Michael Boyer II, better known by his stage names Knowdaverbs and later Verbs, is a Christian hip hop artist. He has recorded for

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Background

He started rapping at the age of twelve, and spent time dancing with GRITS during the mid-'90s. At first he did not gain much acceptance for singing hip-hop in nearby churches which laughed at him exclaiming "hip-hop's a pit of hell". His debut album, ''The Syllabus'' (1999), and his second album, ''The Action Figure'' (2000) were both fairly successful for gospel rap. His first album under the name "Verbs" ('' Unlocked'') was slightly delayed when he spent six months in

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on a mission with his home church in

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. His latest album

The Groundwork Theory ''The Groundwork Theory'' is Christian rap artist 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 ...

, was released ''September 11, 2007''. His lyrics take a middle ground approach between the explicit doctrine of the

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and the poetic musings of the

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Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Collaborations on other albums

- ''

Factors of the Seven ''Factors of the Seven'' is the second studio album released by GRITS, in 1998. Critical reception Awarding the album a ten from Cross Rhythms, Mike Rimmer writes, "No danger of that here with this top notch performance. You've got to respect ...

'' - "U.S. Open", "Hopes and Dreams" and "Gospel Rap; Parables" along with Jurny Big of LPG. He also appeared in the Music Video - "Hopes and Dreams / What Be Goin' Down". *GRITS - ''

Grammatical Revolution GRITS's album ''Grammatical Revolution'' was released in 1999 on Gotee Records. The song "They All Fall Down" won a Dove Award for "Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song" in 2000.

'' - "Strugglin'" and "C2K". *GRITS - ''

The Art of Translation ''The Art of Translation'' is the fourth studio album by Christian hip hop duo GRITS. It was released in 2002 on Gotee Records and earned the honor of the Dove Award for "Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year" and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 20 ...

'' - "Video Girl". *GRITS - ''Quarantine'' - "Different Drum" *

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- '' More Than You Know'' - "Get It Right". *Out of Eden - '' No Turning Back'' - "Lookin for Love" and "No Turning Back" along with

. *

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 ...

- ''Wax Museum: the Mixtape'' - "Equeena (Remix)" and "Set Sail" along with

. *DJ Maj - ''Full Plates: Mixtape 2'' - "Gung Ho" along with

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. *DJ Maj - '' The Ringleader: Mixtape Volume III'' - "So Excited" along with Shonlock. *DJ Maj - ''

BoogiRoot ''BoogiRoot'' is the first album by Christian rapper DJ Maj. Before this, his primary releases were mixtapes which did not feature his voice very much. Track listing #"Rated R" #"uAppeal" (featuring Manchild & Special Ed) #"BoogiRoot" (featur ...

'' - "Rhyme Pocket Interlude". *DJ Maj - ''Sabbatical Transit'' *

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,"

- '' 7th Avenue'' - "Keep It Movin'". *Camp Quest - ''Camp Quest'' - "Sunday Drive". *Verses - ''Listening Session'' - "Cassette Tapes & Roller Skates" *

Pettidee Dewayne Petty (born 1973), known professionally as Pettidee, is a record producer, actor and Christian rap artist from Tallahassee, Florida. Pettidee has been nominated for a Grammy and Stella Award for producing for groups such as group Grits ...

- '' Thug Love'' - "Push" along with

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- '' Above'' - "Galactic Groove" *

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- ''Vegas Car Chasers'' - "Verb" *

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- ''Proximus'' *DJ darryL and DJ C3Po "Beat, Bass, Breaks and Other Things That Go Thump in the Night" - What Wouldn't Jesus Do? ;Compilation contributions *Sonic Imperial: Sounds of the Prophets - "Call of the Dung Beetle". *Best of Rescue Records 1993-2003/Urban - "Call of the Dung Beetle". *Gotee Urban Vol. 2 - "God Is Big" and "Just the Facts". * Gotee Records presents: Showcase - "God Is Big". *Raggamuffin Hip Hop - "Giant Slayers" and "If I Were Mayor/Governor" with Stitchie *Beat, Bass, Breaks and Other Things That Go Thump in the Night DJ darryL and DJ c3po- What Wouldn't Jesus Do? "N*Soul" label

References

External links

Official Site (Archive.org Backup)Verbs Artist Profile
on

Cross Rhythms Cross Rhythms is a Christian media organisation based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It operates an FM and online radio station, produces radio shows sent internationally, and its website has resources about contemporary Christian music. Hi ...

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