Michael Boyer II, better known by his stage names Knowdaverbs and later Verbs, is a

Christian hip hop Christian hip hop (originally gospel rap, also known as Christian rap, gospel hip hop or holy hip hop) is a subgenre of contemporary Christian music and hip hop music. It emerged from urban contemporary music and Christian media in the United ...

artist. He has recorded for

Gotee Records Gotee Records is a record label founded by Christian hip hop performer Toby McKeehan (known professionally as ''TobyMac''), Todd Collins, and Joey Elwood. The label began as a production company. At the time of the label's founding, McKeehan wa ...

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

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Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Collaborations on other albums

- '' Factors of the Seven'' - "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'' - "Strugglin'" and "C2K". *GRITS - '' The Art of Translation'' - "Video Girl". *GRITS - ''Quarantine'' - "Different Drum" * Out of Eden - '' 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 h ...

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

. *DJ Maj - ''Full Plates: Mixtape 2'' - "Gung Ho" along with Mat Kearney. *DJ Maj - '' The Ringleader: Mixtape Volume III'' - "So Excited" along with Shonlock. *DJ Maj - '' BoogiRoot'' - "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 - '' Thug Love'' - "Push" along with

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

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

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Verbs American hip hop musicians American performers of Christian hip hop music Living people Gotee Records artists Year of birth missing (living people)