REUBEN
VINCENT RELEASES JAMLA/ROC NATION DEBUT ALBUM ‘LOVE IS WAR’
‘LOVE IS WAR’ FEATURES APPEARANCES &
PRODUCTION FROM RAPSODY, REASON, DOMANI, 9TH WONDER, YOUNG GURU
& THE SOUL COUNCIL
‘LOVE IS WAR’
IS NOW AVAILABLE!
Reuben
Vincent’s Jamla/Roc Nation debut album, Love Is War, is now available!
Undoubtedly, Reuben Vincent is next
up. The young elite lyricist and producer
has spent the last few years honing his artistry under the tutelage of Hip-Hop
greats 9th Wonder and Young Guru and standing out every step of the
way. From guest appearances to ripping
freestyles (Sway In The Morning, Bars On I-95 and most recently the 2022 BET
Hip Hop Awards Cypher), there is no question Reuben Vincent is destined for
greatness. Appearances
Reuben’s Jamla/Roc Nation debut
album, Love Is War, is a conceptual, yet subtly constructed project that will place
him at the forefront of debates about the new rap greats. Unpacking relationships and romantic
entanglements over warm, soulful beats from 9th Wonder, Young
Guru, The Soul Council, and his own production, whose collective work both
modernizes and morphs boom-bap. With
polished and varied flows, Reuben weighs the time spent on love against the
hours necessary to pursue his art and dreams.
Love Is War also features guest appearances from Rapsody,
Reason (TDE), Domani and Stacey Barthe.
“I worked on Love Is War for two years. Conceptually, Love Is War is an acknowledgment
that as young black men, I feel like we aren’t taught, and given the tools of how
to love properly. We don’t know how to love our people, our women, our
brothers; and most importantly ourselves” Reuben professes. “When you don’t know how to love yourself you
can’t love others the right way, Love Is War addresses that. These last two years I’ve learned a lot about
myself, but I still have much to learn.
My goal is to love myself properly, and that comes with exploration
(internally and externally). That is why
I titled the album, Love Is War, because it is a constant battle to get to that
center in your life. We all battle ourselves
to get to a place where we can both love and be loved.”
Conversely, Reuben wouldn’t be here without both love and war. While the accolades will surely follow, for
now, he’s focused on being an example to his peers and especially representing
first-generation Liberian Americans, as Reuben’s parents fled Liberia during
the country’s first civil war and settled in Charlotte. Reuben reveals that his parent’s sacrifices serve
as a daily affirmation that iron sharpens iron.
“My parents left Liberia in the midst of a war and came here searching
for love. I’m their only child together, and being that my parents were
separated from me since birth; I had to accept what I was given and find some
type of peace and love in it. Love
Is War is me going through the tug of war to get to the self-love at
the end.”
On record and in his everyday life, Reuben’s
aim is to prove you can be brilliant without sacrificing your swagger. After all, being a dedicated student of your
craft and yourself is how you win the war!
Reuben Vincent’s Love Is War is now available at all
DSP’s via Jamla/Roc Nation Records.
You can now purchase, stream, add and
favorite Reuben Vincent’s Love Is War at your preferred DSP: https://reubenvincent.lnk.to/
Love
Is War TRACKLISTING:
Butterfly
Doors
Geechie
Suede
Just
Like A Dream FEAT Ant Clemons
Mon’e
2ime
Flies
February
13th FEAT Rapsody
Bottle
Service FEAT Reason & Stacey Barthe
Look
What You Did FEAT Sonny Miles
Trickin
FEAT Domani
Levi
Jeans Interlude FEAT Jordan Ariel
Point
Of View FEAT Josef Lamercier
