Jasmine Sent

Jasmine Vellor, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, is a 25-year-old artist of African and Native American descent, known for her hypnotic presence and poetic depth. From an early age, Jasmine carried a quiet gravity. As a child, she was the one who slipped away from noise, choosing notebooks over playground chatter. She wrote her first poem at age 11, a piece she never showed anyone, yet kept folded inside the lining of her jacket like a secret she wasn’t ready to share. That poem would spark a lifelong habit of writing to process emotion — her sanctuary when the world felt too loud.

Her earliest musical influences were wide-ranging, but three artists carved the deepest imprint on her life and voice: Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu and Nas. From Lauryn Hill, she absorbed vulnerability, femininity, and spiritual honesty — the courage to be both powerful and exposed. From Nas, she learned narrative discipline: how to document environment, perspective, and inner conflict with technical mastery, precision and restraint. And from Erykah Badu, Jasmine drew her sense of mystique and freedom — the permission to exist outside of timelines, to let music feel ceremonial rather than performative, and to trust intuition over industry formulas. Badu’s ability to move between eras, moods, and identities without explanation taught Jasmine that presence alone can be a statement. Yet despite these inspirations, Jasmine’s voice became something neither of them could have predicted — warm, soft-spoken, but edged with clarity sharp enough to cut through any beat.

Jasmine’s transition from poetry to hip-hop wasn’t loud or intentional. At 14, she began merging her poems with rhythm, experimenting with cadence in the privacy of her bedroom. By 16, she had filled dozens of notebooks, each page a blend of confession, philosophy, and coded emotion. She rarely shared her work, protecting her creativity like a sacred ritual.

The name “Jasmine Sent” was born from that energy — her presence lingering like a scent, soothing yet intoxicating, comforting yet unforgettable. It symbolized purity, femininity, elegance, and the subtle power she carried, the way she could shift the mood of a room without saying a word. The name “Sent” signifies she was “sent” by love, destiny, the universe. Her presence sends a vibe, a feeling, a wave to heal and elevate the spirit.