Sobil stressed that 'in the future I want Tiny Toones to have a bigger and better facility so we can open our doors to the whole community and train all the kids who need an education, love and support.
Now I want my own kids and those at Tiny Toones to be successful,' he says.
'I don't know what I would have done without Tiny Toones. The centre has helped me find my talent.
Tiny Toones General Manager Choeun Shhort Reuth says: 'It wasn't hard to get boys to join, but it did take some time to persuade the parents of girls to allow their daughters to do so as they didn't want them to learn dance due to cultural concerns.
Rapping star Sang Sok Serey, a former Tiny Toones student and former rapping news presenter for The Post, says she has reached a level of stardom that would otherwise have been unimaginable without the group.
While Tiny Toones is open to all children, the vast majority of them come from disadvantaged backgrounds.
'Ninety-six percent have gone on to meaningful employment, thousands have successfully stayed away from drugs and crime, and many have become celebrated rappers, dancers and artists shaping Cambodia's creative culture,' says a Tiny Toones report.
Sobil, who founded Tiny Toones, says: 'When we opened our first community centre 10 years ago, my biggest hope was that maybe one kid might make it and do something big.
Tiny Toones uses hip-hop training and education to reach underprivileged children, helping them to avoid gangs, drugs and crime.
