How do you thrive when the world demands you choose just one path? For Victoria Lynn—known to many as Noonie—the answer is simple: you don’t. Instead, you create your own lane.
One minute she is spitting verses that light up hit shows like “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” and the next, she is leading soul-soothing sound healing sessions with her company MuvaNayCha Sound Healing & Wellness.
Noonie’s story is more than a balancing act; it is a masterclass in embracing every moment, where music and wellness collide in a relentless anthem of passion and reinvention. At 19, Noonie stepped into the entertainment world as V Lynn, choosing the name to protect her family legacy while making a name for herself. “I was not quite ready to be an artist yet, but I knew that I wanted to be in the industry,” she declares.
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Growing up on the streets of Crenshaw and Slauson in South Central Los Angeles, Noonie was surrounded by people deeply connected to the entertainment world. She launched her career in public relations, earning recognition and valuable industry experience, but her passion for music pushed her to keep creating and evolving.
The duality of Noonie’s world is striking: the high-energy, fast-paced music industry versus the calm and serene world of healing. On one side, she is a talented singer and rapper whose songs land coveted sync placements in major TV series. On the other, she runs a wellness company that offers sound healing, Reiki, and personalized herbal teas. Balancing these two identities often brings a sense of anxiety.
“The barriers between these two worlds create a bit of stress for me,” she admits.
“I feel like if somebody sees their healing coach or their yoga teacher or something on a red carpet or at these different events, it just gives them a different feel of me and a different energy about me.”
Despite the anxiety that comes with balancing two vastly different worlds, Noonie has learned to embrace her multifaceted identity.
“People often say, ‘V, you’re always putting your eggs in all these baskets,’” she reflects. “But God has given me these baskets for a reason.”
Music has always been Noonie’s foundation. Her journey began with singing in a Baptist church choir, despite being raised Catholic. Those early days were a training ground for the voice that would later shape her career.
Her path took unexpected turns, from choir harmonies to sync licensing, to rapping. “I just only found out that I could rap when we got a placement for a TV show, and they were like, we need a female rapper.”
One of her proudest moments was transforming Cardi B’s “Money” into a gospel anthem for Lee Daniels’ project “Praise This.” Her ability to traverse genres—from gospel to rap—demonstrates her range and adaptability, solidifying her place in the industry.
For those entering the industry, Noonie offers this powerful advice: “Get so close to God that you can hear His voice over your own.”
It’s a guiding principle that keeps her grounded in the face of overwhelming expectations and limitations. She urges aspiring creatives to silence the outside noise and resist being boxed in by others’ judgments.
“Write down your strengths and make yourself strong in them so that if anybody challenges you on any of these levels of what you’re presenting, you’re going to be able to stand tall.”
