Photo by Charles ValenciaSoSoon is an acronym, that means Sound Of Something Out Of Nothing.

From its early stages when the streets and the parks hosted break battles, to the Graf artists' use of the city as their canvases, to the MC’s and beat boxers who used their mouth as an instrument, to the sound selectors who controlled the crowds at local house and block parties-all four elements, the culture emerged from the hearts and souls of inner city blacks and Latinos who had nothing and made something out of it.

This was a time when the grandiose flash and fanfare that is currently taken for granted did not exist, a time when black & brown youth without formal music training or dance classes birthed a culture from a womb of material poverty (nothing) and creative wealth. That something now spans the entire world, transcending all ethnic groups, languages, and colors. Hip Hop is a representation of real life, which is punctuated by fabulous opulent highs and gritty, painful lows.

Born and raised in Queens New York, SoSoon represents Hip Hop culture in its truest form: the soundtrack to the hard working, thinking person's life.

SoSoon has graced stages across the east coast. Coming a long way from recording and performing tracks with his former groups Queens Official and Cataclysm, SoSoon emerged as the self-proclaimed King of the CUNY performance circuit, rocking at each of its institutions, as well as NYU, Columbia, Cooper Union, Cornell University, SUNY Old Westbury, Temple University, among others. He has also performed at Planet Hollywood, The 40/40 Club, Sputnik, Mocha Lounge, The Nuyorican Poets Café, Bar 13, Jake’s Saloon, Rikers Island, The Urban Juke Joint, NYC’s Bahá'í Center, Solomon’s Porch, and has been the co-host of Shah Eschelon’s Poetry Meets Hip-Hop open mic in downtown Brooklyn.

Be sure to visit his website for his blog, exclusive content, and more at SoSoonmusic.com. You can also follow him on twitter (@SirSoSoon).