Yonna 🫶🏿

Hip-Hop Love: Nas x OC 
          Name: Naima Simone Vaughan
          Stage name: V.I.S.O.N.
          DOB: Feb 28, 1974 
          Age( 1993): 18
          Height: 5'3
          Birthplace: St. Albans, Queens
          Occupation: Award-winning Musician, Composer, Tech Entrepreneur, and Fashion Designer.
          
          Personality: Mysterious introvert; cerebral creative; loyal yet independent; analytical perfectionist; socially conscious; street-savvy stoic; vulnerable but guarded
          
          Hobbies: Collecting & restoring vintage vinyl • analog photography • competitive chess • horticultural therapy • collecting vintage instruments & fashion • playing instruments • songwriting & humming • trying on new glasses
          
          Backstory: Born February 28, 1974, in St. Albans, Queens, Naima Simone Vaughan was raised in a legacy of jazz and excellence. Her father, Arthur Vaughan, played trumpet with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, and her mother was a classically trained pianist. Surrounded by the influence of Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald, Naima developed perfect pitch and mastered piano, cello, and guitar by age ten. In 1985, financial hardship forced the family to relocate to the Queensbridge Houses. Quiet and observant, she documented life through photography while staying devoted to music. In 1989, she met Nas in a basement studio. Adopting the name V.I.S.O.N. (Vocalizing Inner Stories Over Noise), she helped shape the soulful undertones of Illmatic by layering jazz harmonies over boom-bap beats.
          
          Face claim: H.E.R
          https://pin.it/Lajh3YsAn
          
          First outfit 
          https://pin.it/eUSpQZfTy
            
          Pet: Coltrane 
          https://pin.it/5xxkTnDfJ
          
          Extras 
          Music Genres: Contemporary R&B / Neo-Soul • Jazz Fusion • Hip-Hop Soul • Classical & Cinematic
          
          Languages: English • Spanish • French • Tagalog
          
          Instruments: Electric & acoustic guitar • piano / Rhodes / keys • bass guitar • drums & percussion • cello
          
          Friends: DMX, Wu Tang Clan, Dr. Dre Whitney Houston, Snoop Dogg, Aaliyah, OutKast, Mobb Deep, Fugees, Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Missy Elliott, Redman and more! 

Hi!
          
          I hope you’re doing well. I wanted to start by saying how much I appreciate your storytelling and the way you bring emotion, atmosphere, and character depth to life.
          
          I was wondering if you might be open to a book request centered on an original character growing up during the 1990s hip-hop and R&B era. I’d love to see a story that captures the soul of the time — the music, street fashion, block parties, studio dreams, and the push between survival and ambition — while exploring identity, family, love, and the pursuit of creative freedom.
          
          No pressure at all if requests are closed or if you’re focused on other projects. I simply wanted to ask and share how meaningful your work is.
          
          Warmly,Chocolate
          
          P.S. If you’re open to it, I’d love to share details about the OC and their journey.