult to achieve. Obviously it is a blessing to grow, but I understand how it changes the dynamic of how I create live content. The truth is I strive daily to make connections with everyone while I am live and nothing has changed within me. I am still very humbled and blessed to have my core people, my new people and everyone in between. It just became much more difficult to attend to everyone equally daily.

I have also been very open about my Partnership with Stake and very recently that passive income has now been reduced by $3000 weekly due to MY performance as a Slots Creator. This changed my passive income quite some bit, making crowd funding much more vital again. Something I was working hard and STILL am working hard on moving away from it being my main source of income. Ebb and Flow.

Lastly, I have been poorly dealing with that fact that in less than a month in a half I will be turning 47 years old. In an industry with Creators that are much younger, I have always had it in the back of my head that I could potentially be at a disadvantage. This is a concern I had the first time I ever went live. I can say that it does not feel like it hindered my path to this point, but lately i have been insecure about seeing myself look older, feel older, etc. Trolls in chat calling me old, gaining thick skin from it, continuing on and ignoring it. But i think with my birthday around the corner and adding another number to my age, April being a bad month, trolls being out of hand lately and my over all mental health being shit, its been fucking with me bad. I have dealt with ageism a ton of times since I've been a creator, most times I brush it off. But man 47 feels like doom currently. But man 47 feels like a fucking blessing to still be here <3.

In closing, if you made it this far. Please understand that I know I am blessed to be able to do this for a living. No one would EVER say I wasn't humble and grateful. I have had so many incredible memories since I started doing this with my community. You guys are my heartbeat while I am LIVE. You have helped me get through SOOOOO much shit and have always had my back. I promise I still need every single one of ya'll. My community is bigger, but my heart remains the same. Community first, ALWAYS. Content Creation is fucking HARD, for all you Creators out there, stay humble and take care of yourselves. Mental Health is so overlooked in this industry. Step back if you need to, set boundaries and find peace in hitting the live button, not angst. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for EVERY soul that has ever supported my journey. Lets continue to the next chapter.

And please for the love of God, be fucking kind to each other. It is so easy and it is free.

You never know what someone else is going through.

See you on Tuesday Legends <3.

[JB Smith @smithjb22]

@HeyItsRUFF @StakeUsa @kick @KickCommunity @Svntvmvriv @StakeEddie Let's gooooo!

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🥳 REMEMBER 💥We’re LIVE tonight at 7pm ET for my 1 year STREAMAVERSARY! ���🫶🏼🙏🏼

[JB Smith @smithjb22]

@HeyItsRUFF Gonna be nuts!!!

[HeyItsRUFF @HeyItsRUFF]

THIS THURSDAY MARCH 28TH AT 7PM EASTERN ON KICK!! WE ARE CELEBRATING MY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY ON THE PLATFORM!!!

RSVP to this post by Liking, Commenting and Retweeting this for your chance to win $500 Cash!!!

This should be a banger, make sure you come say hello!!! <3

[HeyItsRUFF @HeyItsRUFF]

LAST NITE WAS INSANE❗️@Drake CAME THRU!! 👊🏼Holy fkn shit!! 🥹 THE GOAT, THE REALEST. 🙏🏼
#kickcommunity
#kickmas
#drakemas
#stakeus

[HeyItsRUFF @HeyItsRUFF]

Going LIVE 2nite during the @Drake @kick Drakemas hype! 💚🫶🏼Can’t wait to see all of us creators and you chatters, chilling and vibin. Best of luck to all. 🙌🏼

[JB Smith @smithjb22]

@HeyItsRUFF This is so awesome of you!

[JB Smith @smithjb22]

@HeyItsRUFF Good luck to all the awesome creators out there!

[HeyItsRUFF @HeyItsRUFF]

TOMORROW AT 6PM EASTERN I'M BACK!!!!

Comment Below what you would love to win!!

Don't forget to follow my KICK, Link is in the bio. We will be kicking off the Creators For Creators GIVEAWAYS and you MUST be attending to win any prizes!!

Also, you have 1 day to follow the pinned Tweets Rules to win $500 in CASH. Don't miss out!!

See you tomorrow!! I can not wait!!!

[JB Smith @smithjb22]

@HeyItsRUFF You're such an awesome person!

[HeyItsRUFF @HeyItsRUFF]

CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY MADNESS. READ ALL OF THIS FOR A BONUS ENTRY.

On Saturday December 9th at 6pm Eastern I will be hosting my 2nd "Creators For Creators" Christmas Edition.

I have been cooking this up since the last one was finished and was such a hit!! I have decided to take my KICK contract pay this month and pay it forward to purchase a ton of products that could be huge upgrades to aspiring creators on KICK. I also reached out to my sponsors who have sweetened the pot as well!!

Tis the season to pay forward blessings to other people. If you are in need of essential items like food or shelter for Christmas, please message me privately.

Please note the PC Giveaway will be held separately with its own set of rule and guidelines. EVERYTHING else will be included on December 9th. The list is also subject to slight change and can even see an INCREASE in products before the 9th.

If you made it this far . . .

1 lucky winner who COMMENTS below, LIKES and RETWEETS this post will also receive a $500 Cash App Prize on the 9th as well.

[JB Smith @smithjb22]

@HeyItsRUFF It's bound to be a wet one!

[HeyItsRUFF @HeyItsRUFF]

I may have a SONY problem.

SEND HELP. @Sony

The Squad.

- Sony a7iii.
- Sony a7iv.
- Sony a7iii.
- (3) 20mm G Master Prime Lenses.
- (3) 75” Sony X85K TV’s Mounted vertically to make one massive TV.

[JB Smith @smithjb22]

@HeyItsRUFF @kick @KickCommunity Honestly? Same.

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Current mood.