‘I’ve got to make her proud’
A pillar of the community, “Ms. Wilcher” or “Momma Vicious” (as she was known by some) was born and raised in San Francisco. Living between Bayview-Hunters Point, Double Rock and Potrero Hill, Wilcher would often attend Board of Supervisors meetings to speak on behalf of the community.
Initially a piano player and poet, So Vicious says her mother would listen as she put her lyrics to beats. As the artist grew, so did her mother’s support.
During one of her recent shows, her mother, standing stageside, was pushed by a fan who was excited to see So Vicious perform. “It made her feel good that somebody was that excited to see her daughter,” she reflects.
As humans we learn from everybody, but women bring life into the world, says So Vicious. “We say this is a man’s world,” she tells me, considering what it means to carry on her mother’s legacy, “but literally, I think it’s a woman’s world.”
The event in Oakland later this month will be an example of what it looks like when women to come together in a world — specifically, an entertainment industry — which often pits women against one another. “I feel like it’s strength in numbers,” says So Vicious of the lineup for the upcoming show. “You could do more and accomplish so much more when everybody comes together.”
And she’s personally committed to holding down her end of the bargain, especially for her mother.
“God must be showing me something,” So Vicious says, adding that she was also in a car accident at the start of this year. “Where I’m at emotionally and just in my grieving process, I just plan to even go even harder now. You know what I’m saying? I’ve got to make her proud.”
So Vicious appears at ‘Women of Legacy | A Day to Honor Herstory’ on Sunday, March 30, from 3 p.m.–8 p.m. at Lux Oakland (1100 Franklin St., Oakland). Details here.