Crankdat


Christian Smith, known professionally as Crankdat, is an American DJ and electronic dance music producer.

Early life

Smith grew up desiring to be an athlete, but ultimately turned down a full-ride track-and-field scholarship to Kent State University to pursue music, producing energetic and melodically vibrant electronic dance music as Crankdat. Smith began making music while still in high school.

Career

Smith originally gained recognition for remixing other artists' tracks, including Fetty Wap's breakout single, "Trap Queen." Eventually these remixes racked up millions of plays and Smith, barely out of his teens, was getting attention from bigger names in electronic dance music such as Skrillex and The Chainsmokers.
Crankdat released original tracks as he toured, including the Jauz collaboration "I Hold Still" as well as the triumphant "Dollars", both in 2017.
In 2019, Crankdat embarked on his ambitious, "Gearworld", tour.

Discography

Remix Albums

Remix Machine Mixtape

Singles

2016
  • "Game Over"
  • "Stoopid Rich"
2017
  • "I Hold Still"
  • "Dollars"
  • "In The Air"
2018
  • "Reasons To Run"
  • "Need Somebody"
  • "Lemme See U"
  • "Say It"
  • "Kneel Before Me"
  • "Wobble"
2019
  • "Welcome to the Jungle"
  • "Monster"
  • "Do You Mind"
  • "Next Life"
  • "Falling"
  • "Phantoms Cry"
2020
  • "Who I Am"
  • "Redo"
  • "Poppin'"
  • "Badfuture"
  • "Tell Me"
  • "Dark Room"
  • "Underground Shit"
2021
  • "Better Without You"
  • "The Feeling"
  • "The Same"
  • "Weight of the World"
  • "Lasers"
2022
  • "Ding Dong"
  • "Power Stone"
2023
  • "Move Back"
  • "HEAT"
  • "STFU"
2024
  • "Big Bang"
  • "Open The Pit"
2025
  • "Whiplash"
  • "TYPE SH*T"

    Remixes

2015
2016
2017
2018
2020
  • Crankdat and Void — "Poppin'"
2021
  • MunchKing and CC is Dreaming - "Passive Aggressive"
2022