In Studio: Homeboy Sandman

Soundcheck | Mar 10, 2011

Before settling on the rap game, Homeboy Sandman did tours of duty as a New York City schoolteacher, Hofstra law student and bartender. But this late-blooming emcee’s hip-hop love affair began while growing up on “one of the biggest bootlegging blocks” on Queens Boulevard.

Check out the video below of his live performance in the Soundcheck studios and his own video for "The Carpenter" below.

Before settling on the rap game, Homeboy Sandman did tours of duty as a New York City schoolteacher, Hofstra law student and bartender. But this late-blooming MC’s hip-hop love affair began while growing up on “one of the biggest bootlegging blocks” on Queens Boulevard. He joins us to perform live in the studio.

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