VPR Radio Welcomes @bigvofnappyroots with @djfmi @qianathegoddess

Описание: Today, on VPR Radio, we are proud to have special guest Vito Tisdale, also known as “Big V” or “Vito Banga," a former member and front man of the multi-platinum hip-hop group Nappy Roots. The group was signed to Atlantic Records and released their first commercial project, “Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz,” in 2002.  “Watermelon, Chicken & Gritz” went multi-platinum. The album also earned the group two Grammy nominations, an American Music Award, Soul Train Award, and an MTV VMA.

The group’s follow up project, “Wooden Leather,” went gold with featured production by Lil Jon, Kanye West and Raphael Saadiq. The group teamed up with DJ Greg Street for the hit single Good Day. V has been credited as the architect of several of the group’s biggest hits including “Po Folks” and “Aww Naw”. Hip Hop magazine XXL named Vito to their top ten rap voices list.

Vito left the group in 2012 to concentrate on fatherhood, and became a spokesman for the Light of Chance program, a non-profit dedicated to using the arts to help at-risk youth.  Recently, Vito was re-introduced as a talented solo artist with singles like “It’s Ok’ providing hope during the pandemic, “Street Boy” which chronicles the problems in relationships marked by drug abuse and infidelity, and “Top of Da South” dedicated to his home state.

Vito is a featured actor in the movie “The Breakup Masters” and holds a lead role in the film “45 Seconds”, the made-for-BET movie “The Business of Christmas Part 2”, and the character Uncle Charles in the Geechee One Film “Black and Blue Tears”. 

Big V is releasing an anticipated solo project as a joint venture with Kyng of Da Beatz Productionz.  The project spotlights R&B crooners Urban Mystic and Dave Tolliver from the group Men at Large and contributions from Country rap veterans Dusty Leigh, Colt Fords and Slum American artist Big Henri.