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ovmjesus on “No Luv,” Broken Trust and His Underground Sound
In a written FVTV interview, ovmjesus explains the feelings behind No Luv, his experiments with rage and pluggnb, and how his production is changing.
ovmjesus answered ten FVTV interview questions in writing on September 7, 2026. He preferred not to appear on camera, and FVTV agreed to publish the interview in writing.
He discusses the idea behind No Luv, the darker underground sounds he draws from, and the records he recommends hearing next. His original written answers follow.
What happened in real life that put you in the headspace to make “No Luv”?
It wasn’t really based on one specific situation in my life. I wanted to capture the feeling of losing trust in someone after they do something you can’t really come back from. Even if part of you wants to forgive them, sometimes the damage is already done. I wanted the song to connect with people who’ve dealt with heartbreak, betrayal, or loss and know what that feeling is like.
When you wrote the hook, what feeling did you want to hit first: anger, betrayal, numbness, or something else?
The first feeling I wanted to hit was a mix of anger and numbness. The whole idea of asking, “If we got real love,” comes from trying to understand how somebody can say they love you after doing something that broke your trust. There’s that confusion of wondering why they did it, especially when they regret it afterward and claim the love was real. By the time I say, “Now you claim you got real love for me, like, bitch, I don’t love you,” it’s more like I’ve already gone numb to it. The anger is still there, but at that point I don’t even want the love anymore.
Rage and trap have a lot of shared sounds and language right now. What do you think makes an ovmjesus record recognizable as yours?
I’d say it’s mainly my flow and the way I mix different underground sounds. There are influences from rage and pluggnb, but I’m not really trying to fit into one specific style. Some people might call it dark rap or even evil rap because of some of the harsher things I say, but I usually describe my sound as unknown or dark ecstatic. I like experimenting with ideas that other artists might avoid because they’re worried about how people will react. I just make whatever feels right to me, and I think that freedom is what makes my music recognizable.
Was “No Luv” built around the beat first, the lyrics first, or a specific moment you already knew you wanted to write about?
It started with the moment and the feeling first. I had just woken up from a dream and started thinking about what people go through when they get cheated on or lose trust and loyalty in somebody. I started humming to myself, “Love, love, do we have real love?” and just followed that feeling. Then I hit up a producer and told him the type of sound I was looking for. He had something that fit, and from there the song started coming together. That’s where the line “I wanna know if we got real love” really came from.
Which line in the song says the most about where you were mentally when you made it?
I’d say, “And now you claim you got real love for me / Like, bitch, I don’t love you.” That line sums up the whole mindset of the song. It’s that point where you’re angry and hurt, but you’ve also become numb enough that even if they come back saying the love was real, you don’t want it anymore.
How much of your music is direct autobiography versus turning real situations into a larger character or mood?
I’d say about 60 to 70% of it comes from real life. As an artist, a lot of what you create comes from how you feel, things you’ve experienced, or even small things you’ve seen throughout the day that stay with you. Over time, those encounters and reactions start shaping your energy, personality, and the way you express yourself. That’s where the transformation into who you are as an artist starts happening.
What does your current local scene look like, and where do you feel like you fit inside it or outside of it?
I feel like my flow is different from a lot of other rage artists, even though there are definitely similarities because we’re still working within the same genre. I’ve always loved the underground sound and aesthetic. Artists like narr, Ken Carson, and Yeat have influenced what I listen to, but I still try to keep my own identity instead of copying a specific style. I feel like I fit into my own little space within the underground, and even if my music became mainstream, I’d probably still keep that underground feeling and aesthetic. I’ve also talked with narr a couple times on SoundCloud before, and I’d definitely love to work with him one day.
What kind of listener do you think understands your music fastest?
Probably people who are already into underground rage, darker emotions, late-night energy, and the whole vamp aesthetic. I really like making vamp-style songs because that sound feels natural to me. The audience for that style can seem small, but at the same time it feels way bigger once people actually discover it. Some listeners hear a loud or darker record and instantly connect with it, even if other people don’t understand the appeal at all. A song like “VAMP SHIT” is a good example because it’s aggressive, dark, reckless, and built around that nighttime vamp energy, and people still connected with it heavily when I put it out.
What are you trying to improve most between “No Luv” and the next records you release?
Mainly my flow, songwriting, lyrics, and overall audio quality. One thing I’ve worked on a lot is making sure my vocals sit above the beat instead of getting buried in it. Some of my older songs had good ideas, but people could barely hear what I was saying because my voice was sitting too low in the mix. With songs like “No Luv,” I’ve been getting better at making the vocals clear without losing the sound I like.
After somebody hears “No Luv,” what should they listen to next to understand you better as an artist?
I’d probably tell them to listen to “VAMP SHIT,” “3:00 AM,” and “Hell Yeah.” They all show different sides of my sound. “VAMP SHIT” is extremely loud and aggressive with that nightlife and vamp energy I like, while “3:00 AM” is a lot more chill. I also have an older song called “Vamp” that shows where I was earlier with my mixing. My vocals were way more buried under the beat back then, but people still liked the song. Listening to those tracks together shows both the different sides of my music and how much my sound has developed.