SONNY (f.k.a. HateSonny) has emerged at the forefront of Chicago's underground hip-hop scene as a prolific and unstoppable force to be reckoned with. With bars as slick as the samples he throws them over, he processes grief with a fierce outflow of life-affirming introspection, sly humor, and razor-sharp honesty as he invites friends old and new (NombreKari and Dreamer Isioma return) to partake in the start of a new chapter of his career.
Steven Ward is the News Director for Today in Mississippi, a magazine of the Electric Cooperatives of Mississippi. With a background as a U.S. Navy veteran and a passion for music, Steven covers a range of topics including data privacy and security, emerging artists, and music events in his articles for the R Street Institute.