Artist Spotlight: VELLIE BOYZ "STRAIGHT OUTTA DA’ GUTTA" | 12.2002

Official Site: www.tonos.com/vellieboyz

Bio

The group consists of three talented artists from the City of Dania Beach, Florida (South Florida). All the artists nationality or citizenship’s are in the United States. The artists’ names are Timothy Cornelius, pseudonym called “Vellie Boy”, Pathella Cornelius, pseudonym called “Blackjack”, Frederick Reed, pseudonym called “Freaky Dangerous” and Mitchell Butler, pseudonym called “Spit Fire.” The group has been brought together not only because of their talented skills and/or from their understudies with the musical industry. But, also through the actually act in the faith by GOD by which has brought them together. The group musical sound is considered among the hip hop/rap genre.

Timothy Cornelius, was born on September 22, 1974 in the State of Florida and is currently living in his hometown of Dania Beach, Florida. His musical skills and talent has been firmly established through his heritage and environmental experiences. He is the son of Eddie Lee Cornelius Jr., a songwriter/performer of the “Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose” with such hits in 1972, such as “Treat Her Like A Lady” and “Too late to Turn Back Now.” He first recorded songs when he was thirteen (13) years of age with a group called Brother to Brother, R& B category. He performed opening acts with brother to brother for several establish artists such as, SILK, Keith Sweat, Escape, Shai and others. He is the musical genus and a talented song organizer/ songwriter in creation of the “Vellie Boyz”

Pathella Cornelius, was born on October 16, 1974 in the State of Florida and is currently living in Atlanta, Georgia. His musical skills and talent has been also firmly established through his heritage and environmental experiences. He is the son of Eddie Lee Cornelius Jr., a songwriter/performer of the “Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose” with such hits in 1972, such as “Treat Her Like A Lady” and “Too late to Turn Back Now.” He first recorded songs when he was thirteen (13) years of age with a group called Brother to Brother, R& B category. He performed opening acts with brother to brother for several establish artists such as, SILK, Keith Sweat, Escape, Shai and others. He is the musical engineer and songwriter within the formulated “Vellie Boyz”

Frederick Reed, was born on June 2, 1979 in the State of Florida and is currently living in his hometown of Dania Beach, Florida. He had joined the dynamic duo of Timothy Cornelius & Pathella Cornelius (Brother to Brother) in the year of 1999 and helped formulate the group “Vellie Boyz.” He performed other acts in local talent shows and opening acts with the group called the ‘Vellie Boyz” for headline performers. He is also a musical songwriter.

Mitchell Butler, was born on June 2, 1980 in the State of Florida and is currently living in Miramar, Florida. He is the grandson of Eddie Lee Cornelius Jr. He started writing music in 1996. He had joined the group in the year of 2001.

Our Interview with the Vellie Boyz

Q - Name
Guttaboy: PATHELLA CORNELIUS AKA GUTTABOY:
Spit Fire: MITCHELL BUTLER AKA SPIT FIRE (GANGSTMAN)
FD: FREDERICK REED JR. AKA FD: (BIG BOSSA)
Vellie Boyz: TIMOTHY CORNELIUS AKA VELLIEBOYZ (MACHINE GUN KELLY BOY)

Q - Astrological Sign
Guttaboy: LIBRA
Spit Fire: SCORPIO
FD: GEMINI
Vellie Boyz: VIRGO

Q - Years in business
Guttaboy: ALL MY LIFE
Spit Fire: NINE (9) YEARS
FD: EIGHT (8) YEARS
Vellie Boyz: THIRTEEN (13) YEARS

Q - Favorite artists
Guttaboy: JODECI, KC & JOJO, TRICK DADDY, RACHEL FERELL, BEE GEES, BENNIE MARDONES
Spit Fire: AZ, NAS, TRICK DADDY AND OTHERS
FD: METHOD MAN, KC & JOJO
Vellie Boyz: TU-PAC, TRICK DADDY & VELLIE BOYZ

Q - Growing up, what did you think you'd become?
Guttaboy: A MILLIONAIRE
Spit Fire: A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER, PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER OR RAPPER
FD: A RAPPER OR SOME KNID OF STAR
Vellie Boyz: A RAPPER

Q - How did you get started in this business?
Guttaboy: MY FATHER
Spit Fire: RHYMING IN THE STREETS OF DADE COUNTY
FD: RAPPING IN THE HOOD (FREESTYLE)
Vellie Boyz: JUST HAPPENED THAT ALL

Q - What projects are you currently involved with?
Guttaboy: VELLIE BOYZ (3RD ALBUM) AND OUR LITTLE SISTER ALBUM “FIA RED” IS HER NAME
Spit Fire: VELLIE BOYZ (3RD ALBUM) AND OUR LITTLE SISTER ALBUM “FIA RED”
FD: VELLIEBOYZ (3RD ALBUM)
Vellie Boyz: A SMALL PART IN AUNDERGROUND MOVIE. THIRD (3RD) ALBUM OF VELLIE BOYZ

Q - In your opinion, what makes you stand out from others in your field?
Guttaboy: WE ARE FULLY LOADED WITH BEATS AND LYRICS
Spit Fire: JUST THE DIVERSE TALENT AND ABILITY TO BE DIFFERENT AND STANDOUT FROM THE OTHERS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
FD: ABSOLUTELY NOT
Vellie Boyz: THEY WHO THEY ARE AND I’M WHO I AM “VELLIE BOYZ”

Q - What is your most memorable moment as a musician?
Guttaboy: I ONCE MET AALIYAH AT A MUSIC FESTIVAL
Spit Fire: PERFORMING AT THE UNCLE AL “KEEPING THE PIECE” FESTIVAL IN LIBERTY CITY THAT FEATURED OTHERS , SUCH AS MJG & EIGHTBALL, TI ANDD JTMONEY & TRICK DADDY & TRINA, ETC.
FD: PERFORMING SHOWS ON STAGE AT CLUBS, SUCH AS CHILLI PEPPERS, DECO DRIVE, ETC.
Vellie Boyz: WHEN WE BLEW UP CHILLI PEPPERS CLUB IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL AND APPROX. FIVE (5) HUNDRED FOLKS FROM D.A. CAME OUT TO REPRESENT US. THEY SHOWED LOVE FOR US.

Q - Is there anything about your people don't know that may surprise them?
Guttaboy: MY CREATIVE ABILITY THAT GOD HAS GIVEN ME
Spit Fire: NONE
FD: NOPE
Vellie Boyz: I AM A LIVING LEGEND

Q - If you had to describe yourself in 3 words, how would you do it?
Guttaboy: I LOVE GOD
Spit Fire: THE VERY BEST
FD: DANGEROUS ON MIC
Vellie Boyz: LEGEND ALL OVER

Q - What do you consider your best quality to be?
Guttaboy: MY ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND UNDERSTAND HUMAN MINDS AND FEED ON HOPES
Spit Fire: WRITING AND DELIVERY
FD: WRITING HOT LYYRICS
Vellie Boyz: A GOOD FATHER FIGURE. A SUPPORTER OF MY THREE (3) CHILDREN NAMES, “TIMOTHY CORNELIUS JR.”, “BRIANA CORNELIUS” AND “SHUKUR CORNELIUS”

Q - What do you do for fun when not performing?
Guttaboy: PLAYING BASKETBALL AND SPENDING TIME WITH MY DAUGTHER, “DESTINY”
Spit Fire: BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL AND CHILLING WITH MY ‘FAM’
FD: HANGING WITH MY DOGS
Vellie Boyz: HANGING OUT WITH THE VELLIEBOYZ AND PLAYING WITH MY CHILDREN.

Q - What inspires you the most in life?
Guttaboy: MY MOTHER AND MY DAUGTHER
Spit Fire: MY FATHER AND MY UNCLES, “Guttaboy: & VELLIEBOY”
FD: WHEN I LOOK AND SEE MY PEOPLE AND I GIVE SOMETHING BACK
Vellie Boyz: MY CHILDREN

Q - What's your favorite food?
Guttaboy: BARBAQUE CHICKEN, MACAROONE & PORK & BEANS
Spit Fire: SUB SANDWICHES AND CHIPS
FD: PIZZA HUT
Vellie Boyz: CONCH SALAD

Q - What was your craziest experience ever?
Guttaboy: GOING BROKE AS A GROWN MAN WITHIN TWO MONTHS
Spit Fire: ALMOST GETTING HIT BY A SPEEDING CAR
FD: WHEN A FAN GRABBED ME OFF THE STAGE TO FEEL ME
Vellie Boyz: BEING IN JAIL FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

Q - The most impulsive thing I have ever done:
Guttaboy: STARTED RAPPING TO A GIRL FREESTYLE WHO LOOKED GOOD
Spit Fire: NOTHING - EVERY MOVE IS CALCULATED
FD: WHEN I DID THE MOON WALK ON STAGE AT MY 1ST SHOW WHEN I WAS PISSED DRUNK AT “CLUB SAINTS”
Vellie Boyz: FALLING IN LOVE

Q - If you could take a dream vacation anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Guttaboy: HEAVEN
Spit Fire: AMSTERDAM/THE NETHERLANDS
FD: JAMAICA
Vellie Boyz: HEAVEN

Q - If you were anyone else for a day, who would you be?
Guttaboy: PATHELLA CORNELIUS (ME)
Spit Fire: ONE OF MY UNCLES, “Guttaboy: & VELLIEBOY”
FD: MYSELF
Vellie Boyz: TIMOTHY CORNELIUS (ME)

Q - If I looked in your CD player now, what kind of music might I see?
Guttaboy: "INTO THE NIGHT" BY BENNIE MORDONES, TRICK DADDY, JODECI, WU TANG CLAN, RACHEL FERREL, BEE GEES, “VELLIE BOYZ”
Spit Fire: VELLIEBOYZ-ALL DAY EVERYDAY
FD: VELLIEBOYZ OR WU TANG CLAN
Vellie Boyz: COMMIDORS

Q - Anything else that you would like to share with our readers?
Guttaboy: DON’T EVER HATE YOURSELF OR GOD BECAUSE NO ONE CAN TAKE THESE TWO THINGS FROM YOU. LOVE COMES FROM WITHIN AND LOVE YOURSELF AND LOVING EVERYONE ELSE WILL COME. ALSO RESPECT YOUR PARENTS BECAUSE THEY ALONG WITH GOD CREATED YOU.
Spit Fire: WATCHOUT FA THE “GREATEST SHOW ON MICS” COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU. GO OUT AND COP ABLUM FOR YA OWN GOOD
FD: LOOK OUT FOE THE VELLIE BOYZ NEW ALBUM
Vellie Boyz: I JUST WANT TO BE A LIVING LEGEND