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A couple years ago it was really hard for me to sing, because there's so much pressure in hip-hop to be a certain way. My biggest thing right now is doing me, because I'm not like other rappers.

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SonReal
Age: 39
Born: 1985
Born: August 15
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Its just tryna impress the world and then realizing that, that doesn't even matter really, you gotta impress yourself.
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I've also worked with various producers and artists around the world, which has helped with my international recognition. We've sold a lot of albums online in places like Norway and France. Sometimes we track my hits online daily and we are getting regular hits from people all over the place.
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I'm just gonna do my own kinda swag of kinda dumbing something down and speaking some knowledge.
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I'm kinda like a needle in a haystack right now cause I haven't blown up yet.
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