|  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | Bio of the Artist | | I guess to start I just want to share a little of my background. Ive been doing music since 1999, but its been a dream of mine since I was a kid. When I was younger I would send in letters to record labels hoping theyd give me a shot. I never had a demo and I didnt even know I could rap at the time, but God sparked something in me before I even cared or acknowledged he existed. He sparked a dream for my life to be shared with others through some sort of music. I always dreamed that someday I could share the pain of my past with others. I simply hoped to help and encourage people because I knew how hard certain things in life could be. I wanted to be honest with whatever I wrote, because there were hard truths I had to learn whether I wanted to or not. When I decided to kneel next to my bed one night and pray that God would change me, never did I expect that he would add so much more to that prayer. Not only did he help me be a better man, but he showed me my abilities in music. He showed me that its okay to be real to share the most hurtful parts of my life in a song, because that would give him the most glory and have the most effect on people. I also realized he didnt want me to do music until I chose to befriend him. Otherwise my music wouldve been worthless complaining of every bad thing that ever happened to me without any remedy to my pain. It probably wouldve been what we hear on the radio today. All those years dreaming that I would be a musician needed to postponed in Gods eyes because I probably wouldve done more harm than good. So now here I am, this 26 year old man that has been to many places spreading a positive message and a possibility of hope in every human hand Ive had the opportunity to give a CD. Since that night kneeling at my bedside God has made that dream a reality. Funny thing is thats the name I feel he wanted me to be called, Reality. Ive been all over Michigan and the Midwest, including many other places, with demos stretching the globe to people Ive encountered. Ive been accepted to participate with names like Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams and Grits on a Christian stage, to mingling with groups like 98 Degrees, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and John Daly, the maker of the movie Terminator, on a secular arena. I went from being a young man that thought hed never leave the pain of a broken home and living in the same old place with the same old job in the same old city, to being someone that can share his story through a little thing called Rap. I went from that young kid with a dream of sharing his brokenness for fame, to a man sharing his brokenness and a remedy simply for the hope that some people will see what God can do in their lives. Not too many people can say theyve been selected to participate with elite individuals in entertainment on both a Christian and a mainstream setting. Im very thankful for what God has done in my life. I can look back on my life when Im 90 years old and say at least I took a risk when I was younger. | | |
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