: During a routine shift, a support timber cracks, threatening to bury twenty men alive. As the other miners panic, John steps forward to face the impossible.

: Born in California but raised in the sticks of Unionville, Tennessee, Smo spent 14 years grinding in the independent music scene before finding mainstream success.

Watch Big Smo's modern take on the legendary 'Big John' story below: Big Smo - Big John TheShadowrocker YouTube• Jan 7, 2017

: John is buried in the final collapse. The mine is sealed, and a marble plaque is placed at the entrance, famously reading: "At the bottom of this mine lies one hell of a man – Big John" . Big Smo's Personal "Big John" Journey

The story follows a mysterious, massive figure who drifts into a mining town. Standing six-foot-six and weighing 245 pounds, he carries a dark past from New Orleans, where he reportedly killed a man with a single blow.