Featured artist: VIV - RapBeats Interview with VIV
Below is a short interview with the upcoming underground artist VIV.
How did you decide to become an artist?
VIV: VIV was so taken with music as a kid that he immediately started trying to duplicate the tracks he had heard. Eminem and Dr. Dre cassette tapes were the first albums he ever owned, and by 7 years old he was rapping eminem verses on the schoolbus entertaining people. He insisted on knowing what was going on in the hip hop world at a young age. VIV also wrote his first rap at 7 years old after his parents divorced. Music was his get away from his parents always arguing. By 10 years old he knew he had a gift but wasn’t quite sure what it was at the time. Back and forth between schools, constantly watching his mother struggle after the divorce, left him with no other choice but to take responsibility and become the man of the house. By 12 he had already been in the party scene and began getting into trouble, hanging out with the wrong group. He adopted the street life not knowing what he was getting into. 16 years old is when his life changed dramatically. His mother was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and died 3 months later. His father was never apart of the picture and when he tried to be all he wanted to do was control him. By this time VIV had already been to jail 3 times and dropped out of highschool. After getting out of jail he had enough of the New York State judicial system so he decided to hit the road and head to South Carolina. He had never considered taking rap music seriously, although he always did it as a hobby and people gave him compliments it took him going to Myrtle Beach and meeting DJ Leem before he started pursuing it. He was relating to the music that was out at the time and it impacted him to become the best he could be, he had no other choice, it was his calling. For once in his life he actually felt like he was doing something right after all the mistakes he had made.
Don’t give up, always stay 10 steps ahead and remain humble.
What about concerts? Do you play live?
Absolutely, I am currently accepting shows for January and Febuary 2015.
Best punchline you ever wrote?
Get fucked up, this the party of the year.
What are you currently working on? Did you release something in the past?
I am working on my up and coming single titled ”Party Of The Year” followed by my debut LP.
Last but not least: Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
It all depends. It would have to be a good enough deal for me to sign it. As long as it makes sense and I have creative control, I don’t see why not.
Any last words?
I’d like to give a major shoutout to DJ Leem and everybody that believes in me. Shoutout to my people in New York and my people in South Carolina.
Where can we contact you?
VIV: https://soundcloud.com/xxx-v-i-v-xxx
Thank you for your time. We wish you and your career the success it deserves.
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