Welcome! I have been involved in Hip Hop/Dance culture since the early eighties. I was born in Philadelphia and moved to Raleigh NC in 1979. I was heavily involved in B-Boying/Breaking. I was "Kid Lightning” I enjoyed the culture and positivity of the music from the 80s and early 90s. I stayed in the culture as MC Al Capone' then a DJ  (Crush-Love then TLI), and then into producing my own original tracks. I put together a collaborative effort with all of my childhood friends and talented music colleagues called Twice Style,In Movement, Alias, Deep Theory. and now Phyrogene (2020-beyond) & Still working with Christian Hip Hop Crew 40 Deep

The artist formerly known as Big Shank - now known as Joe E. Blessed or Joe L. Da Vessel is an Emcee/Dj/Beat-Maker/Songwriter/Producer. 1/6 of the band called Melodic. BoomBap lover. Stellar Award nominated, Independent Music Award winning, Bet Video Award nominated artist. I have shared the stage with such artists as Fat Joe, Ludacris, Mobb Deep, Intro, Chuck Brown, Trouble Funk, E.U., NorthEast Groovers and many, many more...I've wrote and co-produced songs for Raven Simone...I was featured in the video for the hip-hop classic by the Bushwackas called "Caught Up in the Game" produced by the great Buckwild (verse 2 was about me). I love Jesus, I love people and I love music. I hope u enjoy my music...peace and blessings! 

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