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12 Facts About Valee

1.

Valee Taylor was born on August 27,1988 and is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois.

2.

Valee's debut extended play, GOOD Job, You Found Me was released the following month and executive produced by West.

3.

Valee Taylor grew up on Chicago's South Side, living in the Robert Taylor Homes and moving repeatedly once they were demolished.

4.

Valee has said his mother exposed him to musicians such as Erykah Badu, Sade, Jill Scott at an early age.

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Valee pays homage to the artists frequently in his music.

6.

Valee was trained as an auto mechanic, and earned income by working on automobiles from his mother's garage prior to recording.

7.

Valee says he was on his way to purchase a video game system, but on the way decided to go to Guitar Center instead.

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8.

Valee purchased the necessary equipment to start making beats and shortly after he began rapping over them.

9.

In May 2018, Valee released the single "Womp Womp", featuring Jeremih.

10.

Valee responded to the critics explaining he used "edible vegan dye" in order to color the pet's fur.

11.

Valee released tracks with Big Baby DRAM, Matt Ox, and Lil Yachty and appeared on YG's album 4Real 4Real.

12.

Valee is currently managed by Andrew Barber, founder of notable Chicago Hip-Hop Blog: Fake Shore Drive.