My name is Kolby Lavar Howard, rap name Kobo Tha Don. I was born December 13, 1988 in Dallas Texas. Born and raised in Dallas Texas, I started writing when I was 10, at first it was just journal entries, and then as I got older it transitioned into poetry and by the time I was out of high school it turned into lyrics and my mind began to visualize how to speak my words as an artist. Not ever knowing my father immediately fueled me wit a pain of absence, so I would write things here and there to express how that absence made me feel. My biggest musical inspiration is Michael Jackson I studied the greats as far as Hip Hop goes but I really did not learn how to structure a song until I studied Eminem and 50 Cent, who are my to favorite Hip Hop artists. My biggest motivation is using the pain I have been through as fuel to continue on. Some ask “Why do I even rap, I reply by saying, “I want my voice heard” I want a change in the way music in general is, I feel that I have important things to say and I haven’t even begun to scratch the surface with my abilities. Now I’ve started doing video blogs to really put a face with the music people hear, I don’t have all the best technology in the world, but I try my best and I will continue to try and earn the respect. All I need is an opportunity…