The MC born Omar Rahbean Hurt, O-Solo received his lyrical stripes after battling at the clandestine Fight Klub, an underground invite-only emcee competition held at secret locations throughout Manhattan.
The self-described Southern Soul MC has a voice that booms with enough charisma to make Busta Rhymes seem downright bashful. The fact that hes on this Earth is blessing itself since his mom passed away while delivering him in a cab. After 6 years in the foster-care system, his aunt was able to rescue and reunite him with his five brothers and sister under the roof of her Irvington, New Jersey home.
After an unsuccessful development deal with Def Jam and runs on BETs 106 & Parks Freestyle Friday and MTVs Direct Effect, Bryan Leach, TVT Records Vice President of Urban A&R, signed O-Solo through Miss Boss Lady Entertainment I was looking for years for an artist from the East who had the whole package (voice, style, hunger, story) and I knew O Solo was it as soon as I met him. Solo is the future of TVT, states Bryan Leach.
Now securely ensconced in his new label home, he is set to drop his tentatively titled solo debut, The Last Level of Rap. The title is a weighty burden he has no problem bearing so long as he can impart his own perspective to the rap game.
All my raps are everyday problems or life issues that you go through whether they funny or not that nice, he adds. I never talk about what I have because Im getting sick of that. Yeah, I might have a [Rolex] but I would never put that in my lyrics because all the people that buying the album aint got no Rollie. I always talk about where we got to go or what we gotta do to get things right, and thats what singles me out, O-Solo declares.
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