The quirky music video for "Have a Nice Day" has since been nominated for a Juno Award for Video of the Year in 2019. In July 2018, SonReal released the single "Have a Nice Day". A music video for My Friend was also released in November 2017. This song is a deeply personal and touching tribute to his late father Glenn Hoffman, who suffered a heart attack while SonReal was on tour in early 2016. įollowing the release of this album SonReal released the song "My Friend" (produced by Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and Charlie Handsome) on November 2, 2017. SonReal made his debut international radio appearance on Sway's Universe in August 2017 to promote the release of his album, which also included a live on-air freestyle during Sway's iconic "5 Fingers of Death" segment. This release saw the subsequent music video releases for the singles "Repo Man", "Grammy Song (Live)", "Problems", and "Potential".
Producers on the project include Rahki (known for his work with Kendrick Lamar, Syd, and Mac Miller), Alex Lustig, and the legendary DJ Khalil.
In August 2017, SonReal released his first full length studio album entitled One Long Dream. 2017 - 2018: One Long Dream & standalone singles "Can I Get a Witness" peaked at #52 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart and was certified Platinum in Canada.
In 2016, SonReal released The Name EP which included hit singles and music videos for "No Warm Up" and "Can I Get a Witness". His subsequent EP, the Juno-nominated For The Town (2015), continued the visual tradition, including some of the most creative music videos on the web in "Preach", "For The Town", and "Woah Nilly". The video for this release boasted the best talent show sequence since Napoleon Dynamite and has racked up over 32 million plays on YouTube to date. In the summer of 2013, SonReal released the single and music video for his song "Everywhere We Go". It also included the critically acclaimed single "Hometown". These included: Good Morning (2008), The Stroll (2009), The Lightyear Mixtape (2010), Where's Waldo (2010), Words I Said (2012), Good News (2012), and One Long Day (2014).Ģ012 also saw the release of The Closers, a collaboration with Toronto's Rich Kidd which was nominated for a Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year in 2013.
SonReal began his career in 2006 with the release of "Trapped in the Streets" (2006), followed by a series of mixtapes he recorded while living in Vancouver, BC. Musical career 2006 - 2012: Early Career & mixtapes 2.5 SonReal Goes Sightseeing Tour (2018).1.3 2017 - 2018: One Long Dream & standalone singles.The world needs to hear that things aren’t perfect all the time, that everyone is human and goes through things all the time. I lost my father, and I leaned on music to get through it. "They would say things like, 'Your music saved my life,' or, 'I was in a deep depression and it was that made me work through it,'" he told Billboard. "Last year I had a tough year. SonReal recently spoke of fighting his battle with depression through music, and helping fans do the same. Producers on the project include Rahki (known for his work with Kendrick Lamar, Syd, and Mac Miller), Alex Lustig, and the legendary DJ Khalil. The singer and rapperis known for his pop-influenced take on rap, which can range from the acoustic guitar-driven "Problems" to the playful, D.R.A.M.-reminiscent sing-rap of "Who Care." The project features only one guest appearance in Sid Siriam, but he shows up twice,book-ending the album with his features. Vancouver's SonReal has released his One Long Dream project. 0 MAKE IT STOP SonReal returns with a new collection of songs.