The first time I heard SonReal was back in December. Kind of late in the game perhaps considering the Canadian emcee had been putting out music for a while at that point. But I've been steady playing catch up since hearing that Tona featured track, "Dr Dumb It Down." I thought something was dope about SonReal during that first listen. I haven't been disappointed since. Leading up to the release of his latest project, Where's Waldo, SonReal was steady pushing visuals and singles for both this project and his previous one, The Lightyear Mixtape. I became a fast fan of his work.
Last month I linked up with SonReal for my column Return of The Real over at RefinedHype.com and we talked about his sound and this project. He's on a mission to bring his music to the world.
During that interview I asked him about the concept behind Where's Waldo. He responded, "It has nothing to do with that lil’ red striped dude. I just called it that for familiarity and what not. It's all about me being an artist right now that is hard to find in the grand scheme of things, but once you find me.... it's over. You’re like "damn... I found him this guy is dope"
At seventeen tracks, Where's Waldo is definitely a winner. SonReal prides himself on dope hooks and you definitely get that over some solid production coupled with some incredible word play. If you weren't paying attention to SonReal before this, Where's Waldo is a fine introduction. You can preview below and if you dig it, download it. Enjoy. Chea!
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