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What do you do when you stand up and speak out on issues that most choose to dismiss? How do you gain support when some who could support you are angry, and others are fearful of being blacklisted? How do you deal with being called a controversial rebel, when all you are doing is speaking the truth? Well, if you are the Holy Hip H.O.P. artist known as Propheci, you use these things as food to fuel the fire inside that constantly tells you that compromise is not an option. They say that the truth hurts, that it can cut like a knife. It is also said that the truth will set you free. Hence, the mission of this God fearing man is to free the minds and souls of God's people from the wayward and acceptable trappings of man and society.
Propheci, a native of Detroit, Mi., has survived two shootings, a near-fatal motorcycle accident and several other tragedies, which makes it clear why this "victorious warrior" is always ready for spiritual battle. Propheci makes sure his songs are built upon God's Word whether it is directed towards the street or the church.
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| Propheci, who in obedience with Jesus Christ our Lord, brings forth the Word, the message of salvation and stands for the rebirth of our youth across the globe. Propheci, a native Detroiter, is a devoted child of God. He is a strong and determined warrior in God's army against Satan's legions; both natural and spiritual.
five feet, six inches in height and weighing 200 pounds, rapper Propheci is an imposing figure. His music is imposing too. It is the stuff gangster rap dreams are made of - heavy, pulsating rhythms along with sometimes sinister, sometimes smooth melodies that create an unmistakable musical ambience.
But Propheci is no gangster rapper. In fact, he's quite the antithesis to almost all of what exists in the Hip Hop genre today. Although his beats and melodies are often in the West Coast, G-funk tradition, his words and their messages are in the tradition of other spiritually charged Hip Hop acts such as Gospel Gangstas, T-Bone, B.B. Jay and others.
He has been known to rail against police brutality, misogyny in Hip Hop music, economic inequality, materialism in the Black community and maybe his favorite target of criticism, the Church and its ungodly policies.
In 2003 Propheci caused quite a stir with his song "Blasphemy", a blast on churches & preachers who preach it, but don't live it. The church was none too pleased and mainstream media criticism was unsure of it's stance. So Propheci is no stranger to controversy.
Controversy, however, is something with which Propheci willingly flirts; and he can expect more of it when his new album, The White Album, is released this year.
"[I chose] the name because %u2026 well it is waging righteous warfare against all that I see to be wrong," says Propheci of the album title.
Although Propheci directs significant criticism at Church policies, this is not the driving factor in his life. Rather, educating the public and shedding light on the truth is what motivates him. "This [album] is much more a labor of love and a commitment to wanting to have truth and alternative viewpoints heard than it is an economic undertaking," says Propheci. "And there is no greater burden than being spiritual in an unspiritual world."
It is unclear whether "The White Album" will have the kind of echo Propheci hopes for. As a controversial artist releasing an unambiguously controversial album, Propheci knows that he is fighting an uphill battle. But at this point in his life, he feels that he has come too far to turn back now.
"It's much more difficult for me to enjoy life now," laments Propheci, "knowing what I know and seeing the conditions that exist."
"I'm definitely the underdog right now saying what I'm saying. Even fighting the good fight in music industry circles, I'm definitely the underdog. But this right here, what I'm saying [with my album and website] is what I live for. I'm passionate about it and I'm passionate about the pursuit of truth. I'm passionate about reaching out and trying to better not only conditions in the christian community but really everybody's conditions. And there are a lot of people who are in the dark."
Of Native American and African American heritage, he grew up being the only male in the home, after his mother and father separated. For-tunately, Propheci's father maintained an exceptionally close and nurturing relationship with him and continued to rear him in a positive manner.
Having the gift of visions blessed upon his family, Propheci has always been raised spiritually and in the church. Propheci had an innate feeling of a spiritual purpose from the womb and recalls having an overwhelming experience at the age of 12 when he received a visit from Satan and Christ one night.
Propheci's musical endeavors began in 1986, although as early as the age of 9 he was telling his family he was going to be an entertainer and a great man for God.
In 1995, Propheci began managing several young secular rap groups. Towards the end of 1996, God put conflict in his heart. Instead of helping the youth by getting involved with them, he was actually serving Satan. His rap groups were degrading women and expressing violence, emulating their only role models; secular rappers. So he forever left the secular music world.
Propheci always asked the Lord, "When will the greatness come?" Well 1998, God answered, "It begins now and rap is your pulpit!"
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