We not too long ago had the chance to interview Bobby V. on Instagram Dwell. Throughout our dialog, we talked about his new label Veltree Music Group and the brand new artists he signed, the place is he discovering expertise, his upcoming album “Sunday Dinner”, recollections from the Millennium Tour, reflections of Mista, and creating his debut album.
YouKnowIGotSoul: Discuss your new single which you’ve launched by way of your new label.
Bobby V.: The tune is named “Luv Dat Shit”. I’ve two new artists that I simply signed ZanMan Trippin & Santos Silva. We’re placing out a compilation album, hopefully June 2nd. I’m trying to simply model Veltree Music Group, my new label, and model and assist these new artists with their careers.
YouKnowIGotSoul: You’ve received this new label Veltree Music Group. The place do you go to find expertise?
Bobby V.: Expertise is in all places, you possibly can go on Instagram to seek out expertise. I’ve two guys I work with on the label. They introduced me these guys. I simply skim by way of the artists. I take a look at every thing from how self-sufficient these guys. Loads of artists desire a label to do every thing for them. The label is absolutely simply to facilitate and put your music out and assist your ideas and concepts. Loads of new artists need labels to inform them their concepts. I’m trying on the artists and what they’ve to provide. These artists I discussed I signed have already put out music earlier than and have their very own visions. I’m simply making an attempt to assist them get to the subsequent degree. I’m simply making an attempt to observe within the footsteps of the greats on the labels who make massive strikes. I’ve discovered rather a lot.
YouKnowIGotSoul: Discuss your upcoming album “Sunday Dinner”.
Bobby V.: I’m actually enthusiastic about that and I actually wish to drop that. It was purported to drop in March, after which Corona Virus hit. Some issues occurred at my earlier label SRG which we didn’t plan to occur. The album was leaked by them. Some individuals have heard the album. It’s cool. We’ve taken it again off. Hopefully we will drop the album earlier than the top of this 12 months. I plan to drop me and all of my artists’ albums on the similar time. First I wish to focus on the Veltree Music compilation album, which could have two songs from every of us, and a few songs with all of us. I’ve taken ZanMan Trippin & Santos Silva and put them on the identical degree as me. I took them on the highway with me earlier than Corona hit. Displaying them the ropes. They did numerous dates with me. I simply signed them and threw them within the hearth. Lots of people say they wish to be artists however they don’t know the work that goes into they usually don’t wish to do the soiled work. I attempt to clarify that every day.
YouKnowIGotSoul: Mirror again on The Millennium Tour. That was such a particular second for R&B having all of these artists coming collectively.
Bobby V.: That was a revitalization for me. I had been on the highway doing spot dates. I used to be going by way of some issues in my private life and mentally. The Millennium Tour got here at a time once I actually wanted it to uplift my spirits. I nonetheless do exhibits and do theatres and small venues. The Millennium Tour took me to a degree, bodily and mentally, it was a present from God. I all the time mirror again on it, I by no means took any present with no consideration. I by no means took any day with no consideration on the entire tour. I cherished each second and I put each memorable second in my mind so I might all the time return and relive these moments. After the Millennium Tour, I did my very own tour The R&B Dependancy tour this 12 months. It was dope and I used to be having a superb time, and my final present was at Metropolis Vineyard, after which every thing began to close down on account of Corona Virus.
YouKnowIGotSoul: Speak in regards to the time from when Mista disbanded within the late 90’s to when your solo profession started within the mid 00’s. How did you persist and by no means quit although it took all of that point?
Bobby V.: I used to be the one within the group who was all the time making an attempt to maintain Mista collectively. I bear in mind at a time, we had been on the lookout for administration. Three of us wished this one supervisor, and considered one of us didn’t like him. When that occurred, I knew Mista was going to finish. We went and took some pictures with simply three of us, the one man who didn’t just like the supervisor didn’t like that. I nonetheless tried to maintain the peace. I simply went to the studio to report songs for Mista on my own. Right now, I had simply graduated from highschool and went to Clark Atlanta College on a music scholarship. I’d go to class after which go to the studio and simply report all night time. Each tune I used to be making was for Mista. However as I began to make these songs, I used to be identical to did I actually need a gaggle? I used to be cool on my own. Did I actually need to take care of three different individuals and a supervisor? I began to report all of those songs and work with completely different producers. Throughout that point, I went to school, and I used to be fairly in style in faculty as a result of individuals knew me from Mista. It was cool as a result of I used to be form of in style in class. Everybody knew I used to be a singer. Then most likely my second 12 months in faculty, we actually broke up for certain. I simply went on a solo quest and met completely different individuals and had a few offers right here. One deal led to a different deal. Issues simply form of progressed from there. I used to be consistently grinding and dealing to turn out to be Bobby Valentino. That’s when my title took place in faculty as nicely. Throughout that point, I used to be simply so into music, and I’ve all the time been so deeply rooted into music. Every single day after college I’d go to a studio and report. I’d be within the studio till 2 or three within the morning, and my mother and father questioned what I used to be doing so late. Then I’d have class at eight, so I used to be virtually flunking out of college. It didn’t work out for me with that music main, they required a lot of me, so I modified my main to mass communications. My dad mentioned I might have gone to work for him. So I received my grades proper! I did simply that. My dad is a farmer working in horticulture. I’d work with him within the Summers. So I used to be simply on grind mode throughout that point. With something in life, if you see one thing, you possibly can attain it. You need to have that professional imaginative and prescient, even earlier than Mista.
YouKnowIGotSoul: Your debut album not too long ago celebrated it’s 15th anniversary. What do you bear in mind about creating it?
Bobby V.: I had run into Poon Daddy, he was Ludacris’ proper hand man on the time. He mentioned I wanted to come back out to California. On the time I had simply graduated from faculty, and my mother and father had me throughout on the lookout for a job. I couldn’t discover a job wherever. That is how God is wonderful. Proper when you find yourself on the final of something, God is available in and places his arms on you and makes it occur. I went out to L.A. and I vibed with Poon. I instructed him I wished to work with Tim & Bob, they’d labored on a 2nd Mista album that by no means got here out. From that time, I knew they had been so dope. They actually contact part of me musically that not many individuals can do. I bear in mind when Poon instructed me to come back out to California, and he took me to Tim’s home, and form of simply left me on the doorstep like a child! Tim simply took me in with open arms! Me and Poon did numerous grinding out in L.A. Loads of going out to golf equipment, simply events and issues that we actually aint haven’t any enterprise doing. We had been sneaking into locations, dapping up the DJs, I used to be residing at prolonged stays and completely different chicks homes. Then lastly I used to be residing within the hood, I didn’t even comprehend it was the hood till Tim instructed me. So he instructed me to come back stick with him. He took me below his wing and taught me learn how to gown. He mentioned I used to be nation! We’d be at his crib and he’d be making beats. That chemistry we had, we bonded, it was a brotherhood. The chemistry we had actually created that album as a result of he actually received to know who I’m. From there I simply bear in mind someday, the “Sluggish Down” actually occurred, it was actual. He instructed me he’d take me to Melrose, I had by no means been there. I seen this lady, she had a fairly spherical factor foreal. That night time we went to the studio and we wrote “Sluggish Down” about this lady! It was loopy after we did it. Tim used to do beats on his ground on the MPC machine. I is perhaps sleeping, and he’d be on the ground making beats and discovering samples! Tim will sit all day and make music. Each night time he’d be all the time developing with completely different beats.