V Script On His Big Break in Music, Working with Rodney Jerkins + Eric Bellinger, The State of R&B + More

On this episode of Can We Talk R&B, Ian Von welcomes New Orleans' Singer/Songwriter V Script to Can We Talk R&B. V talks about his love for R&B music started through his dad playing vinyl records from legends like Rick James, Marvin Gaye, Isley Brothers, Stevie Wonder, his aspirations to become a choreographer, how poetry helped him get discovered and getting his start in the music industry. V Script recalls his first placement with Tamar Braxton which was a pivotal point for him while he was working a sales job at T-Mobile. He also talks about placements with Chris Brown, Eric Bellinger, Dani Leigh, Coco Jones, Ty Dolla $ign and working alongside Rodney Jerkins. You don’t want to miss this episode!!!!! Stay connected with Us! #CanWeTalkRnB #CWTRB “How VScript became songwriter”: 5:30 - 7:20 “Nobody” by Rance Davis: 7:20 - 8:30 Learning how to place records: 8:30 - 11:12 Having a record placed with Tamar - 11:12 - 14:05 First Check: 14:05 - 15:05 Working with various artist: 15:05 - 16:40 Being Introduced to Darkchild: 16:40 - 19:46 Signing with Darkchild: 19:46 - 20:17 “Exhausted” by H.E.R. : 20:17 - 20:48 Publishing deal with Rodney Jerkins: 20:48 - 22:20 Eric Bellinger writing camp for New Light: 22:20 - 24:13 What keeps you motivated? 24:13 - 26:15 Deep Dive: The Making of Chris Brown “C.A.B. (Catch A Body)” : 26:15 - 28:10 The State of R&B: 28:10 - 31:50 The Role of Reality TV in music : 31:50 - 34:30 Changes in the sound of genres: 34:30 - 34:55 R&B to Hip Hop: 34:55 - 36:40 How Mainstreaming effects R&B: 36:40 - 40:05 R&B’s Identity Crisis: 40:05 - 42:52 The next wave of R&B: 42:52 - 43:47 SZA’s “Snooze” Record: 43:47 - 44:52 ✅ LISTEN, FOLLOW AND RATE Hosted & Created by: Ian Von Produced by: Launch Pod Studio Edited by: Lazy Pickle Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices