"Sonny Bonoho: Working With International Artists, Bellevue Hip Hop Performer Ready for Breakthrough"

My friend Caroline Li runs a travel magazine called Earthwalkers that has grown considerably over the last few years. Caroline is a friend and enthusiast of Puget Sound area rapper Sonny Bonoho and the rapper was the subject of a recent article by Caroline:

If you asked Sonny Bonoho eight years ago where he lived, he would have hesitated to tell you. The hip hop artist lives in Bellevue, but when trying to break into the Northwest hip hop scene, he said Seattle is where it’s at. But today, he represents Bellevue on a national scale.

Bonoho has been on three national tours, including last fall’s Shootin’ for Stars Tour with Grammy Award nominated rapper B.o.B, promoting the artist’s debut album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray.

This month Bonoho is focusing on his own album and will be shooting music videos for tracks from his latest EP, Phonephreak. He’s headed to Salt Lake City to work with Chris Le (aka C-Le), an independent music video director that has worked with the likes of R&B recording artist Rihanna and members of 365, Vietnam’s latest boy band.

His connection to the city of Bellevue runs deeper than simply his mailing address. Bonoho says key people such as the folks at Monsoon East Restaurant in Bellevue who sponsored his latest EP, and counselors at Bellevue College that believed in him at a time he didn’t believe in himself, have helped him achieve and conquer some of his biggest life obstacles.

You can read the entire thing at Bellevue Patch. Sonny is a really talented guy and I'm happy to post and promote his music any time. Like now: