A former Midwest rock bassist, turned hip hop-popista, with clever wit and sharp tongue, Vikki V is described as high energy yet relatable. Every bit a businesswoman as a talented artist, shes a walking brand that came out of the gate with a national scope and edgy vision. Vikki V has a sound that you just can't place its different, passionate and reflective of a musical evolution filled with grit, grind and continuous ambition. Vikki V has been featured with numerous artists including Gryndhousz (cousin of John Legend), and was one of two artiststhe other being recent Young Money signee Kene Wayneon the pitch episode for a show spotlighting almost-breaking artists (currently filming as Video City: Atlanta). For Hip Hop Nation and OurStages On The Rise competition to open for Drake in May 2012, Vikki V placed in the top 15% out of over 1,500 entries. Since then, shes been topping OurStages and Reverbnation urban charts while building up her social media fan base. In the past few years, Vikki V made live debuts a Columbus Red, White & Boom Independence Day Festival, Vancouvers Alternative Fashion Weekend, the Interfusion Music Summit in Palm Springs, CA, and was also set to make an appearance on Long Island morning drive time radio. She has appeared on Occupy All Streets District II mixtape hosted by Quincy Taylor "Big Heff," Founder of the Ohio Hip Hop Awards, and Jayonna Fabro, returned to Red, White & Boom Independence Day Festival for the second year in a row, and her singles, Run It Like a Boss and You Got Me have been featured on Coast2Coast Top Indie 50 as well as numerous underground mixtapes released on datpiff, hotnewhiphop.com, and others. And she's met and cultivated relationships with industry figures such as Kevin Black. ATLAS has been years in the making with Vikki and her engineer, Nate McDonough of Sound Cellar Recording, spending as much time as possible to prove that local/regional artists don't have to sound amateur. Mastered by Brian "Big Bass" Gardener, ATLAS is slated to push the boundaries of hip hop sound.