Sean Cornelius Johnson (born September 9), is an American

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and

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musician. He started making music in 2005, releasing five

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, ''Simply a Vessel'' (2006), ''Simply a Vessel, Vol 2: Faithful'' (2009), ''Simply a Vessel, Vol 3: Surrender All'' (2012), ''Circa 1993'' (2015) and ''Race the Sun'' (2016), and two

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, ''Joy'' (2011) and ''Grateful'' (2013).

Early life

Sean Cornelius Johnson was born on September 9 to a military father in the United States Air Force and his mother, Althea Johnson. The family would move often with stops in Germany,

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, and

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because of his father's job. His mother died on February 7, 1993, when he was at the age of eleven.

Music career

His music record career began in 2005, with his first release, ''Simply a Vessel'', a

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, that was released in January 2006. The next release, ''Simply a Vessel, Vol 2: Faithful'', another studio album, was released in 2009. He released, ''Joy'', 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.

, in 2011. His third studio album, ''Simply a Vessel, Vol. 3: Surrender All'', was released in 2012. The second extended play, ''Grateful'', was released in 2013. He released, ''Circa 1993'', another studio album, in 2015. His fifth studio album/EP, ''Race the Sun'' was released in 2016, consisting of a compilation of different tracks.

Personal life

He resides in

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Discography

Studio albums * ''Simply a Vessel'' (2006) * ''Simply a Vessel, Vol 2: Faithful'' (2009) * ''Simply a Vessel, Vol 3: Surrender All'' (2012) * ''Circa 1993'' (2015) * ''Race the Sun'' (2016) *''Days Like This'' (2018) EPs * ''Joy'' (2011) * ''Grateful'' (2013).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Sean C. Living people American performers of Christian hip hop music Musicians from Oklahoma Musicians from Pennsylvania Musicians from Tennessee Place of birth missing (living people) Rappers from Pennsylvania Rappers from Tennessee 21st-century American rappers Year of birth missing (living people)