While traveling in New York, I decided to make one of those late night visits to the studio to see what was on and poppin in the streets of this concrete jungle. From the moment I stepped off the elevator and through the big black doors of Murder Inc.’s recording studio, I was captivated by the sound of the music emulating outside from one of the booths. Inside there sat a few people just bobbing their heads and jamming. As the sound dissipated, Ja Rule moved around the room giving his seal of approval by stating, “this is our year” to everyone in the room. I watched and listened as Somong threw on joint after joint with an undying audience of head boppers. Then without notice, he casually walked over to the keyboard, tickled the keys, and started belting out notes. My interest was peaked and the man they call “SO” for short agreed to grant this hater an interview.
Artist Name: SOMONG
July , 2009