7 Fold

Against the Grain 7 Fold

My Passion: -To bring the message of the cross to the world through rap (rhythm & prophecy) music. -To infiltrate mainstream rap and bring a more positive message to the rap game. Bio As a senior in high school, I received a word from the Lord. Through one of His prophets, I was told that the Lord wanted me to rap. At that time, I was headed to a community college on a basketball scholarship. I had no intentions of being a rapper or producing rap music. I had my plan, but God had another plan! At college, laying on my bed after a sleepless night, I heard two words from the Lord...'Get Out'! I immediately packed my bags and headed back home. All of a sudden, the word I received from the prophet was beginning to make sense to me. Back at home, I began to see if God was really speaking to me about rap. I began to start writing raps. Incredibly, the rhymes started to flow out of me and onto the paper! I was amazed because I had never wrote a rap in my life. Now, rhyming was coming easy! With every time I wrote, my confidence grew. I started dreaming bigger and bigger and the vision was getting clearer! I began to study other rappers who came before me. Some of these rappers who had a big influence on me were Lil' Raskull, Nuwine, Prime Minister, Gospel Gangstaz, Lecrae, and the greatest to ever touch the mic, Tupac Shakur. I asked God to give me an alias. Most rappers don't go by their government name. I began to pray for a God-given name. One day I was at work and God spoke into my spirit, '7Fold'. I began to see 'sevens' all throughout my life. I knew it was from God! I knew that if I was to complete the job that the Lord told me to do that I would need a greater knowledge of the Word and a greater knowledge of music. To get the greater knowledge of the Word, I enrolled at World Harvest Bible College. Along with being a student, I also played on the basketball team at the Bible College. In 2002, I helped the team win the NBCAA national championship! After graduating Bible College in 2003, I moved to Minneapolis, MN to gain a greater knowledge in music. In Minneapolis, I attended the Institute of Production and Recording. There I received my training from some of the top producers, engineers, composers and musicians in the music industry. After 12 straight months, I graduated with a degree in audio production. After graduation, I felt like I was ready for ministry through music. But the next few years would be a testing ground. I went through a series of life experiences that sould treaten to destroy my call all together! ... but God! After the smoke cleared from all the tests and trials, what was left standing ws the word that I received from the prophet years before. Through God's grace, I was able to purchase the equipment I needed to produce and record music. Now, with the tools in hand, I plan to change the game for Jesus!