Valee

Professions :

Even when I'm at home, I keep to myself - skateboarding, riding bikes, and stuff in the house.

myself riding house home

People say it's a quiet flow, that it sounds like I'm in a library. That could have come from when I was living in my old place, a nice loft. I was the youngest person in the building, and I would be working alone on my music. I would get emails two or three times a month about 'loud' music, so I became quieter and quieter about making beats.

alone library music people

A lot people don't know that Mannie Fresh is one of my favorite producers because I used to just be fascinated with how he would be producing stuff. He'd be silly, too, when he raps.

fresh know silly people

I really only make my own beats when I feel like I can't wait on somebody, or it's taking too long to get a nice beat to rap on.

wait feel my-own long

You can't be an artist while you're producing, because you'll be over-critiquing the producer part.

producer because you artist

I do my own tattoos.

tattoos own my-own

My last name is Taylor. So in school, every time we got a project, I'm at the end. So I get to see the whole class do their project. Then, when it comes time to do mine, of course I'd pass, and the teacher wouldn't have too many questions.

name time teacher school

I was always into different stuff: custom cars, electrical, construction, tattooing, decor, you name it.

name you always construction

I'd love to be a NASCAR driver because they're, like, in their forties and fifties.

driver because like love

I do like 'The Truman Show.'

show like truman

I like to work smart and make music that people want to hear - just finding ways to not get on people's nerves when I'm coming through their ears.

smart music work people

I rarely like the music I make. It's like nothing's good enough. I just stay in my head, waiting on the next best beat, so I can do something better than what I did.

best good music waiting

I had very bad temper tantrums. I was in more grammar schools than there are years of grammar school. I got kicked out of, like, two preschools, a kindergarten.

bad like temper school

I'm just not a loud person. I don't like to showboat. I'm not rowdy.

person just like loud

I want to work very hard on music, put out a lot of nice product - good quality product - and then just help people out, like a Gucci Mane, like a Future... like a Prince, like a Michael Jackson.

good future music work

I'm hands-on with everything. From music to a car to remodeling a house - anything. People don't know that stuff, though, 'cause I put all my focus into music and being mysterious a little bit.

car music focus people

My goal for the rap game is just to make a lot of really dope music. That's really where I keep my mindset at: Just being obsessed over making something crazy and new every day.

day game music crazy

There were a few labels scouting me, but I felt like G.O.O.D. had my best interest at heart. They gave me the freedom to really do what I want, which is to expand my brand, make great music, and find ways to elevate my sound.

best me music freedom

I'm real easygoing.

I just felt proud of being able to tell my mom that 'Ye reached out. He saw that I built on my own with a small team.

my-own proud team mom

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