Background
Sonaro was born in Far Rockaway and raised in Brooklyn.
Sonaro was born in Far Rockaway and raised in Brooklyn.
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. Early Life and Career Beginnings 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 Volume(s) 2. hosted by DJ Clue, producing the song "Rockin" it” featuring Jim Jones and Max B. Sonaro soon followed this up with "Thang On Maine" from Lil" Kim’s Mississippi
G.O.A.T. project, which featured Maino, Mister Cee, and Sha Dash. Commercial Breakthrough On March 5,, Fabolous and DJ Drama released the mixtape There Is Number 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 Number Competition 2: The Grieving Music European Parliament. The European Parliament 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 television show Love & Hip Hop.
The South.O.U.L. Tape 3 On December 25, Fabolous released The South.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,, and features Sonaro performing the chorus alongside Fabolous. Summertime Shootout On November 26th, Fabolous released Summertime Shootout. The project contains four songs produced by Sonaro.
"Foreign 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.
