Who Is Ville Baby?

Ville Baby, born Adam Khan on July 22, 1986 was born and raised in South Florida. He started his music career as a musician of sorts. Teaching himself how to play guitar, bass, drums, and piano. He found his passion was varied amongst music of all genres. After forming band after band and watching them fall apart due to the lack of drive and determination of his band mates, he decided to go another route. Realizing his lyrical capability at age seventeen, he found that Hip Hop was a way for him to create music without relying on others to contribute. Through his artistic developmental process he created song after song, and album after album. 

When his first born Liliana Marie came along, he decided to turn his passion into a career. Learning to understand the aspects of the music industry was a challenge. Listening to what was being released through media, radio, and television helped him to gain a perspective on what people wanted to not only hear, but also spend money on. Being an unheard of independent artist was a constant struggle. Trying to keep up with the times and relevance of commercialized music without the ability, contacts, and budget can leave you a constant step behind. 


In 2008 his mother decided to put everything on the line by maxing out her credit cards in order to provide him with a budget with nothing but one hundred percent of belief in her son's talent. Ville created his own record label, Sunshine State Records, with the hopes of becoming an independent success. He brought his friends with him on his journey to achieve their dreams. His label soon consisted of rappers, singers, and producers who put their talents together towards one goal. After being consistantly lied to by people who pretended to be able to take his music to the next level, he soon realized that it isn't just about the budget, it is also about having trustworthy contacts. 


In 2009 after the budget had been dissolved, he found himself running out of ideas. Until he met someone, who will remain nameless, who once again, said he could take Ville to the next level. Putting together an updated photoshoot, mixtape, and internet promotion campaign, Ville and his associate decided to give it another try by taking a new approach. They created a single, "Tatted Like A Biker Boy" featuring South Florida's own Billy Blue and Mista Mac of Poe Boy Records. They hit the club scene hard in order to network and form relationships with people already in the music industry. Soon after, Ville realized that his associate was more into the club scene, and looking like a success, then actually being one. Ville then realized once again, his associate did not have the know how nor the connections to achieve success in the music industry. 


After abandoning all trust in what people claim they can do for you, Ville determined if he was going to reach his goal, he would have to do it on his own. Watching his friends slowly fade away through desperation and exhaustion of willingness, Ville was once again back to the beginning, doing everything on his own. Losing patience, frustration soon set in, and writer's block took it's toll. 


After a year of not being able to create music, in 2011, Ville found his passion slowly coming back. Determining his unhappiness with the music industry, and constant struggle to stay relevant, he decided that if he was going to make music, it would be on his terms. He decided to take his music into a new direction by creating lyrical content that would positively affect those who listened to it. With regard towards commercialism, fame, and fortune, he wanted to create music that everybody could relate to, and therefore enjoy. He combined socially conscious lyrics with well orchestrated instrumentals and very talented vocals on choruses. This new style was accepted immediately by fellow artists as well music lovers of all sorts. Putting together an album entitled "Where Did The Music Go", Ville touches on subjects ranging from the struggles of being an independent artist, to just trying to make a living. With the hopes of uplifting the world's spirits, he continues to promote his music with the intentions of ushering in a new era of commercialized music.

Making Music

I've made all genres and styles of music, but Hip Hop is where I always end up. Hip Hop enables me to express my thoughts, feelings, and life experiences in such a way, lyrically, that no other style of music allows me to. Hip Hop has many sub-genres in itself, and I've dabbled in them all. When I write a song, I picture peoples' reactions to hearing it. If it's a club song, I like to make sure that lyrically, it's simple enough to catch on to, while delivering it with such a flow as to somewhat harmonize with the beat in order to have the song feel full and complete. If it's a song that is meant to reflect more so on the lyrics, I still harmonize with the beat, and though the lyrics are more complex, I still have to word it as to ensure that my bars aren't so jumbled together that the lyrical message is lost due to lack of vocal audibility. Another key factor is volume, vocally. Some songs demand a loud powerful voice to match the intensity of the beat, while others may require a calmer, more relaxed voice to be delivered smoothly. The last and final ingredient, is swag. You could be the shyest person in public but when you step in that booth, your confidence level just jumps through the roof, and vice versa for those who are very confident in public yet freeze up while recording. You have to add a certain attitude to the vocals depending upon the style and topic of the beat and song at hand. It has to be genuine though because forced swag is easy to tell and will discredit you beyond belief. The most important thing to remember when making a song, is keeping it real. Most people mimic what they hear on the radio and see on television. Regardless of how many times a song or video may be in rotation, keep in mind that the Record Label behind it is keeping it in rotation, it's not necessarily true that people are requesting it stay there. Also, if you have the budget and connections of a major label, anything you create can be force fed socially through the media. However, if you're an independent artist working with a budget of next to nothing, maybe even nothing, your talent will be that check you're just waiting to have cleared. So keep living and keep learning and take the time to notice your artistry develop, you'll be amazed at how far the journey goes.