Shabach

Shabach was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was introduced to rap music by his older brother and producer, Mapptracks. Early influences include: The Beastie Boys, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, Kriss Kross, Kool G Rap, Nas, and Rakim. He recorded his first demo at 11 years old, then started looking for record deals on his own. He eventually became known in his neighborhood as being the "next big thing". Well, the neighborhood was right.
"Sin", as he was professionally known as, landed a record deal on a subsidiary label of Universal Music Group. His music started to play in regular rotation on major radio programs, and his name, "Sin", became street credible. But what happened next in his life though was bigger than his street credibility, his record deal, and even his record spins on the radio.
"Sin" found himself sitting in New Destiny Christian Center in Orlando, FL one sunday morning where the Holy Spirit was speaking through their senior Pastor, Dr. Zachary Tims. Being raised in a christian home, attending church as a child, and above all, the prayers of his family, his body went through a spiritual battle as he sat in the chair. He felt the Holy Spirit was at work, and he also knew that it was time to leave his old nature behind. "Sin" was no more on that morning of November 17, 2002. Shabach was born, hence the album title: "From Sin to Shabach...the Rebirth". Shabach is recognized in holy hip-hop with rap lyrics "as uplifting as Fred Hammond", says Derek Ferguson of Life Music. He adds progression to this ever-growing genre, and his music is unique to the market place of gospel music.