Dwayne Shorter, who goes by the stage name Dwayne Tryumf, is a British

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ian, who primarily plays

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. He has released two studio albums, ''Ghetto Scripture'' in 2005 and ''777: Mark of the Peace'' in 2010. Along with these, Tryumf released an

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in 2006, ''The Mark of the Peace the EP'', and a live album, ''Live in Concert'' in 2014.

Early life

Dwayne Tryumf, was born as Dwayne Shorter, in London, England, where he was involved in secular hip hop during the mid-1990s. Tryumf became a Christian in August 1999, when he had intentions of quitting rapping altogether.

Music career

He started his hip hop music career in 1997, with the group Magic Circle, using the name Conspiracy. Tryumf would start his

career in 1999, after his conversion to Christianity. His first studio album, ''Ghetto Scripture'', was released in 2005. The subsequent release, an

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

, ''The Mark of the Peace the EP'', was released on 30 April 2008. He released, ''777: Mark of the Peace'', a studio album, on 12 March 2010. The live album, ''Live in Concert'', was released on 9 June 2014. He rapped some of his lyrics in

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at a 2015 concert.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Ghetto Scripture'' (2005) * ''777: Mark of the Peace'' (12 March 2010) ;live albums * ''Live in Concert'' (9 June 2014) ;EPs * ''The Mark of the Peace the EP'' (30 April 2008)

References

External links

*
Holy Hip Hop Database
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