CHEF SASHA THE BOSS Sonya M. Stamps Business owner / Writer / Artist / Vocalist Chef / Baker / Entrepreneur / Author Songwriter / Poet / Barbecue sauce maker Sonya Stamps Publishing ASCAP writer IPI: 1362318562 Publisher IPI: not yet received Artist Press Kit September 2026 SHORT BIO Chef Sasha The Boss is the recording name of Sonya M. Stamps, an independent artist, songwriter, poet, author, chef, and business owner. Her music draws on R&B, neo-soul, soul, and spoken word, with love, faith, family, and personal growth at its center. She creates music with her husband and producer, Larry "Tha Volkano" Stamps Jr., through Volkanic Productions. Her creative work also includes Sonya Stamps Publishing, children's books, cooking, and projects in development including Little Bakers and Sasha's Kitchen Secrets. THE STORY For Sonya M. Stamps, the story of Chef Sasha The Boss begins with a familiar face in a high-school lunchroom. She remembers Larry making beats with his mouth and rapping, and wanting to be near his table. She met him at 14; by 17, they were dating seriously and making music together. Those early memories remain part of how she tells their story. As she grew older, Sonya began putting more of her heart into her writing and taking her music more seriously. Poetry was already part of her life. Her songs became a place to explore what she believes love should be, and the feelings she has when she looks at her husband and children. "I love love," she says. Sonya and Larry have three children, ages 15, 10, and 4 as of September 2026. They have also experienced the loss of their twin daughters. Today, she enjoys sharing the creative process with Larry "Tha Volkano" Stamps Jr. through Volkanic Productions. Looking back on her long-held feelings for him, Sonya describes the relationship in her own words: "My what-ifs came true." Their work together now reaches across music and other creative projects, with family close to the center of what they are building. BOOKS AND PROJECTS Sonya Stamps Publishing Home to Sonya's work in books, poetry, and music, with new books being prepared for publication. Cooking A chef who makes her own barbecue sauce, Sonya brings her love of food and family into her wider creative work. Little Bakers A cartoon in development, part of the creative projects Sonya and Larry are building together. Sasha's Kitchen Secrets An ongoing creative project that Sonya is developing alongside her music, writing, and cooking work. SELECTED RELEASES SLOW BURN!!!! | Single | September 12, 2026 A recent single from Chef Sasha The Boss. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3CH3TPcQ53cQweDeHSzifp Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/slow-burn-single/6807267480 When The Love Is Real | Album | September 4, 2026 A grown woman's love story, exploring connection, intimacy, and commitment. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3FZkldHRmJ6bNmw5QmaeMo Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/chef-sasha-the-boss-when-the-love-is-real/6804348031 Grown Woman Chronicles | Album | July 29, 2026 Songs about love, vulnerability, faith, and personal growth. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/74tY3ZpfzSTSqbExXENN3A Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/chef-sasha-the-boss-grown-woman-chronicles/6795919364 Fever | Single | 2026 Explore another chapter of Chef Sasha The Boss's music. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0Yw5J4s6bnKzfAVkaoc4Ey Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/fever-single/6808436741 LARRY "THA VOLKANO" STAMPS JR. Also known as The Big Bad Wolf Larry "Tha Volkano" Stamps Jr., also known as The Big Bad Wolf, is a rapper, songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and business owner whose musical beginnings reach back to sixth grade. His cousins introduced him to Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and he began studying the group's lyrics, delivery, and style. An experience performing at school pushed him to move beyond imitation and start writing his own lyrics. Practice and close study helped him develop a voice of his own. The name Tha Volkano grew out of a school nickname. Classmates called him "the volcano," and the name stayed with him as he continued making music. His production work began in high school, where he formed the rap group Fully Loaded. Starting as a freshman, he recruited fellow students across different lunch periods, looking for fast rappers and strong lyricists. Members gathered at his home to work on individual songs and group recordings, giving him a place to develop his production skills alongside other artists. College studio courses later helped him strengthen his recording and engineering skills, particularly the clarity and presence of vocal recordings. He continued learning independently through YouTube, including studying the mastering techniques he had not reached in college. Larry names Kanye West as his primary beat-making inspiration, alongside Timbaland and Pharrell. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony remains his favorite rap group, with Krayzie Bone a particular influence. Twista, Do or Die, and Crucial Conflict also helped shape his approach to rap. Harmonized vocals are part of his approach to every song, drawing on the cadence of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. His style also shifts in pace, delivery, and character, moving from measured passages into rapid flows. Today, he creates music with his wife, Sonya M. Stamps, the recording artist known as Chef Sasha The Boss, through Volkanic Productions. He recalls an early rap collaboration that brought them together on a song with Sonya's cousin and brother. Their shared work continues across music and the creative projects they are building together. FORTHCOMING BOOKS Alongside her music, Sonya is preparing new books for publication, including children's writing, a book about her childhood, a relationship book, and cookbooks. Her forthcoming work includes: Benny the Period Bunny An upcoming children's book. The Chair at the Empty Table An upcoming book by Sonya M. Stamps. The Candy Lady An upcoming book drawing on Sonya's childhood and the important people in her life, centered on her aunt, Chiller Leonard, known in the family as Aunt Mossey. Sonya is also working on a relationship book and new cookbooks. Publication dates will be announced. BUSINESS AND PUBLISHING Sonya M. Stamps and Larry Stamps Jr. are business owners and ASCAP-affiliated songwriters. Their creative work includes Volkanic Productions and Sonya Stamps Publishing, alongside music, books, cooking, and projects in development. Sonya M. Stamps / Chef Sasha The Boss Business owner, songwriter, recording artist, author, poet, and chef. Her work includes Sonya Stamps Publishing. Sonya writes her released music, and her catalog also includes collaborations with Larry Stamps Jr. Sonya - ASCAP writer IPI 1362318562 Sonya - publisher IPI Not yet received. Larry Stamps Jr. / Tha Volkano Business owner, songwriter, rapper, producer, and recording engineer. Also known as The Big Bad Wolf; creates music through Volkanic Productions. Larry - ASCAP writer and publishing Larry has both a writer IPI and a publisher IPI with ASCAP. His writer registration is in his name, Larry Stamps Jr. His publishing registration is Volkanic Productions, registered in his name. Public business contacts Sonya: info@sonyastamps.com | Larry: thavolkano1@gmail.com FULL RELEASED CATALOG 73 track listings across 72 distinct titles. Truth Over Ego's appears as both an album track and a single. Catalog checked against Apple Music and the artist's catalog file in September 2026. Grown Woman Chronicles Truth Over Ego's https://music.apple.com/us/album/truth-over-egos/6795919364?i=6795919369&uo=4 Love https://music.apple.com/us/album/love/6795919364?i=6795919705&uo=4 Taurus https://music.apple.com/us/album/taurus/6795919364?i=6795919709&uo=4 Ice Cream Diary https://music.apple.com/us/album/ice-cream-diary/6795919364?i=6795919713&uo=4 Falsetto https://music.apple.com/us/album/falsetto/6795919364?i=6795919714&uo=4 Freaks https://music.apple.com/us/album/freaks/6795919364?i=6795919715&uo=4 Water https://music.apple.com/us/album/water/6795919364?i=6795919716&uo=4 Ocean https://music.apple.com/us/album/ocean/6795919364?i=6795919717&uo=4 Body Art https://music.apple.com/us/album/body-art/6795919364?i=6795919718&uo=4 Tippy Toes https://music.apple.com/us/album/tippy-toes/6795919364?i=6795919719&uo=4 Time https://music.apple.com/us/album/time/6795919364?i=6795919720&uo=4 Mental Manipulation https://music.apple.com/us/album/mental-manipulation/6795919364?i=6795919721&uo=4 Hard https://music.apple.com/us/album/hard/6795919364?i=6795919722&uo=4 When The Love Is Real The Answer (Intro) https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-answer-intro/6804348031?i=6804348032&uo=4 The Answer https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-answer/6804348031?i=6804348033&uo=4 Genuine https://music.apple.com/us/album/genuine/6804348031?i=6804348034&uo=4 First Time https://music.apple.com/us/album/first-time/6804348031?i=6804348035&uo=4 Needs Over Wants https://music.apple.com/us/album/needs-over-wants/6804348031?i=6804348036&uo=4 Brown Sugar https://music.apple.com/us/album/brown-sugar/6804348031?i=6804348037&uo=4 I Can't Get Enough (Your Love) https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-cant-get-enough-your-love/6804348031?i=6804348038&uo=4 Make You Sweat https://music.apple.com/us/album/make-you-sweat/6804348031?i=6804348039&uo=4 Sex or Love (You Decide) https://music.apple.com/us/album/sex-or-love-you-decide/6804348031?i=6804348040&uo=4 You're Mine, All Mine https://music.apple.com/us/album/youre-mine-all-mine/6804348031?i=6804348041&uo=4 Yesterday Don't Own Me https://music.apple.com/us/album/yesterday-dont-own-me/6804348031?i=6804348042&uo=4 Understanding https://music.apple.com/us/album/understanding/6804348031?i=6804348043&uo=4 Singles Addiction https://music.apple.com/us/album/addiction/6796862339?i=6796862340&uo=4 After Midnight https://music.apple.com/us/album/after-midnight/6799800977?i=6799800978&uo=4 Amusement Park https://music.apple.com/us/album/amusement-park/6801920764?i=6801920765&uo=4 Brown Skin https://music.apple.com/us/album/brown-skin/6797673829?i=6797673830&uo=4 Candy https://music.apple.com/us/album/candy/6796282973?i=6796282974&uo=4 Close Mouths Don't Get Fed https://music.apple.com/us/album/close-mouths-dont-get-fed/6798065778?i=6798065779&uo=4 Close To You https://music.apple.com/us/album/close-to-you/6799801112?i=6799801126&uo=4 CONFIDENCE https://music.apple.com/us/album/confidence/6797480517?i=6797480519&uo=4 Covenant https://music.apple.com/us/album/covenant/6801911948?i=6801911949&uo=4 Desire https://music.apple.com/us/album/desire/6799788577?i=6799788578&uo=4 Feed https://music.apple.com/us/album/feed/6797448484?i=6797448485&uo=4 Fever https://music.apple.com/us/album/fever/6808436741?i=6808436742&uo=4 Forbidden Fruit https://music.apple.com/us/album/forbidden-fruit/6798049934?i=6798049935&uo=4 God Bless You https://music.apple.com/us/album/god-bless-you/6799418634?i=6799418635&uo=4 Ground & Pound (Special Version) https://music.apple.com/us/album/ground-pound-special-version/6803477401?i=6803477404&uo=4 Heat https://music.apple.com/us/album/heat/6798045142?i=6798045143&uo=4 Help https://music.apple.com/us/album/help/6798047835?i=6798048019&uo=4 Honesty https://music.apple.com/us/album/honesty/6797671418?i=6797671419&uo=4 Hours https://music.apple.com/us/album/hours/6797722352?i=6797722353&uo=4 Hungry https://music.apple.com/us/album/hungry/6797246714?i=6797246868&uo=4 Imagine https://music.apple.com/us/album/imagine/6797722363?i=6797722364&uo=4 Let Me Down Easy https://music.apple.com/us/album/let-me-down-easy/6797025418?i=6797025419&uo=4 Let The Music Play https://music.apple.com/us/album/let-the-music-play/6801920837?i=6801920838&uo=4 Love Jones https://music.apple.com/us/album/love-jones/6797696002?i=6797696004&uo=4 Make A Baby https://music.apple.com/us/album/make-a-baby/6798071804?i=6798071805&uo=4 Moonlight https://music.apple.com/us/album/moonlight/6797477664?i=6797477665&uo=4 Naked https://music.apple.com/us/album/naked/6796298641?i=6796298642&uo=4 Nellie https://music.apple.com/us/album/nellie/6796914639?i=6796914640&uo=4 NO ACCESS https://music.apple.com/us/album/no-access/6803667997?i=6803667998&uo=4 Only For Us https://music.apple.com/us/album/only-for-us/6799465663?i=6799465664&uo=4 Open Minded https://music.apple.com/us/album/open-minded/6797723327?i=6797723328&uo=4 Playground Remastered The Song https://music.apple.com/us/album/playground-remastered-the-song/6804551396?i=6804551397&uo=4 Pleasure https://music.apple.com/us/album/pleasure/6799852074?i=6799852075&uo=4 POP SHIT https://music.apple.com/us/album/pop-shit/6796887006?i=6796887008&uo=4 Real Recognized Real https://music.apple.com/us/album/real-recognized-real/6797476980?i=6797476981&uo=4 Say Yes https://music.apple.com/us/album/say-yes/6798045270?i=6798045271&uo=4 Serve https://music.apple.com/us/album/serve/6798530222?i=6798530223&uo=4 Slippery When Wet https://music.apple.com/us/album/slippery-when-wet/6798077594?i=6798077595&uo=4 SLOW BURN!!!! https://music.apple.com/us/album/slow-burn/6807267480?i=6807267482&uo=4 Slow Dance https://music.apple.com/us/album/slow-dance/6801920707?i=6801920708&uo=4 Soul Ties https://music.apple.com/us/album/soul-ties/6801928320?i=6801928601&uo=4 Stains https://music.apple.com/us/album/stains/6797500081?i=6797500085&uo=4 Symphony https://music.apple.com/us/album/symphony/6796280336?i=6796280337&uo=4 Track On Fire (feat. Larry Tha Volkano) https://music.apple.com/us/album/track-on-fire-feat-larry-tha-volkano/6797127486?i=6797127487&uo=4 Truth Over Ego's https://music.apple.com/us/album/truth-over-egos/6795845575?i=6795845576&uo=4 WOULD YOU MIND https://music.apple.com/us/album/would-you-mind/6805334540?i=6805334542&uo=4 You Can't Break Me https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-cant-break-me/6797500100?i=6797500101&uo=4 Zoo https://music.apple.com/us/album/zoo/6797478632?i=6797478633&uo=4 LISTEN AND CONNECT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4l4xekD14BFTEC1qbbcS8W Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/chef-sasha-the-boss/6795720328 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/chef-sasha-the-boss Audiomack: https://audiomack.com/chefsashatheboss Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B0HC2NHLQW/chef-sasha-the-boss YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChefSashaTheBoss Slaps: https://slaps.com/Chefsasha AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chef-sasha-the-boss-mn0005074027 PRESS AND COLLABORATION INQUIRIES info@sonyastamps.com Sonya Stamps Publishing: https://www.sonyastamps.com/ Official music website: https://chefsashatheboss1.com/ Volkanic Productions website (in preparation): https://www.volkanicproductions.com/