VA'LES IS A S.O.A. YOU CAN CATCH HIM ON MYSPACE AND AT WWW.THESOAZ.NING.COM HIS SON LIVES IN ATLANTA NAMED LIL MAN ALSO RAPS. VA'LES HAS A 20 YEAR CAREER IN THE MUSIC WORLD. HE THOUGHT UP OF THE NAME: S.O.A. IT MEANS SELF OWNED ARTISTS. HE'S PART OF THE 3 FOUNDING MEMBERS, OR THE 3 CORE MEMBERS OF THE S.O.A.z CALLED COMMON GROUND... SO WHEN YOU HEAR OMEGA REDD AND KWIN MD WITH VA'LES, U KNOW WHAT IT IS. WWW.THESOAZ.NING.COM VA'LES WILL NOT BE HELD DOWN FOREVER, HE'S AWAITING A DATE IN MID NOVEMBER AND HOPEFULLY THAT DATE WILL GO WELL. AFTER THEN, WE HOPE TO HAVE HIM IN THE STUDIO. 1