Biography
V.O.S., or The V.O.S. Family, was a Memphis-based hip-hop group in the 90's that, until around 2022, were completely unknown outside of their immediate area. Due to a fortunate revival of the underground's interest in Memphis rap, they received some attention on the music rating site and encyclopedia Rate Your Music, leading to relative popularity several decades after they released their first LP. Their music was made early in the members' lives, as stated by them in various instances online. One member, the youngest (seen in the center of the Come-N-2 My World cover), was allegedly fifteen during the creation of their self-titled mixtape.
Their only known album, (as of January 2025) "Come-N-2 My World", uses the Memphis Rap style they came from in a myriad of innovative ways. For example, they mixed their styles with genres like G-Funk and R&B, and used more prominent samples. Their lyricism is also much more positive than that of their peers'.
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They also released a self-titled mixtape under the V.O.S Family name, which is archived on YouTube by a Memphis rap archivist. As of now, no official streaming platforms carry V.O.S material, but all of their known music can be found on YouTube or downloaded from various archival websites. Physical copies exist, but are likely rare or hard to find.
At some point after the release of Come-N-2 My World, V.O.S disbanded and stop making music together. No information about the members, or their future career paths, seems to be available as of now. Allegedly, some of the members passed away at some point. According to a comment on the self-titled mixtape's archive, one member named John Franklin passed away. Other comments by someone claiming to be a former member of V.O.S allege to other member's deaths, or alternatively, imprisonment. However, no evidence to back up this information seems to exist. Considering the lack of information available online regarding the group's members, the only possible information we have about the group is based on word-of-mouth from those claiming to be members or associates.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.