Veronika Bozeman, also known as
V. Bozeman, or as simply
V, is a vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and producer from South Central Los Angeles, California. She has contributed to a number of high-profile R&B albums, including
Lloyd's
Street Love and
King of Hearts,
Rihanna's
Loud,
Keri Hilson's
No Boys Allowed, and
Diddy-Dirty Money's
Last Train to Paris. In 2011, she was featured on
Timothy Bloom's "'Til the End of Time," a wrenching throwback ballad promoted with a striking and artful video, but it reached only number 82 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. While she had previously worked with
Babyface and
Cee Lo Green,
Bozeman eventually developed a close creative partnership with
Timbaland, signed to his Mosley Music Group label, and appeared and performed on the musical drama series Empire. Recordings such as "What Is Love" (a solo showcase) and "Bad Girl" (on which she supported more pop-oriented R&B vocalist Serayah McNeil) were commercially released during the series' first season, in 2015. ~ Andy Kellman