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I came up on the scene like I got some.

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Hometown	Columbus, OH
Genres	Hip_Hop, Pop
Band Members	Vikki V
Achievements	» more
Upcoming Shows	None

Contact Information:	Artist / Band Member Vikki V hello.vikkiv@gmail.com 614-313-5703
# Years Experience Performing Live:	1
# Live Perfomances Past Six-months:	1
Market Draw:	United States: 101-150
Venue History:	Blue Stone - Columbus, OH Skully's - Columbus, OH
Similar Artists:	Nicki Minaj, Drake, Missy Elliot, One Republic
Performing Rights Society:	BMI
Discography:	Tiny Mansions EP—2011

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Former rock-n-roll bassist turned hip hop/pop-ista with a sharp tongue and quick wit riding the steep learning curve to make it to the top. As much of a business woman as an artist, Vikki V is a walking brand, ready to show the audience her way and make...

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Achievements

Hip-Hop Videos Winner, November 2012

Reached 26th in Best of Urban chart in 2014. In the top 100 for 21 weeks.

Reached 54th in Best of Urban chart in 2013. In the top 100 for 3 weeks.

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Vikki V by Vents Magazine
Who’s Vikki V.? I split these up because it sounds weird together. Ha ha. I have some lyrics that explain Vikki: “I am who you want to be/need to be/soon became.” She was everything I wanted to be when I left my band: beautiful, talented, confident, successful, etc. At first I made all these rules I would keep her and the “real” ego separate but that’s dumb. Who wants to be cool in a secret life and not as cool in real life? Psh. How you got started in music? I’ve always been into music. I did marching band and choir in high school (nerd alert) and some small bands in college. I love anything creative and clearly hate the non-plugged in, outside world of calloused hands and farmer’s tans. I noticed in your bio it says you used to be a rock bassist player. How a rock bassist turned into a hip-hop artist? I have a tendency to be impulsive and put all my eggs into one basket, which is a hazardous combo. I just decided to play bass one day and joined the band about a month later. I was with them for 3 years, putting all my time into and sacrificing everything to establish us and try to get us somewhere. We did some things like open for the Von Bondies and did a small tour. When that all fell apart and I left, I had a bit of an identity crisis and didn’t know what to do … so I ordered a wig on eBay. Ha ha. Then I decided I needed somewhere to wear it and instead of being a normal person and thinking “Hey, I’ll just wear it out on fun nights,” I decided “Hey, I’ll just be a rapper and form this new persona.” So in August of 2011, I found a beat, wrote a song, felt it wasn’t horrible (even though I ended up scrapping it) and started from there. I like this way better because I am the only one responsible for whether I succeed or fail, but don’t worry …. I still play well with others. What are your music influences? Life. Ha ha. I don’t have any favourite bands or anything but I still listen to a wide array of almost everything. I have that elistist I-know-this-band-and-you-don’t knowledge (my ringtone is Grand Ole Party’s “Look Out Young Son”) but have a not-so-secret love for mainstream. I have a lot of people always telling me to look up this person, or go listen to that so I usually do. However, what really influences my music is a mixture of life, what’s hot now, what sounds good, and, honestly, a small part is based off of commentary/feedback. I had some ShoutOut reports where people considered me a joke rapper and it really irked me so I changed my style and tones to be more serious, even when I’m saying something funny... (See link for full interview)

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