By Ayo Onikoyi
Quality Sounds Record, unveils the release of their album titled “Afro thug” written and performed by the gifted Quality Sounds protégé, Sasco Breez.
This astonishing body of work Afro Thug, planned for early release by the prolific songwriter draws motivation from Sasco Breez’s proficiencies during jail terms, catching the lamentations and prayers of prisoners longing to return home worldwide.

“That was how I gave birth to this piece, Afro Thug. And “Letter To My Mum”, says the singer
The instruments, a combination of analogue and electronic elements, were competently played by Aymix Beats in Spain. The mixing and mastering, proficiently handled by Nelson P.O.J, and vocal recording by Emmy Jose Music Production LLC in Italy, contribute to the track’s high-quality production.
Sasco Breez, born Sasco Osayamen Hope William, is a multi-award-winning indigenous rapper, prolific songwriter, singer, producer, DJ, and dancehall Afrobeat artiste.
Born on the 3rd of August, 1995 to a family of 5 boys in Edo State, Nigeria, raised by his single mother, Osasuyi Osayamen, Sasco Breez shares the challenges of growing up in the Ikpoba Hill Adowawa ghetto of Benin City, seeing friends surrender to gun violence and drug addiction.
Regardless of the difficulty, while some of his friends were in prison juvenile Centre, Sasco Breez pursued his dreams, contemplating a career as a football goalkeeper before eventually embracing music.
He faced hardships, including the loss of his father at 16, and worked at a car wash to support his family. A challenging incident at the car wash inspired him to abandon that path and focus on his musical ambitions. Sasco Breez continued to make music, pushing his grind even harder all the way till he got into a European college.
His journey led him to Europe, where he briefly lost his way in different immoral activities, resulting in a college dropout. However, Sasco Breez used these experiences to fuel his music, drawing inspiration from icons like D.M.X, Sean Paul , 50 Cent, Lucky Dube, Victor Uwaifo, and Fela Kuti.
In Europe, he continued his musical pursuits, influenced by artists like Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido, Sean Paul, D’banj, 2Baba, Erigga, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and Tory Lanez. Sasco Breez’s flexibility and fortitude sparkle through, making “Afro thug” a potent and reliable expression of his life journey
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