Also known as Sonaro Occupation(s) Record producer Name Christopher Cook | Years active 2010–present | |
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Birth name Christopher Darnell Cook Born October 5, 1988 (age 35)
Far Rockaway, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. ( 1988-10-05 ) Origin Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. Instruments Keyboard, drum machine, sampler Role Musical Artist · sonaromusic.blogspot.com Genres Hip hop music, Rhythm and blues, Pop music Record labels Def Jam Recordings, Desert Storm Records Associated acts Fabolous, French Montana, Jadakiss Similar People Black Metaphor, Jazz Lazer, Vinylz, StreetRunner, Tiara Thomas | ||
A Day In The Life Of Producer "SONARO" Shot by x So So Visions
Christopher Darnell Cook (born October 5, 1988), professionally known as Sonaro, is an American music producer from Far Rockaway, New York. He is perhaps best known for producing songs for Brooklyn-bred rapper Fabolous. He has also produced for several other rappers, such as French Montana, Rich Homie Quan, Jadakiss, Styles P, Joe Budden, Lloyd Banks, Paul Cain, Prodigy, Jim Jones, and Meek Mill.
Contents
- A Day In The Life Of Producer SONARO Shot by x So So Visions
- Early Life and Career Beginnings
- Commercial Breakthrough
- The SOUL Tape 3
- Summertime Shootout
- Partial Discography
- References
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Sonaro was born in Far Rockaway and raised in Brooklyn. Interested in music production from an early age, Sonaro became an in-house producer for Needlz where he learned to craft his sound. During this time, Sonaro landed his first placement on Stack Bundles Biddin' War Vol 2. hosted by DJ Clue, producing the song "Rockin' it” featuring Jim Jones and Max B. Sonaro soon followed this up with "Thang On Me" from Lil' Kim’s Ms. G.O.A.T. project, which featured Maino, Mister Cee, and Sha Dash.
Commercial Breakthrough
On March 5, 2010, Fabolous and DJ Drama released the mixtape There Is No Competition 2: The Funeral Service which featured the Sonaro produced street single "Body Ya." The song was quickly added to Hot 97, and Def Jam officially released the song on There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP. The EP featured additionally production from Sonaro, and new contributions from Lex Luger, Ryan Leslie, and Jahlil Beats.
Later work with Fabolous from this period includes "Leaving You," "Swag Champ," "B.E.T." featuring Jadakiss and Styles P, and "Want You Back" featuring Joe Budden and Teyana Taylor. Sonaro also contributed production to projects by Lloyd Banks, Jim Jones, Nya Lee, Meek Mill, and French Montana, and licensed several instrumentals for the TV show Love & Hip Hop.
The S.O.U.L. Tape 3
On December 25, 2013 Fabolous released The S.O.U.L. Tape 3 which featured Sonaro on three songs; "Playa," "Situationships" featuring Mack Wilds, and "Cuffin' Season." "Cuffin' Season" was instantly added to radio and received major press from Hot 97's Funkmaster Flex who called it "the hottest record in the Big Apple."
The official video for "Cuffin' Season" premiered on REVOLT on April 25, 2014, and features Sonaro performing the chorus alongside Fabolous.
Summertime Shootout
On November 26th, 2015 Fabolous released Summertime Shootout. The project contains four songs produced by Sonaro; "For The Summer," "Vanilla" featuring Rich Homie Quan, "Motivation," and "The Plug."
On November 27th, the music video for the Sonaro produced "The Plug" was released exclusively to World Star Hip Hop and gained over 1,800,000 views in less one day.
Partial Discography
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