SongVault Artist Profile

"For the People" embraced by the people Los Angeles, CA - Latrell "Snugg" Goss is quickly proving the value of self-determination. His hard work and creative hip-hop are quickly making him a household name in the hip-hop underground. A signature vocal style, groove hooks to die for and sassy, smart sampling all make for rap music that transcends the norm. Melody meets attitude, intelligence meets visceral impact. Snugg and his music don't take no for an answer. The single "For the People" is paving the way for the success of Snugg's upcoming single. Soulful sampling brings a lush bedrock of melodic considerations to Snugg's heady hip-hop. The beat balance drives the mid-tempo in-your-faceness and Snugg's one-of-a-kind vocal style and lyrical impact bring the piece full circle. "Its kind of a mid-tempo club banger that makes everyone bob their heads," he says. A native of Westside Chicago, Latrell "Snugg" Goss discovered during his days at Westinghouse Career Academy that he had one driving passion in life: music. He realized while there that the most meaning his life could have would be in the realm of singing and rapping - and writing his own music to sing and rap. Constant practice of his vocal skills - without regard to where he was - inevitably brought him the attention and respect of his peers. He encountered like-minded, musically talented people in the process and he embarked on his career with the formation of the group, whose music offered what Snugg describes as a "smooth, seductive feel" Now his desire and talent are coming to fruition. A growing, thriving solo career is blooming. The new single can be seen as an introduction to the world, a peek at just what it is that Snugg does, he explains. "I do this for the people. It's like an intro to my lifestyle. It's my anthem."