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GemStones (aka Gemini), for those not familiar, gained popularity in the music industry as he came up through the ranks on Lupe Fiasco’s imprint label 1st & 15th Entertainment. GemStones was featured on a few songs on each of Lupe Fiasco’s hit albums Food & Liquor, and The Cool. GemStones utilized the platform that he and Lupe built and released his single “We On” feat. Lupe Fiasco & Pooh Bear. The song garnered a huge buzz.
Prior to GemS
This is the story of a former gangbanger named Sevin, who for years worked on the streets selling drugs, pimping women, and committing drive-by shootings. It's the story of an angry young man who had no remorse until death faced him in the eye.
Sevin, 32, grew up in a Sacramento, Calif., neighborhood. He is now a rapper with a message - Glorify God, not gangs.
"You don't realize what a cult it is," he said.
He was initiated by his "homies" in to the Bloods gang when he was 13.
"It gets i
In this episode TruthSeekah is joined by Christian Rapper Sevin. Sevin talks about being blacklisted from many christian circles but still never turning his back on the purpose at hand. Over the years Sevin has built a wide following of believers who do not seem to fit into the church norm. Covered from head to toe in tattoos Sevins ministry often caters to those within the gang culture. Sevin is the stage name of Marques Adams, a Christian gangsta rapper based in Sacramento, California. His
Malachi:I can tell you're a very well read person and you love books. I’m the same way, I love to collect old books too. I even have a few by W.E.B. Dubis. What are your 7 favorite books?
Sho Baraka: Oh Wow, Umm, I would say in no particular order, I’d start off with (The) Lord of The Rings, the whole trilogy. I just call that as one book. I just believe the creativity and the imagination in that book is just like an amazing journey. And then also when you think about the morals, the socia
Talented 10th is one of my favorite albums right now. For those, not knowing, I'm talking about the third studio album by Sho Baraka. It's his first solo release since leaving Reach Records in 2011. The album title and concept was based off the essay of the same nameby W. E. B. Du Bois.Well, I was blessed with the opportunity to chop it up with Sho. We talked about everything from the album's concepts, to his favorite books, emcee's and albums. Peep the transcript
Malachi: Before we get into
THIS IS PART 2 OF OUR MY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SIVION. FOR PART ONE CLICK HERE.
Malachi: Why did you call your new album "Group Therapy"?
Sivion: I work in the healthcare staffing industry with physical and occupational therapists. One type of treatment that we see in this field is "group therapy". So when I decided to make this record one that would feature collaborations on most of the songs, I adopted the familiar term for the title. My music has always been considered "feel g
Malachi: I remember listening to your music years ago when you were a part of Phat KATS so I know you have been in the game for years. What are some things you know now that you wish you knew when you first started recording?
Sivion: I wish I knew how wack I was back then. HAHA. Just kidding. But seriously, when you're an up and coming artist, you always think your junk is doper than it really is. And it's good "for you" because you're still growing and improving. So every milestone is li
Sony is pulling the plug on The Interview.
The studio has canceled the release of the Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy, which was set to open Christmas Day.
In a statement, Sony said, “In light of the decision by the majority of our exhibitors not to show the film The Interview, we have decided not to move forward with the planned December 25 theatrical release. We respect and understand our partners’ decision and, of course, completely share their paramount interest in the safety of employe
And on the eighth day, God created air conditioning.
Biblically speaking this may not be true, but on this sweltering late-August morning in Atlanta, any cool breeze feels heaven-sent. Out in the heat, 34-year-old rapper Lecrae and a six-person video crew are filming a music video for "All I Need Is You," the third single from Lecrae's new album, Anomaly. You would hardly know it from the indie-sized shoot, but Lecrae is a superstar -- in Christian music, at least. His last album, Gravity, d
When P-Dub and Bizzle collaborated to release their Best Of Both Worlds: Knowledge and Zeal mixtape, people were impressed.
When they got together and released a full-fledged album, Best Of Both Worlds: The Album, on Feb. 7, people didn’t just talk about how nice P-Dub and Bizzle were on the mic or how tight their beats were—they went out and purchased their album.
So many people purchased their digital download on iTunes that it debuted at no. 7 on the iTunes hip hop charts and made its mark on t
Konviction: To begin, could you please tell us a about your testimony and the
things that God delivered you from in that process. Feel free to
elaborate even on how those things that were foolish in your past, God
has even begun to use those things for His glory.
Json: Man by God's grace I have made it through a lot. So much I can't even
put it all in words. Because there’s so much to the story I really
encourage people to peep the links below to my documentary. It walks
through my life and int
