Vessle

I love music & ppl. I deeply enjoy meaningful dialogue. I am a proud product of my culture.

[yungblkngifted]

Hey Tumblr!

[yungblkngifted]

https://soundcloud.com/vesselrap/vessel-discussions-prod-bnova

[yungblkngifted]

Dear Future, I am no longer concerned w/ who you are and what you are to me. I know realize I never needed to know you are in order to truly trust you. I understand that what is best for us both is faith, and to embrace the spectrum she's placed us on. Future I apologize for not believing in you despite how bright you are, and I hope you can forgive me for all the wrong I've done to your little brother The Past. I look forward to the day that we meet, and I hope you can appreciate me for who I am, which is my present self. Sincerely, Vessel. P.s Today says hello, y'all should talk more lol. . . . . . . . . #reflection #thoughts #poetry #wisdom #future #past #present #saturday #saturdaynight #bowtie #instagram #intelligence #LilWoke #IamVessel (at The University of Texas at Austin)

[yungblkngifted]

Excited to announce that I've been selected to compete in the U of M's 2017 Battle of the Bands! Details coming soon. #letgo #battle #artist #instagram #lit #iamvessel (at Minneapolis, Minnesota)

[yungblkngifted]

"Arrogant when I finish I came from humble beginnings" - @wale * * * * #swag #houston #instagram #vain #quotes #selfie # (at Houston, Texas)

[yungblkngifted]

Hey Instagram. It's been a few days. I'm in Houston on vacation, but I'm thinking about you, and I wanted to let you know. #bae #vacation #houston #lit #aboutlastnight #instagram (at Houston, Texas)

[yungblkngifted]

Hey Instagram! It's been a few days. I miss you. Houston is great btw. (at Houston, Texas)

[yungblkngifted]

Is a week old photo eligible for throwback, like what's the time criteria for that lol? #squadgoals #throwback #goingout #lit #happyholidays (at University of Minnesota)

[yungblkngifted]

Most ppl don't know I'm the lil brother lol #happyholidays #merrychristmas #family #brothers (at Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

[yungblkngifted]

Wavy Nites Wavy Life

[yungblkngifted]

Business & Pleasure #squadgoals #lit #litsquad #aboutlastnight #pregame #goingout

[yungblkngifted]

For y'all that don't know @delta airlines kicked YouTube star @adamsaleh off their plane today simply because he spoke Arabic. So I decided to tweet @ them to see what they have to say. Islamaphobia is NEVER ok under ANY circumstances! Hopefully bringing attention to this injustice will cause them to lose more business and force them to change their toxic policy. #islamaphobia #deltaairlines #adamsaleh #dobetter #disappointed #religion (at University of Minnesota - Coffman Memorial Union)

[0htitz-deactivated20170411]

j cole’s new album is a lyrical masterpiece 

nothing upbeat and probably won’t get any singles but he bares his soul

[weavemama]

[fuckallelse]

Wait. Somebody post the screenshot of where she blocked him for this though.

[weavemama]

GOT IT 

[rootbeergoddess-deactivated2017]

Not all heroes wear capes

[yungblkngifted]

"Real Hip Hop"

I never believed in the concept of “real hip hop”. I always felt the phrase was arbitrary at best and worked to create a class hierarchy which shackles artistic expression. When we enslave our expression we perpetuate the ideals of oppression and as long as our oppressors ideals live on so do they. Then I listened to Jermaine Cole’s new album “4 Your Eyez Only” and I came to realize there is a such thing as real hip hop.

Hip hop at its fundamental root is raw expression, conveying a truth with so much conviction that it’s forces one’s voice to be heard. This is what makes it real. It didn’t take much, but in 10 songs Jermaine painted extremely vivid imagines of our communities. Everything from the mentality of inner city youth to explaining the effects of systematic oppression otherwise known as mass incarceration. After listening to this album we should all realized that if you still don’t understand the problems affecting our communities then you aren’t listening.

This album has helped me further appreciate hip hop, my Blackness, and my culture, as fragmented as it might be. The ability to take so much pain and turn it into art is a true blessing that I am grateful for. I am proud to be a child of hip hop. And I also proud to call my music real hip hop and if ANYBODY wants to challenge me on that I look forward to it because I’m willing to die for my artistic expression. - Vessel

[yungblkngifted]

"Real Hip Hop"

I never believed in the concept of "real hip hop". I always felt the phrase was arbitrary at best and worked to create a class hierarchy which shackles artistic expression. When we enslave our expression we perpetuate the ideals of oppression and as long as our oppressors ideals live on so do they. Then I listened to Jermaine Cole's new album "4 Your Eyez Only" and I came to realize there is a such thing as real hip hop. Hip hop at its fundamental root is raw expression, conveying a truth with so much conviction that it's forces one's voice to be heard. This is what makes it real. It didn't take much, but in 10 songs Jermaine painted extremely vivid imagines of our communities. Everything from the mentality of inner city youth to explaining the effects of systematic oppression otherwise known as mass incarceration. After listening to this album we should all realized that if you still don't understand the problems affecting our communities then you aren't listening. This album has helped me further appreciate hip hop, my Blackness, and my culture, as fragmented as it might be. The ability to take so much pain and turn it into art is a true blessing that I am grateful for. I am proud to be a child of hip hop. And I also proud to call my music real hip hop and if ANYBODY wants to challenge me on that I look forward to it because I'm willing to die for my artistic expression. - Vessel

[yungblkngifted]

My hair is getting longer so this photo is getting older #blackandwhitephotography #growth #blackhair #blackisbeautiful #happythursday 📸: @elipagephoto (at University of Minnesota)