Sonny Spoon & Southern Kaos
Sonny Spoon made a name for himself as the first rap artist to come out of Macon. His first commercial project was "South Anthem" that came out in 1996, and his second single "Shawty" was released in 1997. Sonny Spoon released two solo CDs "Hustler" in 1998 and "Arrival" released in 2003, which featured collaborations with future-platinum seller Young Jeezy, Grammy nominated Field Mob, and platinum artist T.I. Sonny Spoon was on the verge of a major label breakthrough with Universal Records when his career was derailed. He was one of the first people sentenced under the Federal mandatory minimum gun law. "Spoon helped to grow Dollyhood Records back in 1998," says Dewayne Banks CEO of Dollyhood Records. "Spoon wasn't even a convicted felon and he was sentenced to 13 years." Spoon served his time and is now leading a "Stop the Violence" youth outreach campaign in his town of Macon, in addition to working on a new album and regaining his reign among the southern rap stars.