What, you didn't already know? Introducing Wilfredo Lopez a.k.a. V.S. The half Puerto Rican, half Dominican rapper has his roots in Lynn, MA – better known as the east coast's own "City of Sin". This once-industrious city has since given way to littered, cracked sidewalks and abandoned buildings. It is this backdrop that first inspired V.S. to express himself through art. First with graffiti, then break dancing, and now through his music. V.S. has been fine-tuning his skills for more than five years, and in such a short amount of time, has accomplished more than rappers with twice the experience. Flash back to 2004, V.S. releases Better Off Alone, hosted by Brick/Last Arc Recording artist Insight. This acclaimed release was a surprising and welcomed departure from the status quo "rapper mixtapes" that have flooded the industry. V.S. managed to reach the hip-hop purists and street fans alike without sacrificing content. Quickly following the success of Better Off Alone, V.S. released the anticipated mixtape Speech Therapy. This time around, V.S. recruits The Source Magazine's Unsigned Hype and DJ Premier-approved emcee Termanology to host the mixtape which boasts original production by 7L (of 7L & Esoteric) and J. Cardim (Talib Kweli, Jean Grae, Saigon, AZ and Little Brother). Once again staying slightly left of center, V.S. finds a way to bring something fresh to a stagnant industry and with a new mixtape and debut album in the works, (2nd quarter 2007) he promises to take his sound as a b-boy, street rapper, and poet to the next level. He is poised to release music that defies genres: that is involving enough to make people dance, insightful enough to make people think, and hot enough to make people listen a second time.
