When Vernon Hayes (now known as whatupVERN) was coming of age – gangs, violence and drugs swept the streets of South Central, Los Angeles. Riots rooted in racism left behind remnants of damage from greed, gentrification and poverty well into the 1990s and beyond.
AND ALL I EVER WANTED WAS SOME MONEY IN MY POCKET / I READ THAT DONALD GOINES AND I THOUGHT HE WAS A PROPHET / THEY TOOK MY NIXXA ON THE CORNER BY THE MARKET – WHATUPVERN “(AIN’T A THING) SERENE” FEAT. CHAYSE
Joining his lyrically gifted bredren reppin Black Los Angeles, whatupVERN rhymes from an OG perspective of what he’s seen and still seeing in these trenches. The dedicated father to Chayse is her protector, an MC and mental health advocate. whatupVERN’s pen gives listeners an inside look of what life is like for him.
Right in time for his birthday and the anniversary of SERENE, whatupVERN released the follow-up SERENE DEUX and the first single “Serenity” featuring MC and visual artist E.Lize.
LISTEN TO SERENE DEUX ON ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS:
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