ONE SON
ONE SON, was born in Alabama and moved to Brooklyn N.Y. at the age of eighteen to pursue a music career. After playing semi pro football for the Brooklyn Chargers he endured hard times which led him into enlisting in the US Army. The Army enabled him to live in various places such as Missouri, Virginia, Seattle, Atlanta, and Fort Worth Texas. That gave him a four-corner outlook on how people live in different areas and helped him to incorporate this into his music. While in Texas he met individuals who shared the same passion for music like himself and went onto release three underground CD's. He has opened up for numerous well known artist such as Common, Erykah Badu, Hieroglyphics, Craig Mack, Outkast, De La Soul, Field Mob, The Grave Diggers, Killa Mike, Public Enemy, and Blackstreet. While performing in Austin, Texas he was discovered by Maxine Lewis who was the segment producer for the Amateur Night At The Apollo, she liked his performance and invited him to perform at The Apollo Theater. He received a standing ovation and since has appeared in three independent films Dirty South, Riff, and Almost Time. His release A POOR MAN'S TESTIMONY featured the single HEAR MY CRY that aired on BET, and has also aired on various independent video shows in Alabama, Atlanta, and Dallas He was interviewed on the Japanese Hip Hop website playerzball, which has helped him develop a large Japanese following. He released the critically acclaimed The Voice: From Bama 2 Baghdad where he takes you on a voyage from his humble beginnings in Alabama to his experiances in Iraq. This cd is a must have for not only Hip Hop fans, but anyone wondering about what goes on Behind The Lines in Iraq his song Hard 2 Kill was featured on the largest radio station in Europe, and his song Ripple was #1 on the popular Internet Radio Station Hardcore Jamz for seven weeks helping him to move thousands of units. His forthcoming cd MICROWAVE AGE which will be released March 2010 will deal with the current state of us as a society we want success, money and all the finer things in life right now nobody want to struggle, but One Son lets you know the journey is the best part. It's another entertaining and informative product from One Son you can also check out One Son at myspace.com/thaonesonyahoocom