Vante Interview: Moving Lowkey, Sopranos Influence, Seeing Green, Confidence, Uptown, Drake, & More

Vante and his team come through for a fire conversation with Uncle Vinny. He discusses his Nova Scotia background, growing up in the Dufferin and Lawrence area of Toronto, Sopranos Influence, Musical History, and much more. Shoutout to Vante for coming through. Follow him on IG to Keep Up with New Music: @VANTE91 Click the Below Links to Keep Up With Versatile Vigilante content: Website: https://versatilevigilante.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/VersatileVigilante/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/versatilevigilante Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/podcast/6rbWSYZP9asHUv431qHZfK/overview Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/versatile-vigilante/id1384221180?mt=2 SmartURL: https://smarturl.it/versatilevigilante 0:00 - Introducing Vante 1:00 - New Single "Uncle Luke" 1:40 - Specific Vibes 2:00 - Born in Raised in Toronto; Family From Nova Scotia 2:30 - Dufferin Strip 2:45 - Always on Own Wave 3:00 - Growing Up Around Italians 3:25 - How Did You Start Making Music? 4:30 - Recording First Music Off Webcam 4:50 - Sending Music on MSN 5:25 - Taking Music Seriously (clip?) 5:45 - Dropping First Mixtape in Grade 10 6:20 - What Pushed You to Make More Music (clip?) 7:00 - Branding 8:00 - Importance of Having a Team 8:20 - Making Music For Women (clip) 9:30 - Being Consistent With Music Videos 10:30 - Moving Lowkey (clip) 11:55 - Moving Smarter 13:10 - Taking Care of the Family (clip) 14:10 - Growing Up 14:45 - Learning About Business 15:10 - Not CBC (story clip?) 15:45 - Just Getting an Email 2 Years 16:00 - Not What You Know, It's Who You Know 16:20 - Being Observant 17:10 - Sopranos 18:10 - Favorite Characters 18:40 - Would You Ever Sign an Artist? 19:30 - Drake 20:00 - Who is the Biggest Rapper in the World? 20:10 - Confidence 21:10 - Would You Ever Leave Toronto? 22:00 - Difference Between Toronto and Other Cities 22:30 - Paying Attention to What Is Going On 23:10 - Record Label Meeting in 2020 24:00 - Willing to Turn Down 2 Million 24:30 - Being Independant; Read Everything 25:00 - Shoutout to the Mentors 26:10 - Living Best Life 27:00 - Worry About Yourself 27:20 - Seeing Green 28:30 - Shoutout Lil Durk 28:50 - Networking; Importance of Going Out 30:30 - Hilarious IG Story 30:50 - Pop In, Pop Out 31:10 - Doing Shows 33:10 - Not Writing in Studio 34:00 - Long Walks; Quiet Time 35:00 - Talking to DJs 36:00 - Toronto Music 36:50 - Would You Sign to OVO? 37:30 - Patience; Consistency 38:00 - Learning About the Whole Process 39:00 - Maximizing Content 39:30 - Can't Stop 41:10 - Stay Focused 42:20 - Shoutout to Colombus Centre; Uptown 43:40 - New Single On the Way 44:30 - "Ball Up" 44:40 - Shoutout to Koda & 10 45:30 - Shoutout Vante and the Crew 45:50 - Follow @vante91 on IG