Bomani

Coming of age in the boogie-down Bronx, the official birth place of Hip Hop, Rodney “Bomani (pronounced Bo-mon-ee)” Patterson rapped to survive. Influenced by old school street poets like KRS-1 and Kool Moe Dee, Bomani picked up the Mic at the age of 12 and started battling local MCs in the Tremont section of the Bronx. After forming a group called the Bad Brothers 3, (“BB3”), the burgeoning word-smith, along with his new formed crew, started challenging other local MCs for turf supremacy. While in high school, however, life dealt the young rapper an unsuspected blow when his parents separated, forcing him to leave his beloved Bronx community for residency in the Inwood section of Manhattan.

It was during this turbulent time that Bomani met his future wife Katrina, a Christ-centered sister, who introduced him to the Lord. Once he gave his life to Christ and accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior, his focus and priorities changed. Yet, the taste of rapping lingered inside. As a newborn child in Christ, Bomani no longer desired to battle and slay MCs, but he felt a calling to use his talent, somehow, so he began writing Christian rap.

Today, with the Spirit of the Most High inside of him and walking beside him, Bomani is taking holy Hip Hop to another level. His insightful lyrics and pristine production raises the bar of the emerging genre with head-bopping tracks and thought-provoking rhymes. The rap-warrior (the meaning of his chosen MC handle) glides across hard hitting beats with lyrical precision, articulating redemption, and life renewed through Christ.

Tracks like “Transformed” thoughtfully express the born-again rapper’s commitment to being a relentless warrior in God’s righteous army. Bomani lays down the gauntlet and goes to battle with a steady impacting flow, proclaiming victory for the Most High as he spits deadly venom, warning haters not to “get it twisted, Christ has me lifted…” and affirming that by “renewing your mind, you (too) can be transformed.”

On the old school track “C.O.O.L. (Children Of Our Lord) Kids Anthem,” Bomani steps back to the future with an inspirational call and response praise that instills obedience, submission, and trust in the Lord. “I know that if He test(s) me, it’s so He can bless me.” Bomani reflexes as he professes how “Life is really great, but He’s (our God) making it better.”

Other notable tracks include “You Don’t Understand,” which speaks about the enslavement of hate and how it can entrap and destroy a person. “As a black man, I was angry at the world,” Bomani recalls. “I didn’t like anybody, but the Lord changed all that.” On “Climbing the Gates of Hell,” the title-track for his forthcoming CD, Bomani preaches the gospel through rap, as he warns industry heads to repent.

Packing faith-based lyrical ingenuity and committed to honoring and uplifting the Kingdom, Bomani is on a mission to impact the rap industry as a fearless rap-warrior for God’s righteous army.