Chozen Vesselz
It’s hard to argue with someone who is devoted to spreading the good word, as Chozen Vesselz does with its own version of spiritual hip hop music. It wasn’t possible to find the group and its tunes at chosenvesselz.com (coming soon, according to the MySpace information).
We were able to listen to some samples from the CV Jointz label recording and the few we heard were clean, straightforward and hopeful. Original band members (according to the MySpace info) were Reo Grand and Yahini the Elect, who rely on God and good hip hop as major influences.
This effort apparently goes back quite awhile, since the group was reportedly formed in 2000 in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Michael Clark is Yahini and Jermaine Eaddy is Reo Grand. What’s the goal for these fellows? They state that it is to “share the Gift of God to all men. Our lyrics cover a variety of spiritual and social issues that are relayed over urban soundscapes.”
Some of the places they have performed in the past are: I Believe You Can Fly Youth Conference – North Carolina State University; Rap Fest – Bronx, N.Y.; Hip Hop Awards (2003) in Atlanta; God-Fest 2003 in Goldsboro, N.C. The music is also heard on radio and in various venues in North Carolina and Virginia.
Chozen Vesselz shows up in a comment from Obowri y Mbuagua (Chosen Vesselz) on July 22 of this year. The message is printed on www.kenyangospel.com, in connection with the Talanta Awards.
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we had these guys come out to our youth center to play a show and the crowd loved them. we’ve had them back since then and every time we mention that we are having a show they ask if they are coming back. my hat is off to some great guys who also make some great music.