Get To Know Sally Sossa

Confident, hard-hitting rapper Sally Sossa delivers biographical tales that occasionally betray her sensitive side. Although the Houston native has cited the likes of Nicki Minaj and early supporter Lil Durk as influences, Sossa quickly distinguished herself after uploading her first recordings while in high school. She made her label debut as a teenager in 2020 and has since released Life of Sossa (2021) and 4EVER SOSSA (2022), projects highlighted by hits such as the Durk collaboration "Star Song" and the Flo Milli-assisted "Toot It Up." Born in 2002, Sossa learned to rhyme -- and developed a competitive spirit -- during the many family rap battles that permeated her youth. In high school, she fed much of this determination into playing basketball. However, when an injury forced her to take time out from the sport, building a rap career became her number one priority. By age 17, she had uploaded numerous tracks and mixtapes online, transforming from an artist with local support to one with the backing of established names in the industry. Early on, Lil Durk become a key mentor. He almost signed Sossa independently, but eventually she chose a deal with Listen to the Kids, an imprint patronized by the major label Interscope. In 2020, "Who You Are," the first track released as part of the contract, achieved 500,000 streams within a matter of months. This was swiftly followed by "A Letter to the Streets," "GMFU," and "100 Flows," pieces that all ultimately appeared on Life of Sossa, issued in September 2021. While those tracks were filled with attitude, tempered piano-led material such as "Need Me" and "It Ain't Love" brought her softer side to the fore. The latter track included a reference to her grandfather, an early champion of her talent who died before Sossa's career had begun to blossom. Another ballad, the Lil Durk collaboration "Star Song," became Sossa's most streamed song to that point. Life of Sossa wasn't even a week old when she released "TMU," the first track from her follow-up project. By the end of the following March, she issued 4EVER SOSSA, an EP. An expanded deluxe edition of the set was out that September, and it was soon trailed by singles such as "Real Freak" and her first 2023 offering, "Never Be the Same. 

Sally Sossa has proven to be the next voice out of the Houston rap scene. The recent high school graduate has excelled in the books and the industry as she became the first female talent under Interscope’s joint venture with LISTEN TO THE KIDS. Impressing the industry with her 2019 mixtape series, In late 2020 the emerging artist dropped her label debut project “Life of Sossa” which has garnered over 31 million streams globally and includes fan favorite “Star Song” feat. Lil Durk. The single currently has over 25 million streams on spotify and over 1.5 million creates on tik tok. Sally’s new project, “4EVER SOSSA” includes fan favorites, TMU & Moncler Coat and features a guest appearance from Flo Milli on the lead single "Toot It Up". It also highlights her versatility- from her melodic flows to hard-hitting bars, she shows she can hang with any of her peers, men and women alike.

Inspired by the likes of Lil Durk and Nicki Minaj, Sossa’s voice in hip-hop is one of heart and strength with each release setting her apart from her peers. “I want my fans to know that I’m real, I’m authentic, I’m me, and I’m making music to help them,” she says. “I’m growing with my fan base and they’re growing with me.”