Biography

AL B SOSA
Birth Name: Allen Brown
Place of Birth: Portsmouth, Va.
Nick name: Sosa, Al B, A. Sosa, Yola, Height

Born in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1980, Al B Sosa began singing in the church with his mother. At the age of 5, Al B Sosa played various sports such as football, basketball and baseball. Al B Sosa was also perticulated in fine arts programs of music and chorus. Due to his hard work, Al B Sosa was selected to the All State Chorus in 1998 where his team was placed 2nd in the district. Al B Sosa was introduced to rap music in the early 1980’s on the streets of Prentice Park and Acadamy Park (KP), where he took the liking to rap artist such as Rob Bass, MC Hammer, Kurtis Blow and LL Cool J. Moved to Cavlier Manor section of Portsmouth, as he got older, Al B Sosa realized that he had the ear for music and he was intrigue by the 1990’s Bad Boys era. Al B Sosa soon realize that this music thing is what he really would like to do. Knowing singing wasn’t really his thing, Al B Sosa gave it a shot by recording his 1st R&B song at “Fast Tracks Studio” in Virginia Beach, Va. It was then that he realized that singing wasn’t his thing. So he tried rap. Due to this realization, Al B Sosa recorded over 60 songs and a few made its way onto the local radio and worldwide internet stations. Al B Sosa also performed at several venue outlets such as Club Hammer Head, Cozume, AJ Gators, Berkley Reunion, D Frasiers and had various record club spins at Magic City I & II, 3 Cheer Lounge, Paddy O’Brians, AJ Gators, Red Star Café and many more. Al B Sosa favorite quote that he uses on most of his tracks are “That’s Right”, “I See U”, and “Get The Hell On and Get The Hell On”. Al B Sosa is dedicated in working hard and putting out great music to his fans.