“When you become a Christian, all of a sudden you start to live on this rapture mentality, like tomorrow the world's going to end. You live in that frenzy. We come from the streets, so the mentality was like, 'Yo, dude, what's up? You're not going to tell me I'm not down with God. What's up!'”

American rapper and singer

Sonny Sandoval is an American rapper and singer known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of the nu metal band P.O.D. He helped shape the band’s sound and public identity from its earliest years, bringing together rap and singing in a style that became central to P.O.D.’s work. His name is closely tied to the group’s rise in nu metal, where he is recognized for fronting songs that blend heavy music with melodic and rhythmic vocals.