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The Ringleader
''The Ringleader: Mixtape Volume III'' is a 2003 Christian hip hop album mixed by DJ Maj. It was his first commercial success. While it is his third mixtape for Gotee Records, his first two received little media attention. This DJ mix has an overall hip hop feel, but some tracks, specifically "Under Pressure", "A Friend", and "Showpiece", are more precisely rhythm and blues. While the album combines the talents of many different artists, the theme that God is in control is a maintained through all the tracks. ''The Ringleader'' marked the debut solo for Jason Eskridge, who had previously been a guest singer with GRITS in ''Grammatical Revolution''. Other artists represented include tobyMac, Kirk Franklin, Out of Eden, LA Symphony, 4th Avenue Jones, Camp Quest (band), Camp Quest, GRITS, Verbs (rapper), Verbs, Bobby Bishop, Shonlock, and Pigeon John. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Maj
Michael Joseph "Mike" Allen (born October 9, 1970), professionally known as DJ Maj, is a Christian music DJ and rapper, contributing to gospel music albums released by tobyMac, GRITS, Ill Harmonics, Carman, dc Talk, and the Newsboys. DJ Maj has released several mixtapes, as well as three solo albums: ''BoogiRoot'', ''Speckled Goats'' and ''Speckled Goats II''. Early life His friends gave him the name "DJ Magic" after watching him play on turntables. Mike only learned to deejay because his friend who was a DJ moved away from Louisiana so he felt he had to learn it all for himself. He later changed his name to "DJ Maj" to reflect that, as a Christian, he did not want to be associated with magic. He continued to DJ as a way of paying his way through technical college and soon perfected the art, using it as a means of bringing " holy hip-hop" to the mainstream audience. He signed a recording contract with Gotee Records and in 1999, released his debut mixtape album, ''Wax Museum: t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |