Coming straight out the city of Whittier, by way of Downey,
in Southern California, is the female who has gone by more
than just one title in her career; "The Nayba'Hood Queen" for
one. Which was also the title for her first album back in
1993. Then, she was an artist for Thump Records, where she
stayed for one more album. Going by the name of JV,
she has found a little fame, in a big way, EXTREMELY fast.
Her first album got her name pretty popular all over
California, New Mexico, Arizona, and other surrounding
states. Performing in sexy, little halter tops, and big, baggy jeans,
her and her long, curly hair caught the attention of
many guys and many young ladies who wanted
to be like her - and some even claiming to be relatives.

  There was a little animosity spreading through-
out the label; artists thinking that since they were there longer, or
put in a little more work, then this brand new female, SHE should be plac-
ed BEHIND them, and not headline all the time. The problem with that
theory is, they weren't moving product like the "Nayba'Hood Queen" was.
Yet her REAL talent and skillS would not show - at least not yet.

A couple years later, the skills do begin to
show a little and scratch the surface. Armed with a little more con-
trol now, JV was able to come more hip hop with "It Gets No Reala".
Produced entirely by J-Swift, who had done all of the production
for the Pharcyde, and a cameo by fellow emcee, "Buckweed" from Da'
Waskalz put out an album that in MY opinion was far superior than the
first. "What We Have Here" definitely showed mass improvements in her
flow. But, since Thump regards themselves as a label for the "cholos
& cholas", it was not the sound that they liked. Not enough spanish,
no oldies samples - naw, this was hip hop. But since Thump wasn't
feeling it, Thump didn't promote it, and barely moved it. Now, was the
time to move on, cuz she out-grew them.

After leaving Thump, JV changes her name to "J-Bug". Basically, it was a
way to shake ties with Thump. She went through a couple deals that
nothing really transpired with for the next couple of years, then she met
up with a new clique that had the same vision, and the same love for
REAL hip hop. From there, she hooked up with Cash Flow Records. Here,
she took her hype man from Thump, and put this flava together with the
NEW flava she was about to get down with, and made a new
family circle that had the ingredients to really go some
place. Produced by "C-Blunt", alias "Julius Ceasar", and Frankie
G, with appearances of Blunt, 'soon to be new vocal sensation',
"Eddie Cain", and a few others, J-Bug FINALLY had the heat she
was looking for. This album is ALL her. No one let her do her own writ-
ing before, and after hearing this album, you will agree that that
was a VERY bad idea to restrict her the way that the former label did.

"Lady Bug" is the title for the soon to be released album for
this extraordinary young lady. This one, not only has the in-
gredients of REAL hip hop and flexing more skills than she had
on the other releases, but also reflects parts of her personal-
ity, i.e., men, sex, and relationships. From wanting that man (Make U
Sweat) to suspecting him of cheating (Creepin), to putting him out
(Ex To Da Next). It touches on partying - "Who-How", which is
the song playing now, and "Faded; a club joint bound to make a
big splash. Reminiscent of DJ Quik's "Tonight", J-Bug comes
strong with her rhyme technique and wisdom on just about as many al-
coholic beverages as you could imagine. There is also a heart
wrenching song of a young girl's struggle with dealing with the
heavenly departure of her father (Daddy's Little Girl). It will
definitely give you a lil more insight on her, and where her rhymes
come from.