Vel Nine the Wonder talks about creeps in the industry, finding her talent and space in the LA rap scene, graffiti, battle rap, the boombap scene being full of dudes, “thot rap” and more.
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00:00 Intro
2:30 Vel says that her last performance was her best so far
3:00 Lush asks Vel where her gritty sound originated from
4:30 Vel and Lush recount having dreams about each other at the same time
5:15 Vel breaks down playing 4 different sports all throughout school and calls herself a tomboy at that time
6:40 Vel calls herself a product of graffiti culture, credits the culture for the reason why she’s rapping and her father’s influences on her
8:40 Vel breaks down being a tagger in her younger days and how graffiti became a part of her life
13:20 Vel on if she felt pressured to join a crew considering being involved in graffiti culture
20:00 Vel on her parent’s reaction to streetlife and graffiti
24:30 Vel on Hip Hop’s involvement in graffiti culture
28:00 Vel says that painting freights really helped shape her skill and style in graffiti and really extended the reach of her art
30:15 Vel speaks on what inspired her to make music and breaks down her transition from graffiti to music
34:00 Vel says that she wasn’t using any YouTube beats and calls herself lucky for being around a bunch of people that made their own beats
36:00 Vel says that her career wouldn’t be nearly as great as it is if it weren’t for her team and Lush asks if she would consider herself an underground artist
39:00 Vel on her experiences going to underground hip-hop events
40:45 Vel on battle rap, says that she loves fighting and calls herself a “scrapper”
44:00 Vel on being mistaken for being from the east coast for her rap style, talks “The Cypher Effect” and being a part of an all-female cypher
50:20 Vel on working at Victoria’s Secret
54:20 Vel on the competitive nature that exists within female Latina rappers in L.A.
57:00 Is this the era of “Thot Rap?”
57:50 Vel speaks on the creepy men in the industry and if they’ve ever been an issue within her career
1:01:30 Vel speaks on being in choir being her first introduction into singing
1:04:20 Vel on when she quit Victoria’s Secret to pursue music and go on tour
1:07:00 Vel talks being given the opportunity to travel and tell stories of being on tour
1:11:20 Vel speaks on being more drawn to the rebellious aspect of graffiti
1:12:20 Vel says that her album “Trophy Wife” was the moment she realized she had star power
1:14:30 Vel talks making a song about someone she really looked up to who turned to a**ction
1:20:00 Vel says that she’s been an avid watcher of No Jumper for about 3 years and gives thoughts on the direction No Jumper is going
1:22:30 Vel on podcasting
1:28:00 Vel gives her top 5 female MC’s
1:29:00 Vel breaks down where her stage name came from and how Lush gave her her nickname
1:30:30 Lush and Vel speak on how boombap shows are only full of dudes
1:37:19 Lush asks Vel about janky promoters, getting features and what’s coming up next for her
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