Val Johnson is an R&B/ Hip Hop artist from Brooklyn, New York.  Growing up, Val listened to a wide range of old school artists including  Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Teddy Pendergrass, Barry White, Tina  Turner, and Sade. As he grew older, new artists like Usher, Chris Brown,  Mario, Ne-Yo, and Drake inspired him. Even more, Val was inspired by R&B/ Hip Hop Moguls like Berry Gordy (Motown Records), Sean “Diddy”  Combs (Bad Boy Records), Dame Dash & Jay- Z (Rocafella Records/Roc  Nation) and Rick Rubin/Russell Simmons (Def Jam Records.) Val began  singing and rapping at the age of 12. “I started writing lyrics in my  notebook, recording songs off the radio, one day my Godfather brought me  a karaoke machine and the rest was history.”  Since then Val started a record label called Handsome Records  inspired by his late mother and moguls that came before him. The labels goals are to provide entertainment through self development, music, videos  and reach the masses.  His short album  is coming soon. Click the link to view the video for his song "Be My Girl."