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It’s not every day that new artists get to break through the clout. So when artists like RoRo Yone make an entrance into the music scene and deliver an album like Bones, it’s always a momentous event. Despite rough starts and a lot of doubt from people around him, the hip-hop artist proves that he’s a force to be reckoned with.
Rodolfo Goyone Jr, or better known as RoRo Yone, is an artist out of North Virginia who steadily makes his way up the top of the local, regional, and hopefully national and global scene. What put him on the map was his album entitled Bones, which came out in June of 2021 and quickly impacted various platforms.
The musician has known struggle but has still proven to overcome hardships. Born in the Philippines, RoRo Yone didn’t have much initially. His family came from a humble background, spending most of their childhood in poverty and being raised in a broken home. “Our family was impoverished, bouncing around houses and spending some time on the streets,” RoRo recalls. “To detach from the grim reality surrounding me, I found music to be the perfect form of escapism.”
Some of the artist’s earliest inspirations were his siblings. They provided for the family by winning various singing competitions. At that point, what they brought to the household seemed like a life-saver to RoRo Yone. At that point, he decided that he would follow in their footsteps. Yone started pouring his time and dedication into developing his talents from that moment on. The artist learned the value of hard work and passion, putting all of his heart into his craft until he got better and better. However, the artist’s determination from the beginning was far from typical. Soon, he would move to the United States, and the rest is history.