HailVee:
By: Natalee Gilbert
Self-love is essential, especially when you live in a world full of pessimists and hate. Luckily, HailVee is no stranger to this human necessity as he showcases his high confidence through lyrics and positive affirmations. New Jersey (and North Carolina) based musician, HailVee, wears many hats, including in the rapping and singing field. Aside from this, HailVee is the owner of Swayvy Studios and an engineer.
His moniker stems from Jay-Z's "Rockstar" freestyle when he says, "Fuck Jay-Z y'all should call me sire." For some reason, HailVee thought Jay-Z said, "Hail Jay-Z," so he decided to replace that phrase with HailZVee. "I took the Z out, and I needed one more syllable to rap it on the beat, so I put All HailVee Y'all Should Call Me Sire," he adds.
HailVee gave music his all following college. "I had an apartment in college with four roommates." he continues, "We had a kickback one night that had about 150 people, so when the RA's came in, they took everybody's name down. I got lucky. I had dipped for a few, so there was no record of me being there. Shortly after, I ended up having the apartment to myself, and one of my friends wanted to record in one of the open rooms. Eventually, he ended up leaving the school and his equipment. So my other friends and I ended up recording every day! The music wasn't as great, but it made me who I am today."
In like manner, HailVee says he is self-inspired to make it to the charts. But, not without giving cred to SwayvyGang. The themes in his music see him calling out smack-talkers, who he refers to as, cornballs and lames. Between lyrics, HailVee also boasts about his charming ways, his drip, accomplishments, and how he'll always ride for his loved ones. Not to mention, HailVee often says that he's in his bag and won't ever stop. In short, the musician's styling is between "lit" and "fire." His cadence oscillates between soothing auto-tune, hard raps, and sharp riffs.
A summary of HailVee's approach to beats can be heard in "NoPen." The song sees HailVee doing a quick comedy skit before delving into his rhymes about his proficiency with the pen. Aside from this, the singer/rapper calls out the "copy-paste" musicians who, as he puts it, think they're better than him. Then, HailVee brings out his humorous side once more to say that they rap that "hoopla" and use the same cadences. Before "NoPen" concludes, HailVee encourages other aspiring rappers to be authentic because that's truly the way to pop. He also continues by saying that the whole song was a freestyle. One notable line goes, "Hard bars, smooth flow, hard nigga, what's his name? HailVee HailVee bout to rearrange the game."
HailVee's overall message in the music is to be authentic. "With the right amount of effort and technique, you'll become whatever you want to become." he says, "My music is about me. It's me speaking on how I want to be the best version of myself and how I'm moving to achieve that."
Moving forward, HailVee will drop a collaborative tape called Hydra with VeryWellOn. After that, he'll be dropping a solo R&B album called RnVee and his very anticipated project, AllHailVee3. This album follows AllHailVee 2.
For the upcomers, HailVee drops this gem for you: "Learn. Learn. Learn. There's no better power than knowing the ins and outs of your craft. More importantly, musically. It's never too late to learn the legalities of it all, either.”
Listen to AllHailVee 2 below: