Big Bailey

Big Bailey, aka Tamell Bailey of SMS Entertainment, is an emerging spoken word poet and hip-hop artist. He is a multi-talented entertainer capable of audio engineering, audio production, graphic designs, video editing, and artist development as the President of SMS Entertainment by night. By day he is professionally a computer technician with a Master's in Information Technology and a TurboTax product expert. He was born in Queens, New York, and raised in Langley, South Carolina, while currently calling Aiken, South Carolina, his home. He delivers a blend of poetry with hip-hop/rap that he calls spoken rap. He has been known to emphasize social consciousness and positivity.

Big Bailey has just been crowned the best male poet in the 2023 IHA Awards. His album “Never Quit On Your Dreams” has won the award for best album at the Fairfield Music Awards. He has won the Issa Vibe open-mIc contest presented by TracLayer. His single for his mother, "Johnnie Mae," won best inspirational music video at the Christian Georgia Film Festival. Big Bailey has been named the artist of the month for the Greater Augusta Arts Council. He has been featured in Southern Plug magazine, Voyage ATL magazine, Shoutout ATL magazine, The Aiken Standard, VPN magazine, etc...