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Vaylan D. Jacques, Sr. AKA V-Dogg is a rapper from Dallas, TX. He was born on March 23. His mother, Pamela Jacques, was a high school student at the time. She worked hard to raise her children and to get them out of the projects in an impoverished area in Dallas, TX (Oakcliff). V-dogg’s musical career goes right back to his childhood. His mother is an exceptional singer in her own right. She would sing to her children all the time and immerse them in the popular R&B and Hip-Hop Jams. V-Dogg then began to fall in love with music.His love for music continued into his pre-teen years. At 10 years old he started to rap. He continued to develop his craft when his experiences became more vital. Moving to North East Dallas at 12 years old allowed him to witness several violent crimes and gang life. He continued to develop his craft through out his rough teenage years as he dabbled into gang activity. His life inspired him to MC and write rhymes. Throughout his time at Bryan Adams High School, he started winning freestyle battles in the lunch room and in the hallways between classes. That is where his peers gave him his stage name V-Dogg (Very Dangerous on God’s Grounds), because his rhymes were so miraculous and he was so hardcore. Later he started to perform in talent shows and at parties.He then started to land gigs in popular hip-hop clubs in Dallas, TX. Club Lakeside was themain club where he got a lot of exposure. V-dogg went on to do countless number of radio spots and shows across the Southern region (Dallas, Houston, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Tyler, etc.) opening for hip-hop artists such as: Hurricane G, Lil KeKe, UGK, Cashmoney Millionaires, Kabaal, Lil Flip, Mc Ren, Ray J, Lil Jon and the Eastside Boys, CooCoo Cal, Queen Pen, Prophet Jones, 8-ball and MJG, Mystikal, and his biggest opportunityis when he won a demo listening contest on 97.9 The Beat (Dallas, TX) to open up for hismentors Bone Thugs and Harmony in November 2002. That was the opportunity of a lifetime! V-dogg is also featured on albums such as “Strap for Life” with Cotton Mouth and Gylo’s “It’s My Time” and “The Planet.” V-Dogg also stars in an independent film entitled THUGZ and its sequel: THUGZ II: REPENTANCE.V-dogg has been involved in several hip-hop events such as the Celebrity Basketball Game with DOC, Bad Azz, MC Breed, Rap City’s Tigga, Lil Troy, etc. He also won the opportunity to be apart of Russell Simmon’s Hip-Hop Summit in Dallas, TX (2002) which also included legendary rapper Reverend Run from RUN DMC and multi-Grammy Award winning superstar Erykah Badu. In recent years V-Dogg has done several shows for Coast to Coast Mixtapes in Texas. He is featured on their Hottest in Texas Volume 5 Album. In 2016, he released a hot single entitled, “Who They Thought I Was?” featuring his mentor, Layzie Bone of Bone Thugs n Harmony.V-dogg has been inspired musically by legendary MC’s such as NWA, DOC, LL Cool J, Ice Cube, Scarface, DJ Quick, Bone Thugs and Harmony, Tupac, Biggie, Eazy-E and Spice 1. He also respects MC’s such as Juvenile, Ja Rule, DMX, Master P, Ludacris, TI, Young Jeezy,Jim Jones, Drake, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, and Nas, just to name a few. V-dogg’s ultimate goal is to have a successful music and entrepreneurial career. He states, “I will always keep God first and be the best I can be. I want to share my pain with the world and give back to my community.