April 6, 2026 • 8 mins
The conversation continues as Victoria Monét joins DJ Pup Dawg at to dive deeper into the creative mastery behind her hit album, Jaguar II. In this segment, Victoria reflects on the "overnight" success that was fifteen years in the making and the intentionality she pours into every track.
Victoria breaks down what it means to be a "20-year artist" in a world of viral moments. She shares the philosophy behind her longevity and why she believes in investing in herself even when the industry suggests otherwise.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Jaguar series. Amazing.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Man. I remember when I saw you perform. I don't
know how much you liked this or not. I think
I told you that night too, but I'm going to
tell you again. I remember sitting up my boss at
the time and your people. I was like, Yo, this
is Janet Jackson meets Michael Jackson meets Beyonce.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
Yoo. You were so dope.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
And this was like five years ago or whatever it was,
you know what I mean, look at this, this is us.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
So you know, just I could just imagine how much
fun is going to be. And now you had your tour.
Now you're you're going out of the road with Bruno.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Yes, So how did that connection happen? Because that's a
that's a stadium, that's a stadium tour.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
It's a stadium tour and around the world.
Speaker 4 (00:42):
Well I'm doing Europe, yeah, you know, in your European dates.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
Yes, okay, so that's still around the world. It's not exactly.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
Right, exactly.
Speaker 4 (00:52):
No. I'm really thankful and excited. But that was a
manifestation as well. In twenty twenty, I had this performance
of performance of Jaguar and you know, twenty twenty were
all in the pandemic, so I couldn't perform it in
front of an audience. So I decided to film it.
And I was deciding when I should put this filmed,
you know, beautiful arranged dance performance, singing performance out on
(01:17):
the internet. And when I did, I tweeted Silk Sonic
because they are just coming out at the time, and
I thought they may go on tour once the world
opened back up, as we said, and so I was like,
I submitted that as my audition tape for them, and
lo and behold, I'm going on tour with Anderson Pack
and Bruno Mars. So it's like, you really don't know
when things are going to happen, because I would have said, oh,
(01:38):
if they go on tour this next year, it'll be
me right.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
This is five years later. So it's those types.
Speaker 4 (01:44):
Of delusional actions that may get you further along, but
it manifested through consistency. I kept showing up, keeping relationships,
keeping my craft well sharpened, and really believe even though
it is possible for me to do something like that,
and we're.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Excited, that's gonna be an amazing tour. I know you're
doing the UK run right now. By this, I mean
he's so much fun to watch live.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
Incredible. Yeah, he's incredible.
Speaker 4 (02:10):
I really enjoy I mean I've seen him really, I've
seen him on tour in Europe.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
When I was opening for Ariana.
Speaker 4 (02:17):
He had a show and I went to go see
the show and that and that was an arena show.
It was incredible. But I've seen him a couple of
times in his Vegas residency and there's no phones allowed.
They zip your phones up, which is such a nice experience.
Could you actually be you know, I wish people will
be like, girl, come on now, I want to fail you.
I'm doing this, But it was. It allowed you to
really connect with the performance and really without distractions. The
(02:41):
only caveat for me was that he performed in the
Vegas presidency. I had to go to the bathroom. I
went to the bathroom, came back and d Mile, who's
a producer, extraordinary and his producer also he's like, oh
did you hear that? I'm like here what He's like, yeah,
he he shouted you out no way.
Speaker 3 (02:58):
So that no one could film it. No I couldn't
watch it or anything. I was like, why why I
could have to use the bathroom? At that moment.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
But yeah, I did enjoy the fact that we could
just connect directly with the music and the frequencies instead
of everybody having this this piece of equipment in between
you and the sounds, right and the people.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
So I love that experience.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
I stopped the clubs because I got I really got
tired of people dancing with their phone. So I try
to do a night called Unplugged where you literally are
not allowed to have your phones. Bro It lasted like
two weeks and then people are like, we need our phones.
I was like, this is sad, man.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
Yeah, well, is there any other thing we could do?
Like maybe it's like, can we just do walkie talkies
or something for a little bit, like something else besides
that screen. Because I just when you said that, I
got the imagery of like people doing ballroom or slow dancing,
but not with people with their phones, like just buy
you know, with their electronics.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
Yeah, that's so interesting. That's where it's going. I feel
like it's sad.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Honestly, come on, you know what he's doing.
Speaker 4 (03:54):
He's about to have a robot ready for Salsa.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
Victoria right now.
Speaker 2 (04:00):
Time Grammy Winner, your daughters, the youngest Grammy nominee in
the record books.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
So now as you know, I saw like jay Z
and them do that.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Is this becoming like a real estate for your offsprings,
like instead of buying them property, yeah, putting them part
of your song. I know she's part of it too,
but like, you know, giving writing credits, because why not,
like Victoria, you can give me writing credits on a word.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
And I would be paid for a long time. Yeah,
is this happening?
Speaker 2 (04:29):
Is that the game plan of like getting your kids
real estate pretty much with your music?
Speaker 3 (04:33):
You know what?
Speaker 4 (04:34):
I love the idea of using nepotism in the right way.
I think that we've seen it for generations and having
a lot of gatekeepers use it negatively to box out
people who are underprivileged, people who.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
Are of color.
Speaker 4 (04:50):
And so now I feel like I have a bit
of power to do that for my own offspring, and
I'm going to use my black nepotism in the right way. Like,
I don't see anything wrong with that. It's not something
that she She's going to probably remember until maybe when
she's twelve when she's doing music, and I'll remind her, Oh,
by the way, when you were two, this happened. She
might just it might just be a fun fact for her,
(05:11):
and then her her goal will probably be to do
it on her own. That'll be her her struggle quote unquote.
But I really value the ability to have to offer
some kind of stake in what I'm building in my brand,
and I would do that ten times over with any
company that I have. It's almost like a mom and
pop owning a laundry matter or anything like, Yeah, my
(05:33):
offspring are going to know how to run this business
and they're going to come and own it.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
For me, it's just with music.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
I love that man.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
She's going to be a ten years old when she
does figure out everything that's happening. She's gonna be like
when there's you know, when they're going back and forth
by what your mama hasn't it like my MoMA has
a grandmy.
Speaker 1 (05:46):
And so do I also?
Speaker 3 (05:49):
Right, well, you.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
Know, I think five DJs around the country should when
we first play your record, like I think I was
one of the first ones, we should get point one percent.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
And honestly, you're.
Speaker 4 (05:59):
Not wrong because you guys are actually promoting a lot
and doing sometimes more than can I say this, but
like the label, you guys are working really hard. So
I appreciate you, guys, and thank you so much for
all the love and the positive you know, messaging behind
each song every time you play the intention and bringing
(06:20):
my energy. You guys are the transmitters of it, because
without you, people wouldn't hear it.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
So I appreciate you.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
Know what I'm bringing back on my own.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
I'm not doing it through TikTok and everything like that
coasting bro oh, I am that is such a vibe.
That was such a like I'm not saying your fans
and me and you know, we know about this record. Yeah,
but that is such a feel good.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Fun record. And now when the weather's cracking over here,
a little bit like putting that on. I'm literally just
playing it on the regular. Go check that out when
you get a chance. Check jamming and coasting.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
I love if TikTok and do it.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Why can't I?
Speaker 4 (06:51):
That's right, it's you're right. It seems like a very
you want a barbecue cookout vibes or skate or you know,
just and then it feels timeless and like the old
school feel good music.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
And I'm sure once you like all my Mama and
all those records took off all your back catalog really
took off too.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
I did see that there was a couple of albums
that I had, well, there are EPs that are I
did as an independent artist, so I kind of able
to see the back end of those increase even more
people doing their research, which is really nice to see.
Is like the art of discovery. You know, when one
thing has a light shining on it, people start to
dig deeper into whatever is also lit.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
No, I love that and congratulations on everything. I'm looking
forward to this next project of yours. Any song titles
are I mean album titles or anything yet, nothing's out.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
I do have an album title, but I haven't shared
it yet.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
Okay, it's a good one.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
You can text me or you can tell me later.
An Victoria mo days in here. We got this new song.
It's called let Me. I love that.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
You're that R and B singer that you know.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
I grew up in a different time, so the R
and B kind of shifted a little bit for in
the last ten years. Yeah, I feel like there's a
R and B songs that are coming back, bringing back
to that real R and B song.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
I love it, and this is definitely one of them.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Let's go in and get into this one, Introduce it
for everybody, and then we'll come back with some Victoria Monet.
Speaker 4 (08:10):
What's up you guys. It's your girl, Victoria Monee here
and this is my new single, Let Me
The Jaguar series. Amazing.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Man. I remember when I saw you perform. I don't
know how much you liked this or not. I think
I told you that night too, but I'm going to
tell you again. I remember sitting up my boss at
the time and your people. I was like, Yo, this
is Janet Jackson meets Michael Jackson meets Beyonce.
Speaker 1 (00:19):
Yoo. You were so dope.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
And this was like five years ago or whatever it was,
you know what I mean, look at this, this is us.
Speaker 1 (00:28):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
So you know, just I could just imagine how much
fun is going to be. And now you had your tour.
Now you're you're going out of the road with Bruno.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Yes, So how did that connection happen? Because that's a
that's a stadium, that's a stadium tour.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
It's a stadium tour and around the world.
Speaker 4 (00:42):
Well I'm doing Europe, yeah, you know, in your European dates.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
Yes, okay, so that's still around the world. It's not exactly.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
Right, exactly.
Speaker 4 (00:52):
No. I'm really thankful and excited. But that was a
manifestation as well. In twenty twenty, I had this performance
of performance of Jaguar and you know, twenty twenty were
all in the pandemic, so I couldn't perform it in
front of an audience. So I decided to film it.
And I was deciding when I should put this filmed,
you know, beautiful arranged dance performance, singing performance out on
(01:17):
the internet. And when I did, I tweeted Silk Sonic
because they are just coming out at the time, and
I thought they may go on tour once the world
opened back up, as we said, and so I was like,
I submitted that as my audition tape for them, and
lo and behold, I'm going on tour with Anderson Pack
and Bruno Mars. So it's like, you really don't know
when things are going to happen, because I would have said, oh,
(01:38):
if they go on tour this next year, it'll be
me right.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
This is five years later. So it's those types.
Speaker 4 (01:44):
Of delusional actions that may get you further along, but
it manifested through consistency. I kept showing up, keeping relationships,
keeping my craft well sharpened, and really believe even though
it is possible for me to do something like that,
and we're.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Excited, that's gonna be an amazing tour. I know you're
doing the UK run right now. By this, I mean
he's so much fun to watch live.
Speaker 3 (02:09):
Incredible. Yeah, he's incredible.
Speaker 4 (02:10):
I really enjoy I mean I've seen him really, I've
seen him on tour in Europe.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
When I was opening for Ariana.
Speaker 4 (02:17):
He had a show and I went to go see
the show and that and that was an arena show.
It was incredible. But I've seen him a couple of
times in his Vegas residency and there's no phones allowed.
They zip your phones up, which is such a nice experience.
Could you actually be you know, I wish people will
be like, girl, come on now, I want to fail you.
I'm doing this, But it was. It allowed you to
really connect with the performance and really without distractions. The
(02:41):
only caveat for me was that he performed in the
Vegas presidency. I had to go to the bathroom. I
went to the bathroom, came back and d Mile, who's
a producer, extraordinary and his producer also he's like, oh
did you hear that? I'm like here what He's like, yeah,
he he shouted you out no way.
Speaker 3 (02:58):
So that no one could film it. No I couldn't
watch it or anything. I was like, why why I
could have to use the bathroom? At that moment.
Speaker 4 (03:05):
But yeah, I did enjoy the fact that we could
just connect directly with the music and the frequencies instead
of everybody having this this piece of equipment in between
you and the sounds, right and the people.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
So I love that experience.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
I stopped the clubs because I got I really got
tired of people dancing with their phone. So I try
to do a night called Unplugged where you literally are
not allowed to have your phones. Bro It lasted like
two weeks and then people are like, we need our phones.
I was like, this is sad, man.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
Yeah, well, is there any other thing we could do?
Like maybe it's like, can we just do walkie talkies
or something for a little bit, like something else besides
that screen. Because I just when you said that, I
got the imagery of like people doing ballroom or slow dancing,
but not with people with their phones, like just buy
you know, with their electronics.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
Yeah, that's so interesting. That's where it's going. I feel
like it's sad.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Honestly, come on, you know what he's doing.
Speaker 4 (03:54):
He's about to have a robot ready for Salsa.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
Victoria right now.
Speaker 2 (04:00):
Time Grammy Winner, your daughters, the youngest Grammy nominee in
the record books.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
So now as you know, I saw like jay Z
and them do that.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Is this becoming like a real estate for your offsprings,
like instead of buying them property, yeah, putting them part
of your song. I know she's part of it too,
but like, you know, giving writing credits, because why not,
like Victoria, you can give me writing credits on a word.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
And I would be paid for a long time. Yeah,
is this happening?
Speaker 2 (04:29):
Is that the game plan of like getting your kids
real estate pretty much with your music?
Speaker 3 (04:33):
You know what?
Speaker 4 (04:34):
I love the idea of using nepotism in the right way.
I think that we've seen it for generations and having
a lot of gatekeepers use it negatively to box out
people who are underprivileged, people who.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
Are of color.
Speaker 4 (04:50):
And so now I feel like I have a bit
of power to do that for my own offspring, and
I'm going to use my black nepotism in the right way. Like,
I don't see anything wrong with that. It's not something
that she She's going to probably remember until maybe when
she's twelve when she's doing music, and I'll remind her, Oh,
by the way, when you were two, this happened. She
might just it might just be a fun fact for her,
(05:11):
and then her her goal will probably be to do
it on her own. That'll be her her struggle quote unquote.
But I really value the ability to have to offer
some kind of stake in what I'm building in my brand,
and I would do that ten times over with any
company that I have. It's almost like a mom and
pop owning a laundry matter or anything like, Yeah, my
(05:33):
offspring are going to know how to run this business
and they're going to come and own it.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
For me, it's just with music.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
I love that man.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
She's going to be a ten years old when she
does figure out everything that's happening. She's gonna be like
when there's you know, when they're going back and forth
by what your mama hasn't it like my MoMA has
a grandmy.
Speaker 1 (05:46):
And so do I also?
Speaker 3 (05:49):
Right, well, you.
Speaker 2 (05:50):
Know, I think five DJs around the country should when
we first play your record, like I think I was
one of the first ones, we should get point one percent.
Speaker 3 (05:58):
And honestly, you're.
Speaker 4 (05:59):
Not wrong because you guys are actually promoting a lot
and doing sometimes more than can I say this, but
like the label, you guys are working really hard. So
I appreciate you, guys, and thank you so much for
all the love and the positive you know, messaging behind
each song every time you play the intention and bringing
(06:20):
my energy. You guys are the transmitters of it, because
without you, people wouldn't hear it.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
So I appreciate you.
Speaker 1 (06:25):
Know what I'm bringing back on my own.
Speaker 2 (06:27):
I'm not doing it through TikTok and everything like that
coasting bro oh, I am that is such a vibe.
That was such a like I'm not saying your fans
and me and you know, we know about this record. Yeah,
but that is such a feel good.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Fun record. And now when the weather's cracking over here,
a little bit like putting that on. I'm literally just
playing it on the regular. Go check that out when
you get a chance. Check jamming and coasting.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
I love if TikTok and do it.
Speaker 1 (06:50):
Why can't I?
Speaker 4 (06:51):
That's right, it's you're right. It seems like a very
you want a barbecue cookout vibes or skate or you know,
just and then it feels timeless and like the old
school feel good music.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
And I'm sure once you like all my Mama and
all those records took off all your back catalog really
took off too.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
I did see that there was a couple of albums
that I had, well, there are EPs that are I
did as an independent artist, so I kind of able
to see the back end of those increase even more
people doing their research, which is really nice to see.
Is like the art of discovery. You know, when one
thing has a light shining on it, people start to
dig deeper into whatever is also lit.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
No, I love that and congratulations on everything. I'm looking
forward to this next project of yours. Any song titles
are I mean album titles or anything yet, nothing's out.
Speaker 3 (07:40):
I do have an album title, but I haven't shared
it yet.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
Okay, it's a good one.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
You can text me or you can tell me later.
An Victoria mo days in here. We got this new song.
It's called let Me. I love that.
Speaker 1 (07:51):
You're that R and B singer that you know.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
I grew up in a different time, so the R
and B kind of shifted a little bit for in
the last ten years. Yeah, I feel like there's a
R and B songs that are coming back, bringing back
to that real R and B song.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
I love it, and this is definitely one of them.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Let's go in and get into this one, Introduce it
for everybody, and then we'll come back with some Victoria Monet.
Speaker 4 (08:10):
What's up you guys. It's your girl, Victoria Monee here
and this is my new single, Let Me
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