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Every year a new artist bursts onto the scene with a new and extraordinary sound. Their music is like nothing you’ve ever heard before and uniquely different. They end up being the first of their kind and not the next somebody else. F.O.A. is exactly that! His uncompromising lyrics and swag leave fans wondering where he’s from, or even if he’s from “here” at all.

Fred Otis Amey (F.O.A.) was born and raised in Union City, CA, where he grew up learning how to manage with little to no money. From hand-me-downs to a drastically alcoholic father, young Otis had to deal with more than he could handle. Playing every sport imaginable kept him out the streets and out of trouble. As he matured, he began writing poems in his spare time that eventually turned into lyrical masterpieces, amazing all that took the time to listen!

Music took a back seat when Otis Amey signed in 2005 with the S.F. 49ers as an Undrafted Rookie Free Agent. There, he started as their punt returner, scoring the first time he ever touched the football on a 75-yard punt return! The play was broadcast all over ESPN’s Top 10 Countdown and a picture of Otis holding his hands up to the Lord was on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle.

Even with success on the gridiron, F.O.A. always knew that his calling was music and that he could touch more lives through it. Genre? He calls his brand of music Kingdom Music. He aims to save the LOST by telling real and relevant stories that everyone can relate to. F.O.A. is definitely “Too ReaL!”