Hona Costello

Damar Core (born July 29, 1989) better known by his stage name Hona Costello is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer from Chicago Heights, IL.

Early life
Born in Blue Island, IL, Costello was raised in Chicago Heights, IL. He began taking music seriously after joining a hip-hop group in the summer of 2009. In December of that year, Costello wrote a song called "Gucci Louie Whateva".

Surprisingly, the song gained instant success after being feature on MrChiCity's YouTube page & multiple radio stations. The song's success was short lived after the Pittsburgh, PA producer, Johnny Juliano, refused to reply to Costello's email to purchase the instrumental. The instrumental was eventually sold to French Montana, which he recorded a song called "I'm On It" that featured Hip-Hop moguls Wiz Khalifa, Nipsey Hussle, & Big Sean. In 2011, Costello decided to go solo, releasing his first mixtape Follow Me.

Music career
Costello's first mixtape Follow Me was released on July 29, 2011. During this time he drop several singles and was offered to perform with Glasses Malone, and at Riverside City College during World Aids Day to help awareness for HIV and AIDS. Costello was featured on radio host of 99.1 KGGI Diana Wehbe's mixtape We Be Approved vol. 3. With the increasing amount of buzz from the mixtape and performances, he was listed as the TheJourneyThroughLawSchool's "Top 50 Albums of 2011".

On January 1, 2012 Costello stated that he had started his new mixtape Penelope and is scheduled to be released Spring 2012. He Released the first single "Erotica" produced by Kajmir Royale.

November 2012, Costello released his critically acclaimed song High    which has been noted as “the best damn smoking song I’ve heard in a minute” by the Smoking Section.

March 30, 2013, Costello self-released an EP Phase I.