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Sonny Bonoho
“I want to share with the world what I’m capable of and if
anything, give people hope that good things do happen.”
S
eattle-based hip hop
artist, Sonny Bonoho has
released four songs from
his latest album, Phonephreak,
as a free download. Phone -
phreak is the follow-up to his
debut “Life of a Back-up
Singer.”
Phonephreak was released in
April of 2010 with minimal
promotion, Bonoho says.
“I had a lot of stuff going on
after I finished Phonephreak. I
learned a lot, met a lot of people
and saw a lot of things that only
make me more excited about
being in the music industry,”
says Bonoho, fresh from his gig
with the Shootin' For Stars
Tour, featuring B.o.B.
“Now I want to share with the
world what I’m capable of and
if anything, give people hope
that good things do happen.”
Four songs make up the
Phonephreak EP. “Phonephreak
(intro),” “Judge Brown,” “Dark
Every Day,” “In the Jar,” and “I
know,” featuring Playboy Tre,
who opened for B.o.B on tour,
c
Download them for free on his
website. www.bonoho.com.
Known to be one of the most
eccentric MCs in Seattle’s hip-
hop scene – the Seattle weekly
“People will see
the light bulb
inside my
brain,” says
Bonoho. “If you
think I’m weird
now, you ain’t
seen nothing
yet.”
said he makes other MC’s look
like “sputtering 10-watt light-
bulbs.”
“Life isn’t a joke, but if you
o
m
m
u
n
don’t learn to laugh at yourself,
it can be very unpleasant for
you and the ones around you,”
says Bonoho.
Right before touring Sonny
was in surgery for an unexpect-
ed health issue. He came out
smiling and thankful for his
family and those that have sup-
ported him in his music career.
Since his first album, Sonny
has toured artists such as
Bohagon, Grayskul , Nappy
Roots, and most recently
Playboy Tre. He’s also collabo-
rated on tracks with Money B-
of Digital Underground, Dylan
Dilinjah and Bizarre of D12.
This year he will be working
on music videos to accompany
the songs on Phonephreak.
“It’s gonna get personal.
People will see the light bulb
inside my brain,” says Bonoho.
“If you think I’m weird now,
you ain’t seen nothing yet.”
Sonny Bonoho will perform
at the Mt. Tabor Theater on
May 13.
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