Victor Grimmy Owusu (born July 20, 1987), better known by his stage name V.I.C., is a retired American

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

. His single, " Get Silly", reached #29 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 2008.

Early life

V.I.C. was born Victor Grimmy Owusu in 1987 in

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to a mother from

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and a father from

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...

. At ten he wrote his first song, a drug awareness rap for his

elementary school A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ed ...

. Later that year he moved with his family to the College Park. After graduating from

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, he worked as a freelance

barber A barber is a person whose occupation is mainly to cut, dress, groom, style and shave men's and boys' hair or beards. A barber's place of work is known as a "barbershop" or a "barber's". Barbershops are also places of social interaction and publi ...

while pursuing a music career.

Music career

His first album ''

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'' (2008) charted at number 73 on the Billboard 200. He recorded a couple of songs for a second album ''Revenge of the Beast'' that was never completed. He released a single called "Twerk It" in 2012 and another called "Snapchat (Pose For The Camera)" in 2015.

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

*2009: ''DJ J1 Present V.I.C. in HD'' *2009: ''DJ Jay Rock Presents V.I.C. Lord Ova Beats'' *2010: ''DJ Grady Presents V.I.C. Swagg Thru da Roof'' *2012: ''Big H & Tommy Boy Entertainment Presents V.I.C. Lord Ova Beats'' (hosted by DJ Grady, DJ J1 & DJ Iceberg)

Singles

References

External links

Official MySpace
{{DEFAULTSORT:V.I.C. 1987 births Living people African-American male rappers African-American songwriters American people of Ghanaian descent People from College Park, Georgia People from Queens, New York Rappers from Georgia (U.S. state) Rappers from New York City Reprise Records artists Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state) Songwriters from New York (state) Southern hip hop musicians Warner Records artists 21st-century American rappers 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American people American male songwriters