XV Interview

There are some mysteries that seem destined to remain unsolved: who was the real Kennedy assassin? How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? And why wasn’t XV signed to a major, like, yesterday? Though the answers to those questions may never become clear, there’s a very good chance hip-hop heads won’t be asking that last one for much longer. Ever the underdog, the Wichita, Kansas native has yet to get the shine – and the mainstream recognition – he so clearly deserves, but all signs point to 2010 being Vizzy’s year.

Booth readers have been aware of XV’s out-of-this-world talent since he was first featured in summer of ‘08, but it was with 2009’s release of his acclaimed Everybody’s Nobody street album (our staff pick for Best Mixtape of ‘09) that online buzz reached fever pitch. Now, the reader favorite (and exclusive freestyle series participant) is preparing to take fans on a trip to the Vizzy Zone with the February release of his follow-up mixtape, a proje