Testimony

I have been writing and producing Hip Hop music for about ten years now. In the beginning my music was pretty clean cut. For the most part, I was always on the fence as far as writing Christian versus secular music, but with life's curve-balls and situations it started to affect my music in a negative manner. One day I was watching music videos on TV. Usually I would make excuses for the materialism and sexism in the Hip-Hop videos, but God started to show me for the first time how the power of music can influence the youth. Not until I got baptized did God show me a vision of how music can change lives.

Then it hit me hard. God started to make everything become so clear. At this point I instantly started writing songs with a message that the youth can listen to and be effected by in a positive manner. God has blessed me with the talent of writing and a purpose to reach the youth that love Hip Hop music. I want to show them that living 4-GOD is the most important thing in this life and through Him they can find a purpose and a life they would've never imagined!




Biography


4-GOD has been involved with Hip Hop music for twelve years now. Starting at the young age of fifteen, his goal was to ultimately be a producer. He instead decided to focus on learning the craft of being an MC. He started by rhyming words and using metaphors to demonstrate why he should be known as an elite rapper. Battling other MC’s was a must and then he began to freestyle everything. 4-GOD learned that freestyle was the beginning of him becoming a true artist and motivated him to start writing songs. He named himself 4-STAR and was part of a group called SHOGUN with four other MC’s (A1, WTK, Big Joe & Sonny Black). They performed and recorded many songs together as a young group. He went on to write more solo projects and found that fulfillment didn’t start for him until he tied in his Christian faith with his Hip Hop talent. GOD revealed to 4-STAR that his purpose was to use Hip-Hop to represent HIM. This began the transition to the name 4-GOD.

“I don’t rap for the streets or for the kids. I rap 4-GOD. It was GOD who blessed me with the ability to be able to relate to the youth’s struggle. I have had many experiences that were good and bad in my lifetime. Without pain and struggles there would be nothing to learn from. This past year GOD has shown me my purpose in life and that is to live for HIM, 4-GOD,” says, 4-GOD.

4-GOD signed with Rey of Hope Records and recorded his first album “The Movement” in spring of 2005 which is available now! “This album is really well rounded and very instrumental. This Album is the definition of feel good music.” 4-GOD continues to write new music and grow in his walk with God. “The Movement Has Begun!”