INTERVIEW: SonReal w/ CaveMag.com
Since 2006, SonReal has been lacing tracks with his smooth melodic rap flow and his harmonious vocals. This summer, he celebrated the release of his fifth mixtape, entitled Good News – available free on his website (sonreal.ca).
The Good News mixtape embodies the essence of SonReal’s past work, but showcases his progression as a multifaceted artist.
While most artists would be satisfied putting out a solid mixtape like Good News, SonReal remained in the studio to record his first collaboration album,The Closers, with fellow rapper, Rich Kidd.
From recording, to touring, to hosting RapCity, it’s easy to see why SonReal is one of the hardest working artists in the game.
I had the pleasure of sitting down with, SonReal – a polite and humble 26 year old who surely has a bright future ahead of him.
1. So, you’re in Vancouver today to promote your new album, The Closers, which is a collaboration with you and Rich Kidd. How many of these listening sessions have you done or are you planning to do?
We just did one other one – a place in Toronto called Proper Reserve. I mean, we’re going to do this one [at a hip-hop boutique in downtown Vancouver], the one we just did in Toronto and then we’ll be touring across Canada. Listening parties are something you just do once or twice, do a really good job of it and then that’s that. But then we’re going to get quite relentless with touring.
2. Where will you going on tour?
We’re starting in Vancouver, then Victoria, Calgary, Montreal, Toronto… we’re basically going to go all across Canada.
3. Will you be touring in America?
We haven’t actually started yet, but that’s our goal. That is the goal right now – breaking into the states in any way we can, whether that’s through touring or whatever. We’re already on 2DopeBoyz, Nah Right, and lots of the major blogs over there, but we haven’t made our mark with touring there yet, so that’s our next goal. That’s our next plan of attack.