Panama

Hip Hop recording artist Panama, whose real name is Armando Cadogan Jr., is a multi-talented entertainer on the verge of achieving great success in the near future. Before his rapping career started, he was best known for his role as Bubbles’ tormentor on the HBO series The Wire.

Panama's journey started in Baltimore, Maryland where he was enrolled in the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, as a theater major. From there, he was able to land a role in Season 1 of The Wire. During the third episode of that season, Panama was cast as a drug dealer. Despite the brief appearance, the show asked him to reappear in another episode during season four.

While gaining recognition on an award winning show, Panama was able to make use of the opportunity to showcase his lyrical ability to the public. His musical gifts caught the attention of many, but it was New York City’s Power 105 radio station that truly gained the most interest in his distinct gift of music and power story telling of lyrics. Panama has also been featured on many media outlets such as MTV, BET, Music choice, The Source, and Yahoo Music. With singles such as “Play Your Position,” and his recent hit, “Addicted,” which has been all over the airwaves, Panama has been showing no signs of stopping as he plans to start his own company, Open Book Entertainment.

In our exclusive interview with the New York born/Baltimore raised artist, Panama discusses topics such as where he grew up, the story behind his rapper name, the differences between acting and music, what sets him apart from other artists, and much more!