GOTTA CUMM UP! GOTTA CUMM UP!! GOTTA CUMM UP!!!

The motto of this infamous underground crew, "Gotta Cumm Up, Gotta Cumm Up!" is the same premise in which they operate.

This is a group of rappers, producers, musicians, engineers, graphic artists, web designers, computer technicians, and hard workers who have come together to better their situations through their nature and acquired talents. Having performed at a many venue, large and small, and with a catalog you wouldn't believe, Chillin Villain Empire (C.V.E) has built a credible economic base to go to in a land where fast-food jobs are hard to come by. Currently this group is signed to Afterlife Recordz, an independent label they own along with other artists own.

The group had its start in 1985 in the cities of Venice and Santa Monica. The Rhymin' Riddler? (Now Riddlore?) and The Jammin' Jay Be Nice hit the clubs (such as 321 in Santa Monica), the high schools they attended. house parties, streets and always the beaches letting all know to "beware 'cause there's a villain in your neighborhood". The term "Chillin Villainz" describe how the black male is considered to be villainous in Amerikkk/kan society before a crime is committed…just chillin at a bus stop when a car pulls up and the doors lock. The group name was Chillin Villain Posse (CVP) and was revised to C.V.E in the late 80's. In those days the equipment was a drum machine and two DJ's who went by the name of Treacherous Kid Chaos (TKC) and Very Vital. Several songs were recorded at studios such as Mad Dog (Venice, CA) and eventually a 12' with "Can U Love A Villain" and "Power to the Posse" as the featured cuts. In the early 1990's "Gotta Cumm Up, Theme of the 1990'z" was posted all over LA and on T-shirts. The crew also produced EPs and LPs in-house and distributed them on cassette through grass-roots means. The most memorable tapes were the "CV Beat" tapes, which came in volumes. Their arrival to Goodlife Café was monumental. This open Mic spot became their Thursday night home where the not only performed weekly but maintained the position of sound engineer for a number of years. The engineering skills acquired there manifested themselves in many ways as they went on to engineer Project Blowed's open mic spot and the 24/7 broadcast on web-community curbserver.com.

The first and founding members were Jay Be Nice (currently inactive) and The Riddlore?, youth from Santa Monica and Venice, California streets. They set a tone for the future of this crew in the department of lyrical skills and self-sufficient means to produce and distribute those skills. Most of the artwork for C.V.E albums, to this day, were created by these Rid and there is very little done outside of C.V.E/Afterlife Recordz camp to record, produce, promote and distribute their products. Filet of Soul (Fish) was welcomed into the family in 1987. Starting off as a DJ in '85, music was always a big part of this youngster's life. He quickly jumped into producing with the help of Ebow (another chillin villain who officially became a member in the early 90's). Fish also was very interested in the business end of the music and became a worker bee in that area. Ebow, an accomplished, self-taught musician on the keyboards, changed the direction of the music of C.V.E dramatically. He showed the way to producing music without sampling loops from old tunes which Rid and Fish have twisted to the next level producing music that sounds like samples with no samples. Tray-Loc gave birth to Pimp-Hop through C.V.E in 1990 dropping sexual-lyrical-lingo with chops. He is C.V.E's latest producer taking time to learn state of the art equipment provided by Afterlife. Big-Kev (currently inactive) also came aboard in '92 bringing muscle to the click. Wreccless (formally from Afterlife group, Hip Hop Kclan) climbed aboard in 1996. He is currently building engineering skills and contributing to many songs vocally. Ms. Wreccless (the only female so far) joined C.V.E in 1999 bringing a perspective of villainism untapped previous to her arrival. Honorary members of C.V.E are Chung Chu (freestyle guru), Bus Driver (his audience hasn't even been born yet) and Raphael (known as Spud, security intelligence) among others for their dedication to the "Cumm Up".

C.V.E has accomplished so much to date in countless areas. Not only does Rid and Fish produce most of the music so far coming from Afterlife Recordz, they are executives in the company, Afterlife Entertainment LLC. They help make sure company goals are met annually and day to day. They are the general manager and music director for underground hip-hop web-community curbserver.com. Future goals include: maintaining a high level of self-sufficiency: continuing the Cumm Up; understanding the bigger picture; living accordingly; passing the baton to the younger generation; never coming up short on lyrical skills. This is only the beginning of this rise of this great empire.