V.I.C. was born in Queens, New York to an American mother and a Ghanaian father.At ten he wrote his first song, a drug awareness rap for his elementary school. Later that year he moved with his family to College Park, Georgia, an Atlanta suburb. After graduating from high school he worked as a freelance barber. His debut album Beast was released on August 26, 2008.
Anything worth having demands hard work and sacrifice. Just ask Atlanta’s newest superstar-in-the-making V.I.C. as he readies for his debut album, due in Spring 2008.
Born in the rough and tumble Corona section of Queens, NY to a native New Yorker mom and African immigrant dad from Ghana, V.I.C. has been making music for as long as he can remember. He was 10 years old when he first put pen to pad after being asked to write a drug awareness rap for his elementary school. "All the students loved it," V.I.C. remembers. "I came home and wrote the whole song myself. I have been rapping pretty much all my life. I didn’t know I had the gift, but the gift had been with me." It was during that same year that his parents relocated down south to Atlanta’s south side suburb of College Park. And even though music was deeply embedded in his soul, he wouldn’t pick up the mic again until high school. "When I was in high school, I was focused on being a lyricist. My lyrics were mind blowing to the people I was rapping around," he recalls. "When you rap against southern rappers, they’re talking about riding in their car with big rims. I had a lot of punch lines."
After high school V.I.C continued to develop his craft by becoming a regular in local open mic competitions. Self-employed barber by trade, V.I.C. cut fades and line-ups during the day and chopped the heads off other unsigned rappers by night. In his downtime he used hard earned barber bucks to invest in studio time on his tireless pursuit for a career in music.
Coincidentally, as if by fate, multi-platinum music mogul Michael "Mr. Collipark" Crooms (CEO of Collipark Music) and industry insider Derrick Crooms were patrons of another barbershop just a few doors down from where V.I.C. worked. Each time V.I.C. saw either of the two brothers, he would pass them a demo. "I’d chase them down with a CD," says V.I.C. "They would always tell me the honest truth... Either they wouldn’t mess with it because they had so much going on at the time or it wasn’t what they were looking for." V.I.C. soaked up the knowledge given him from the two music industry veterans, went back to the drawing board and tried it again - time and time again.
Refusing to give up, his undying efforts ultimately paid off; just as V.I.C. was at the end of his rope. "I was like ’if y’all don’t like this, I’m giving up,’" he says. Luckily, Crooms and Collipark were impressed by V.I.C.’s cinematic vision on the floss-heavy "Riding Batman" (referring to vertical Lamborghini doors which when open resemble the Batman symbol). Crooms signed V.I.C. on the spot to his newly formed Young Mogul Entertainment label.
V.I.C. continues to make his mark on the musical landscape with the animated, club-jumping lead single "Get Silly," which was produced by Soulja Boy Tell Em. "It’s a song that you can do whatever to," explains the eager 21 year old. "Right now, they got a lot of dances out. There’s not a particular dance that goes with the song, so when it comes on, you just do what you wanna do to it."
Having cleverly crafted his style over the years, V.I.C.’s perfect musical medium is a hybrid between witty battle rhymes and energetic southern party music. For instance, the infectious party-jam "Wobble Wobble" produced by Mr. Collipark and The Package Store production team. Over a polyrhythmic drum track and festive horn section, V.I.C. mannishly spits: "I’m so explicit/ but I can’t help it/ My flow is ridiculous/ The boy got a gift/ like it’s gotta be Christmas."
V.I.C. sits up high on 24-inch chrome wheels with Louisiana bad boy Hurricane Chris as the two microphone titans shine atop deep southern kick drums and shimmering bells on the bouncy "Ridin." "It’s still punch lines, but now it’s more universal. I see the bigger picture. I want everybody to understand me," he says. "My style is southern because I was raised here, but I’m snapping. You can tell when you hear me rap that I have a northern influence."
Whether it’s danceable party jams to keep the crowd hype or introspective, poetic parables, V.I.C. offers it all. "I’m a good, all-around rapper," he boasts. "I make good music."
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V.I.C. Lyrics
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Watcha noe,
Watcha noe, watcha noe bout V.I.C. (x2)
Im a beast
Im a animal = Chorus
Beast
Im a animal
Beast
They be calling my label
Asking where they find me
Because theres nothing comparing
Theres nothing thats like me
In addition to claims
A recencell decline me
Gotta helk in my artist
Here to adjust decline it
Im a beast
Who they running to
Who you running to
It dont matter where you running I will find you
You better hope you recencell me from itunes
Cause when I drop yall cool
Im hot yall cool
New anthem new beats I rule
No hula no class just straight school
And I cant skip lunch cause they food
Yall cant win cause I cant loose
Like fifty I create more jirule
Im killing this game so blind as
Its so clear to its my time
(Chorus)
Fyi room by V.I.C. come dominate
The game so dont come trying,
This here beat of the chain
Im feeling another part of reality
Hit when I represent the V.I.C.
Straight from the cp im feeling
Like im in Iraq I see allot of blood spilling
Im killing niggas one by one and im filling
Like father like son yah
My daddy was a king
So im a king
Dont act dont play
Man you know what that means
I dacrow I am debow
Now im here im king
Im running things now
Im stealing like daddy
What you gona do bout it
Im goin for the steals my do I got it
(Chorus)
V.I.C. is hard (x3)
V.I.C. is hard as hell
V.I.C. is hard (x3)
V.I.C. is hard as hell
(Chorus)
The lyrics to V.I.C's song "Beast" depict the artist's confidence and prowess in the rap game. The opening lines, "I'm a beast, watcha noe, watcha noe bout V.I.C." assert his dominance and challenge anyone who doubts him. The repeated chant of "beast" and "animal" in the chorus serves to reinforce this image.
V.I.C. goes on to address those who question his unique style and claims that there's nothing like him in the game. He acknowledges the decline in the industry but is determined to make a mark and "rule" with his new beats and anthems. He warns his competitors that he will find them no matter where they run, and they better hope to recall his music on iTunes because he's hot, and they are not.
The second verse starts with sarcasm towards his doubters, "Fyi room by V.I.C. come dominate, the game so don't come trying." Here he implies that he's already winning and that nothing will stop him from dominating. He then refers to hip hop as a war zone, where he is killing his competition one by one. The repetition of "V.I.C. is hard" in the outro is yet another reinforcement of the rapper's dominance and confidence.
Line by Line Meaning
Im a beast
I am strong and fierce
Watcha noe,
What do you know
Watcha noe, watcha noe bout V.I.C. (x2)
What do you know about me, V.I.C.
Im a animal
I am strong and fierce
Beast
Strong and fierce
Im a animal
I am strong and fierce
Beast
Strong and fierce
Im a animal (x2)
I am strong and fierce
They be calling my label
People are calling the company I work with
Asking where they find me
Asking where I am located
Because theres nothing comparing
Because there is no one like me
Theres nothing thats like me
There is no one like me
In addition to claims
Besides what people say about me
A recencell decline me
A recent decline happened to me
Gotta helk in my artist
I need to help my artist
Here to adjust decline it
Here to fix the decline
Who they running to
Who are they going to for help
Who you running to
Who are you going to for help
It dont matter where you running I will find you
It doesn't matter where you go, I will find you
You better hope you recencell me from itunes
You better hope you recently downloaded my music from iTunes
Cause when I drop yall cool
Because when I release new music, everyone is excited
Im hot yall cool
I am popular and you are not
New anthem new beats I rule
My new song and music beats are the best
No hula no class just straight school
I am serious and focused
And I cant skip lunch cause they food
I can't miss out on opportunities
Yall cant win cause I cant loose
You can't beat me because I don't lose
Like fifty I create more jirule
I create more rules like 50-cent does
Im killing this game so blind as
I am doing really well in this industry
Its so clear to its my time
It is obvious that it is my time to shine
Fyi room by V.I.C. come dominate
My new song 'Fyi Room' will be the best
The game so dont come trying,
Don't try to beat me
This here beat of the chain
This beat is amazing
Im feeling another part of reality
I feel like I am in a different world
Hit when I represent the V.I.C.
I hit it big when I represent myself
Straight from the cp im feeling
Straight from where I grew up, I am feeling
Like im in Iraq I see allot of blood spilling
Like I am in a war zone and there is a lot of violence happening
Im killing niggas one by one and im filling
I am succeeding and taking over one by one
Like father like son yah
I am following in my father's footsteps
My daddy was a king
My father was successful
So im a king
I am also successful like my father
Dont act dont play
Don't act tough or pretend
Man you know what that means
You know what I am saying
I dacrow I am debow
I am tough and successful
Now im here im king
Now that I am successful, I am the king
Im running things now
I am in control now
Im stealing like daddy
I am succeeding like my father
What you gona do bout it
What are you going to do about it
Im goin for the steals my do I got it
I am going for the win and I will get it
V.I.C. is hard (x3)
V.I.C. is tough and successful
V.I.C. is hard as hell
V.I.C. is really tough and successful
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owen schmidt
Been looking for this song for years
Gogo’s Corner
loooooooove this!!!!!!!
misterindo1
HEAT !
Redneck Power
good for gettin pumped
Brig Spearman
On the beast don’t try me
Sandra Hall
Hot is VIC BEAST