SunnyDarko
Solo South Carolina emcee. SunnyDarko is one of the few true and living lyricists still residing in South Carolina. Coming from a group of very strong, musically talented individuals, this humble emcee promises to add on to hip-hop in a way not seen since the golden era of the art form. With intricate word play, and a classic delivery over powerful, and thought provoking instrumentation from a number of truly gifted underground producers throughout the south. SunnyDarko is truly set to push the culture to the next level of thinking .
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Beat Street....that let me know that this shit we was doin ain t goin' nowhere..SoufKack... Sumter to be exact, is where hip-hop is damn near a job! but yo, we was workin' plus being blessed w/ tha presence of alot of naturally talented emcees.... tha nicest dudes that didnt know our own strength!..I kicked off w/tha graffitti , branched off into rappin' and grew to a bein of emceein. At once we played around w/ this music but kept a constant elevating mindstate when it came the tha aspect of hip-hop, The funny thing was, we must've had someone in tha crew representing every part of the culture... positive or negative. And while whatchin this hip hop thing of ours grow, made me see and undastand that this is my nationality...you know like a culture so i live and breathe this til tha heart stop and that casket drop......S.O.P. still breathin' heavy!..keep ya eyes open we still got plenty of S.O. SOULJAHZ murkin' bout to move into action=dARk100!
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Live, in studio, wherever vibes take me.
VA,SC,GA,FLA
Okinawa Japan, performed at a club in Naha, and was asked to perform the same set at another bar that before then, did naot allow americans but the music proved to be universal.
Your musical influences
JESUS ....RUN DMC, RICK RUBEN,BIG DADDY KANE, RAKIM,MC LYTE, AUDIO 2, TRIBE CALLED QUEST, KOOL G RAP, MARLEY MARL, THE WINANS,SCOTT LA ROCK,KRS ONE,,PUBLIC ENEMY, CAMEO, GANGSTARR, O.C., CHUBB ROCK,DASEFX,FUSCHNICKENS,HOUSE OF PAIN,BRAND NUBIAN,MANTRONIX, BOOTCAMP CLIK,DIGABLE PLANETS,JAMES BROWN,ISAAC HAYES,BB KING,JIMMY JAM AND TERRY LEWIS,QUINCY JONES,SYL JOHNSON,MARVIN GAYE,ROY AYERS,BOB JAMES,AL GREEN,CURTIS MAYFIELD,JAY Z,BOB MARLEY,STEVIE WONDER, TEDDY RILEY, SHIRLEY CAESAR, NWA, MC EIHT,RAS KASS,COMPANY FLOW,CANNIBAL OX,ERULE,PLANET ASIA, REDMAN,EPMD, BUSTARHYMES, DELASOUL,PRINCE PAUL, PORTISHEAD JOHANN SEBASTIANBACH,WUTANG,SUNZOFMAN,KILLARMY,TRAGEDY,BLACKMARKETMILITIA PHAROAH MONCH, PRINCE PO,GRAVEDIGGAZ,DEAD PREZ, THE ROOTS, COMMON, MOS DEF,NO ID, LORD FINESSE,GETO BOYS, SLUM VILLAGE, JAY DEE aka J DILLA, MOBB DEEP,OUTKAST,GOODIE MOB, SHOWBIZ & AG,KIETH MURRAY,PRINCE,JUST BLAZE, KANYE, THE FUGEES(old days),3 TIMES DOPE,SPECIAL ED, SLICK RICK,NICE AND SMOOTH, THE BEATNUTS, SNOOP,WARREN G, DRE, ALCHEMIST,JUSTUS LEAGUE,EARTHWIND&FIRE...etc.
