Artist Introduction
What’s your name and where are you from?
$$MOVV Lauderhill, FL specifically shallow side but I currently live in Richmond VA
What’s the story behind your stage name?
Tl/DR My close friend who I had a group with called the group SMOVVXSOUL so I took the part which he attributed to me and my style “SMOVV” as my stage name which I had to change to $$MOVV because another artist had my name I got my name from my close friend a little bit after we first met. He found out I rapped and wanted to be in a rap group with me at the time I had just turned 14 and didn’t really take rap seriously but then after him hyping me up so much it gave me the courage to believe in myself the way he did. when thinking if a name for the. group he finally decided on one “SMOVVxSOUL’ Or “SXS” for short after he moved away to New York the group didn’t make music anymore so we were both just doing our own thing but its forever SXS for me so I kept the name someone else ended up using it letter for letter which is crazy because until then I never seen smooth spelled that way so I had to change the S to $ and the name has a double meaning the one im writing about now and the one I came up with for the change which is Money “$$”.Manipulates.Our.Vital.Values its a reminder that no matter where my career goes ill never change
Describe your musical journey in three sentences.
I started rapping between 3-5 years old at 14 I decided I wanted it to be my career. Had my first son at 19 and slowed down considerably, now im giving my dream the effort it deserves and giving it everything I got at 25.
Fan Engagement
Share an interesting experience you had while creating your latest track.
Getting more into poetry. I feel like rapping is a form of poetry itself but when trying to figure out the intro for the song I stumbled upon this video of Maya Angelou reciting a poem she made called mask and after listening to it in its entirety I was moved and shocked to find something that perfectly fit with the meaning of the song after that I went into a rabbit hole of poetry on YouTube and I enjoy reading and hearing it alot now
What message do you want to convey through your music?
Honestly I just wanna speak to and for my people in the best way I can using my own personal issues and struggles as the foundation and building upon that with the stories and day to day of the people that look like me. live like me. And feel like me
Behind the Music
Tell us about a challenge you faced during production and how you overcame it.
I initially tried to outsource of mixing my debut to focus on the rollout of the single (Marketing etc.) but after sending it out to two engineers that just didn’t cut it I ended up mixing it myself even though I went to school for it its still challenging but after two weeks of working on it on and off between work I finally got it to where I wanted it to be and then sent it to my guy Miles Katz up in NY to do the master
If you could collaborate with any artist, who would it be and why?
Damani Hariis I feel like me and bro would mesh well together and could do some crazy shit for sure
Future Aspirations
Where do you see your music taking you in the next year?
Next year ill be on a whole other level im talking bout making my best music and with the fan base I see myself building this year possibly putting out my debut album or an EP
What’s the next big step for you as an artist?
Getting signed to Dreamville I know with the times now label is damn near a curse word but shit its my dream and I wanna honor that for my younger self but in the future I plan on doing my own thing with my label NEVALAND
Recent Work & Contact Info
Where can we hear/watch your most recent work?
You can hear all of my work on all streaming platforms I also have my old material from my formative years 14-16 on Soundcloud in a playlist called J3’s Time Capsule my new music will also be featured there on release day for all releases definitely follow me on all social media platforms @Smovv__ except FB which is @$$MOVV for behind the scenes footage and to stay up to date on all future releases
What is the best way to contact you if fans want to give feedback or if other artists/producers want to collaborate?
Fans can get at me on Instagram and Twitter whenever I appreciate the people that appreciate my work and what I do and would love to interact with them any artist can reach me at my email sxs.smovv@gmail.com for any inquiries for verses and producers can send all beats to sxs.smovvbeats@gmail.com anybody can reach out at anytime
