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10 - Da Flow feat. EST , The Man They Call Lux , Ital The Ruffian , Lavee & Ruggedness Madd Drama

Kixx Records reunites with dancehall emcee Ital tha Ruffian
for the club-banga single "Matin' Season." The single was produced by no other than Philly's hot female producer Steph Pockets.

Ich meine es gäbe noch mehr von Ital the Ruffian, aber unter einem anderen Namen, ich muss nochmal schauen. Fand sein Album (habe es glaube ich von Dir) aber nicht so überragend, plätscherte so gemächlich vor sich hin ohne große Aufreger...

Habe mir dieses Fat Cat Clique Album mal geholt, sieht interessant aus. Der Track ist auch auf so einer Art "Best of" Compilation der Fat Cat Clique drauf, die nennt sich "ode to the cool cat", da kommt man relativ leicht ran (zumindest an den Re-Release...

"The Perseverance" mixtape will be released as a FREE download on February 17, 2009. One thing that is going to stand out about this mixtape compared to others is that it is not just a bunch of random verses or remixes. There will be a handful of full songs on the mixtape with actual concepts, hooks, etc. The beats have a gritty underground vibe to them as well as some good soul to them. Fans who enjoy Christ centered lyricism expressed in creative and practical ways will be likely to be feeling the songs I am confident that the material on The Perseverance Mixtape is going to be my best material that has been released. There will be 19 songs on the mixtape with plenty of guest features!

2 Corinthians 1:5 For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance so also is our comfort through Christ. That is the theme Scripture that my music is based off. There is so much pain and suffering in this fallen world but through a relationship with Christ no matter how bad the circumstance may be we can be comforted by a loving Savior who has compassion for us.! The sufferings we go through occur in order for us to be able to help others who may go through the same thing in the future. Sad as it is, if you are suffering without Christ you can have no comfort by Him. Instead you are actually storing up wrath for yourself for the day of judgment! That does'nt need to be the case though. Believe in Jesus and trust that he paid this judgment for you on the cross and have peace with God.

My aim is to make music that comes from the heart and to speak up on issues I feel are important for listeners to hear. Writing rhymes helps me to get things off my chest and I feel I can be more transparent through a song many times then I could be just talking to someone. You will see that the music has an underground steez and the lyrics are heart felt, thoughtful and use multi syllable rhyme patterns.

I aim to point listeners to Jesus Christ who is the God man, and who came to save the sick and those who are a mess. I am a mess and still am a mess even after conversion but that's ok. Christ came to save people who are a mess, who aren't perfect. My goal is to help people realize that Jesus is the only way to heaven. There can be only one true answer to a math problem just as there is only real one way to heaven. All religions cannot be right because they all teach completely different things. If you do not agree with this then please study each religion and it's claims in detail.

I am happy to announce news of a project I am working on. It will be called the "Perseverance" Mixtape and will be dropping in 2009. This will be a FREE mixtape and I am planning to post it on a few sites online as well as make some CD-R copies. I am using the government's Stimulus check to help fund the mixtape. There will be a number of features on this project which will be announced at a later date. Things to count on: I will be sharing my heart, some full length songs (not just a bunch of random verses), covering different facets of the idea of perseverance, and of course Christ being exalted.

Perseverance means persistence under discouragement and contrary pressure. Take a moment and think back to a time when the odds were stacked against you; the walls were closing in on you; you felt like you were going to break, and yet somehow you made it through. In essence, the Christian life can be characterized by the word perseverance. We were once slaves to sin and children of the devil. Thankfully Christ stood in the gap for us so are sins are now forgiven through his death on the cross. Yet we still have problems. The problem might be getting into a car accident: losing a wallet; getting mugged; facing unfair stereotypes; being slandered; being raped; being neglected; being laughed at, etc. Through these problems God helps us to persevere. Think of Moses being left in a basket and sent down the river. Think of Joseph in jail. Think of David running from Saul. Think of Job's property being burned and the agony he went through. Think of Paul and his beatings and imprisonments. Think of our Savior praying in the garden with blood dripping from his head because of the agonizing stress of bearing the cup of wrath.

It is quite apparent that we live in a fallen world. The Bible says that even the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. (Romans 8:22) The earth longs to for the new earth. Lol .Although we are now indwelt with the Holy Spirit we still have this wretched thing called the flesh that we go to war with daily. I fall. I fall again. I fall again and again and again. And get back up, and get back up, and get back up and get back up. This cycle of falling into sin and then looking to the cross for our hope is descriptive of the journey we take as Christians. We get convicted and desire holiness and godliness. Yet we still fall. Praise God for his grace and his compassion that allows us to get back up! Without Him we would NOT persevere! According to JI Packer, "The assertion that believers persevere in faith and obedience despite everything is true, but the reason is that Jesus Christ through the Spirit persists in preserving them."

Paul got encouraged by the perseverance of those in Thessalonica and said, "Therefore, among God's churches we boast about your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and trials you are enduring. (2 Thess. 1:4) James tells us to look forward to trials and tribulations because he realized they serve a great purpose in molding our character. James 1:2-4 says, "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." Paul ultimately says the same thing in the fifth chapter of Romans, "Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope." (Romans 5:3-4) In 1 Timothy he says something similar "But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness (1 Timothy 6; 11)

Dazu noch mehr als nur einen Hauch Christian Rap, wenn man sich mal die Tracktitel auf der EP anschaut.