Vel Nine - Freakjet (Album)

It’s been two years since “Trophy Wife” & ever since then, it’s been a lot of growth with Vel Nine. On “Freakjet” however, there’s a lot more soul put into this project, from the sampled loops courtesy of zoomo, who handles the entirety of the production, providing Vel with the perfect atmosphere to wax poetically over. On the intro “This I Know”, Vel lets her vulnerabilities bleed over. Opening with an intro that only sets the tone for what she’s more than capable of in terms of this male dominated sport, Vel quickly shuts down any notion that she doesn’t ball harder than most. She even does a little bit of crooning on here that just adds to the earnestness. Hopefully that person sees her efforts & takes her back.

The soul continues to soar moving into “Backboard”, the way she bounces off of it & lands in the net with every bar is impressive. Her pen game only continues to break ankles, even without the drums, which not everybody can rhyme over these samples & do them justice. Keeping up with the theme of sports, Vel champions her people, knowing that her people will be taking home that trophy fore they are more polished than it could ever be. She’s the leader of the “Winning Team”, with YL coaching alongside her to bring their players to victory. We don’t have much time to “Think It Over” with her barrage of bars just coming at you. There’s a certain reflection with her lyricism though that gives it a much more introspective feel, especially when we bleed into “Choosey”. She sounds so sincere when expressing her sentiments over this easy listening, soothing soul.

“Sylvia Gang” is a reference to Sylvia Nunn aka Rambo to the streets of Compton, California & it’s a fitting metaphor to how dangerous Vel is when she’s equipped with her word weaponry, she’s got artillery for days, clearly. Starker adds even more to the story by admiring the Bonnie that she is. This is her “Away Game” but she’ll be quickly back to the hustle once she’s done playing them, she don’t really got time to fool around often. She’s got beats to gnarl over, with the competition sticking to her teeth like some “Big League Chew”, it’s really nothing to her. She’s “From The Forest” & hopefully after this album, you can see the forest for the trees.