Vic Palma

               Colorado born Ruben J. Monzon, better known by his stage name Vic Palma is the newest voice from the Rocky Mountains promoting his first debut release due Mid-Summer of 2015. Living all over the country has provided the young lyricist with a heightened sense of life and culture living in such places as California, Colorado, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Having been raised in a mainly Funk & RnB household, Vic was exposed to Hip-Hop at an early age spending time learning the words to songs by artists like Dr. Dre, Tupac, A Tribe Called Quest, Common and even Donnel Jones and TLC. Starting with the drums at the age of 9, he quickly taught himself how to play the piano and guitar, as well as bass, eventually learning music production through beat making and sampling in his own bedroom. 

               The young mc would eventually find a place in the Colorado Springs music scene through a Post-Hardcore band called As Told By; and drumming for the six-piece group gave him the opportunity to play with acts such as A Day To Remember, Pierce The Veil, Greeley Estates, and Four Letter Lie to name a few. This is where Vic would also come to adopt a love and passion for modern fashion trying to incorporate this into his own image (although that would not fully happen until much later). Through time, he [Vic Palma] had found himself drumming for a new band (@weareredlands) that would take him on the road for a 28-day east coast tour alongside the alternative rock band Trapt. This is where he [Vic] finally got a chance to see firsthand what it takes to be a full time musician outside a local area and found himself fully realizing the idea that he had a place in music on a much larger scale than drumming could ever provide.

               After departing from this group, however, Vic would then decide to take on a music career by himself feeling the only way to make make a true legacy would be to take on all musical and business responsibility keeping quality and professionalism above all else; Ultimately finding true comfort as he began to craft bar over bar rapping over an unfamiliar blend of east AND west coast hip-hop. Adopting a new name and taking influences from artists such as Ashanti, Drake, Kanye West, and Dr. Dre, he [Vic Palma] has decided to plant his flag in his home state of Colorado and is looking for his place alongside other top artists with passion to match his own. After teaming up with childhood friend Zak Monroe as well as releasing a string of internet singles available on Soundcloud, the two have halted booking through 2015 as Vic prepares for his first iTunes/Apple Music release. Find all of Vic Palma's music on soundcloud.com/iamvicpalma and iamvicpalma.bandcamp.com for free. @iamvicpalma