User:Carlito Samone/sandbox

Samone Willis (professionally known as Carlito Samone) and to friends as "C". She is a trap soul artist born in Norfolk, Virginia January 25, 1990. Her mother is Jennie Willis (born October 21, 1967 and one brother Thomas Willis. Carlito broke on the scene 2019 With E.P. D.C. after 8 years of making music independently. Her mom moved them to S.C. hoping to start a better life for her and she took the opportunity and ran and hasn't looked back since. There was a lot of legal problems, but she continues to let the pain drive her music. Her biggest musical influences is Lil Wayne, Missy Elliott, Gucci Man, 2 chains and Jeezy. When asked her hero's she said her mom and grandma because they always taught her what a proud young black woman should be and made her live up to the standards and said simply "I do it all for them and my brother that's not here" pointing upwards. Her brother Thomas passed away April 21, 2015 and she said that's when she realized the streets was for her any more she felt she had to survive, and if not for herself her mother and grandmother who sacrificed so much to see her make it. She even gave up on music 2019 after being diagnosed with a rare disease ( sarcoidosis) that can spread to other organs she became depressed. It was her mother who asked her for an album for her birthday gift in October of 2019. Then tragedy struck again and her mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer a week after her 52nd birthday that October. That's why Carlito named her album "Mama" as a dedication to her mother and bringing her back to her music. Reference pages: fb Carlito iceburg slim Willis