TLV - The Lord's Vessel

I started writing songs in 1986 with the vision of rocking the microphone in front of thousands of people. I've got to learn just how cold the music industry can be. Three producers and twenty years later, I was blessed with the opportunity to release my first LP Unmerited Favor independently. This album is a celebration of the change of the old me into the new me, including major testimonies from my shady past to the renewing of my mind, the redeeming of my soul, the healing of my relationships and the restoration of my heart. My influences range from the soul of the 70's to the hip hop of the 90's. The uniqueness of the The Lord's Vessel to the music of today is the hardhitting message. Instead of adding to a demoralizing, "anything goes," explicit and money hungry message to the listeners of today, my purpose is to break the image of hip hop and claim back morality and family values by speaking truth, love and wisdom according to the the gospel. I used to write songs of my greed, selfishness and rebellion, until my moment of clarity to the truth I denied. By the time I could finally see the truth, I was a gang member, three time loser to drug rehab, and about to lose my wife and children. My purpose is to tell my story to the world, through my musical gifting, and let people know that they can overcome and be victorious in all things through Jesus Christ.