V Bozeman
As the 2015 Black Women’s Film Network came to a beautiful
close Saturday 3/7/2015. I was privileged to bear witness to an awesome performance from a fresh, new, and talented woman on the scene. With a recurring role on the new hit TV show “Empire”, I give you none other than “V. Bozeman”. After mingling with the Who’s Who in the filmmaking industry, partygoers were graced with the presence of aspiring artists throughout the room. Where there were many there partaking in the red carpet events, there were others that enjoyed the screening of the unforgettable movie “Mahogany” which was celebrating its 40th anniversary. The atmosphere and the crowd was electric, Artists from all walks of life were all under one roof celebrating, networking, and collaborating on thoughts and ideas of how they could become the next Lee Daniels, Shonda Rhimes or John Ridley. But most importantly, the event centered around and celebrated women and what better way to honor these wonderful artists, then by a captivating performance from a woman that truly rocks. Before landing a recurring role on the new hit TV show Empire, this artist started from humble beginnings hailing from south-central LA V’s approach to music has always been true artistry. While first capturing the attention of “Babyface”, this also setup the artist to go on to meet some powerful and influential artists on her road to success. While meeting and teaming up with” Cee-Lo” this opened other doors of opportunity of now working and being currently signed to “Timbaland’s” record label, “Mosely Music Group”. As millions of viewers caught a glimpse of this talent for the very first time, singing the heartfelt track entitled “What is Love”. It was the song “Race Jones” that truly caught my attention of this artist; I was hooked ever since I heard its Afrocentric charged lyrics and gut wrenching vocals behind an explosive beat. Then there is the YouTube video for this single, which I was even more moved by the visual artistry that helped bring the lyrics of the song to life. So now here I was, privileged and in awe to witness this live rendition of the song. I was completely amazed with her delivery and her vocal inflection of this song; she made the execution of the song effortless. V’s styling is more of a raw soulful and songstress driven Vibe, it is a fresh new offering of good music that’s available in mainstream right now, you don’t have to take my word for it, she will definitely be one to watch in 2015. I can’t wait for the Album and more to come from this amazing, talented fresh new face.
Leslie A.Thomas is a musicblogger and a lover of all things music. Follow me on Twitter @LBooger252005
