''BoogiRoot'' is the first album by
Christian rapper 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 ha ...
. Before this, his primary releases were mixtapes which did not feature his voice very much.
Track listing
#"Rated R"
#"uAppeal" (featuring
Manchild &
Special Ed
Edward K. Archer (born May 16, 1972), known professionally as Special Ed, is an American rapper and producer. Ed is perhaps best known for the songs "I Got It Made", "Think About It" and "I'm the Magnificent" from his debut album '' Youngest in ...
)
#"BoogiRoot" (featuring Gabe Real of Diverse City)
#"H.A.N.D.S." (featuring
Michael Tait
Michael DeWayne Tait (born May 18, 1966) is an American contemporary Christian music artist. Michael Tait met Toby McKeehan in 1984 when he was in high school. Both Toby and Michael met Kevin Max while attending Liberty University in the late 19 ...
)
#"Let's Go" (featuring
Shonlock
Deshon Terrell Bullock (born May 28, 1975), better known by his stage name Shonlock, is an American Christian hip hop artist from Atlanta, Georgia by way of Chicago, Illinois. He first made a debut in 2001 and is part of the TobyMac road band ...
& Dave 'Monsta' Lynch)
#"Lil Slump" (Interlude)
#"Love" (So Beautiful) (featuring Liquid Beats)
#"Can't Take It Away" (featuring
tobyMac
Toby McKeehan (born Kevin Michael McKeehan; October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac or TOBYMAC), is an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He was first known f ...
)
#"Soul Window" (featuring Ayiesha Woods & MOC)
#"Rhyme Pocket Interlude" (featuring
Verbs
A verb () is a word (part of speech) that in syntax generally conveys an action (''bring'', ''read'', ''walk'', ''run'', ''learn''), an occurrence (''happen'', ''become''), or a state of being (''be'', ''exist'', ''stand''). In the usual descrip ...
)
#"Up All Nite" (featuring
LA Symphony
L.A. Symphony is an independent hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. Current members of L.A. Symphony are FLYNN (also known as Flynn Adam), UNO Mas, CookBook, Joey the Jerk (formerly Joey's Dream), Sareem Poems (fka Sharlock Poems), Pige ...
)
#"Ballin' Chains"
#"Through the Night" (featuring
KJ-52
Jonah Kirsten Sorrentino (born June 26, 1975), better known by his stage name KJ-52, is a Christian rapper from Tampa, Florida. The "KJ" part of his name refers to his old rap alias, "King J. Mac," )
#"Gotta Go Now" (featuring Liquid Beats)
Awards
In 2006, the album was nominated for a
Dove Award
A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry. The awards are presented annually. Formerly held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Dove Awards ...
for Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year at the
37th GMA Dove Awards
The 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards, also called the 37th Annual GMA Music Awards, were held on April 5, 2006 recognizing accomplishments of Christian musicians for the year 2005. The show was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, ...
. The song "Love (So Beautiful)" was also nominated for Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Song of the Year.
37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners
on About.com; Jones, Kim
References
External links
DJ MajGotee Records
Gotee Records albums
2005 debut albums
DJ Maj albums
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