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Renaissance Man

by Idiomz da Prophesayer

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verse one: A yo I grab a microphone And chop it in a thousand pieces Meticulously flowing through my verses Like a thesis Introducing new materials on Tuesday Like releases And causing quite the funk in them And leaving stains like feces Believe this I'm all up in your pieces Like I'm Reese's Though my status on the rise I hate to see when yours decreases Who ever said A Christian cat Would grab the mic and babble When I minister on mics I move the crowd Like they were cattle From Tampa to Seattle In a cypher or a battle Whether spitting bible verses Or verses that leave them baffled Sometimes I rhyme slow Sometimes I rhyme quick Diagnosed with tongue cancer Cause sometimes I rhyme sick Sometimes my rhymes flow Other times they too thick Sometimes I desecrate 'em Other times I just . . . . [spit] Yeah Cause I gotta rock the boom-bap Hook: Gotta rock the boom-bap Gotta stay true to that Cause that's what I heard So I gotta rock the boom-bap (repeat) verse two: I got that signature Boom-bap Old school delivery Lyrically endorsed by Jesus Christ To change your misery And like a knight in shining armor I believe in chivalry But wackness on the radio today Is steady killing me I'm underground so deep That the industry don't hear me But because I spit the truth If they did Then they would fear me Trying to contain me Silence me and defame me You heard it all before Now I digress So now I treat it like a test My results came back positive Medicating flows With the word of God Is how I live Giving all I got Cause all I got is all I have to give Grown man in the physical But spiritually I'm just a kid So when I take the stage I'm like "is anybody home" Until I see the red dots Fixed and aimed at my dome Thus I carry on Knowing this could be my last song That's why I praise the name of Jesus Til the break of dawn Check it (Hook)
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Fade 2 Black 01:41
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Conquest Verse: I got the black super’s on And the Louie V. jeans Not Nas but the don I am ruthlessly being Wifey’s mouthing off Sounding off I’m not trying to hear it though “Jay we fend to hit this club” “You In” There it go Now we in the ride For a night that seemed special Got that Jeezy turned up To an obscene level Thought I fit the role Then it hit my soul When we saw this club Of half naked chicks And stripper poles Well you only live once that’s the motto That’s the YOLO Got this chick bouncing on me Like a stick that was pogo And now she’s grinding on the kid In slow mo And suddenly There was a gun in my face I was straight like Oh No The club owner was a dealer on the side Now this spot’s being raided By cops and what not Told him I go to church Dog You should have seen his surprise I should have stayed home Cause in my sin I could have Gotten shot Chorus: There’s something ‘bout The lights in the city It’s such a pity The high and sadity Looking down on people Like they kiddy Cause their attitude is messed up And real gritty Ain’t nothing pretty About these evil streets In the city (repeat) Idiomz Verse: Yo I’m sick of this Corrupt and shady Politics People only concerned About how much A dirty dollar gets Me and my man We made a plan To pull this shady caper Under the city lights Cause we was out to get that paper A mid summer’s eve It was July thirteenth It was a Friday in the city So the people filled the street Shorty’s dressing half naked To avoid the summer heat While heads was steady on the prowl Me and my man was on the creep Our plan was high and tight It was the heist of the century Weaving amongst the crowd Boosting cats For all their jewelry Moving throughout the crowd Collecting jewels From all these brothers Heard a voice inside my head That said “My son do unto others” Not another minute passed And I was face down On the concrete Heater against my skull And I’m too scared to make a peep If I only had listened To the words my pastor preached Instead Denied my faith in Christ And now eternally I sleep
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Why Bother 02:30
Verse One: Like an isotope No hope to see the future Internal injuries beyond repair Without a suture No matter how I try This solitary still confines me I left bread crumbs In hopes that someone comes and finds me But sadly they remind me That buzzards swoop in behind me And snatching up the crumbs So now I'm done before I started Like the Dearly departed Broken-hearted and alone Left to wander aimlessly without a place To call a home I roam like gnome In the city of the Vatican It makes me sad again That I can't seem to find a friend In the end My lacerations Speaks about my desperation To obtain some separation From the state of my irrelevance And though I try to circumvent My current situation It's my lack of dedication That causes me hesitation And like the reparations I'm facing the odds against me And God's forgotten me So tell me Why should I bother Hook: Many ask me why bother When tomorrow isn't promised I tell them that I bother cause tomorrow isn't promised I heard your cries on your journey Through the wilderness And now I come to save you Like gorillas in the midst (repeat) Verse Two: I can't believe That my existence here is random That's why I grab a mic And rock an opera like a phantom Shooting off just like a cannon Dropping bombs like Nagasaki I Know He got me When I'm in His hands He'll never drop me Still I'm getting sloppy Thinking what He does That I can copy Blaming Him When I'm the only one here Who can stop me So I say I'm sorry Cause I feel I'm going through the motions Checking off some boxes What I'm lacking in devotion Until I get the notion That His heart's to truly love me I know He's thinking of me On that day up on Golgotha Yo He did it proper So that eternally I would prosper And spend my glory days In the presence of the Father Many ask me Why bother when tomorrow isn't promised I tell them that I bother Cause tomorrow isn't promised Many ask me Why bother when tomorrow isn't promised I tell them that I bother Cause tomorrow isn't promised Hook
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The Cost 03:57
verse one: A yo They snatched me from my sleep In the middle of the night Tied me to a wooden post And gave me 39 strikes They don't like What I write That's why they started this fight If I'm a live for my Christ Then I'm a die for my Christ That's when the drug me through the mud Diggin deep to find my skeletons Exposing all my sins So they label me a hellien No matter what I'm telling them They calling for my head They consider me a threat To them I'm better off dead So now I'm gonna be a problem Labeled a troubled starter Living my life for Christ so for Him I'm a die a martyr But still I'm trying harder as I take it to the streets Trying not to get consumed In the beally of the beast Practicing what I preach I spread love spreading the gospel The natives getting restless While my critics getting hostile Going all in today Because no promise for tomorrow If you claim to follow Christ Than tell me What does it cost you? Hook: These potholes in my lawn Are sure to lead me to disaster But it's grace I'm after So I get caught up Like it's the rapture I'm gonna be a problem Labeled a trouble starter Living my life for Christ So for Him I'm a die a martyr (repeat) Verse two: Dark clouds form As I raise my bible in my hand It's a parter of the greater plan To fulfill His command On a mountain top I stand With a target on my chest Without a bullet-proof vest I must confess It's kind of scary Like Amettyville horror With a poltergiest attacking I'm in the mission field without no financial backing It's on and Kracken (cracking) Bringing major heat just like a dragon Getting straight to the point With the quickness I don't drag on So check the path I'm on It's like the road to Damascus These potholes in my lawn Are sure to lead me to disaster But it's grace I'm after So I get up like it's the rapture Cause we blind baby We blind to the fact That it's by grace alone The only way we ever gonna see home Otherwise We roam like a gnome Travelocity It's with voracity I get voracious when I speak to you You claim to follow Christ Then tell me what does it cost you? (Hook)
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Help Me 01:48
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A renaissance is a period of renewed artistic and spiritual growth or activity - a revival of sorts . . . The purpose of this album is to spark a restoration, through music, of a Christ-centered faith. To dispel the notion that Christian music, hip-hop in particular, has to be "cheesy" or sub-par. To revive the energy, enthusiasm and emotion of classic hip-hop through raw and gritty beats, skillful wordplay and substantive content.

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released May 26, 2015

Executive Producers: D. Curtis & T. Myers

Co-Executive Producers: M. Ramos, K. Furlong, K. Houchens, S. Maddox, C. Jackson, L. Miller, E. Newman, K. Blancher, S.J. Johnson and J. Jackson

Recorded and Mixed by P. Chiachierini at Racetrack Sound Studio, McSherrystown, PA

Mastered by Dave Bowden at Real Time Mastering, Hanover, PA

Photography by Kieth Emmerich

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Idiomz da Prophesayer Nashville, Tennessee

"If at the end of the day, there is only one person who – through my ministry – has been moved to seek/fulfill their relationship with Christ, then my labor has been worth it. That is the measure of my success - Not the money. Not the fame. Not material things.”

~idiomz
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