Taelor Eugene Gray (born June 2, 1984) is an American
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 S ...
musician. He was part of The Elevationists with his brother,
Christon Gray, and James Hazley, before they started their solo musical endeavors.
His first studio album, ''The Mocker and the Monarch'', was released in 2015, independently.
Early life
Taelor Eugene Gray was born on June 2, 1984, in
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...
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the son of Arthur Leroy Gray Jr. and Leigh Ann Gray (''née'', Wilson),
with his younger brother,
Christon Gray, where they were raised in a Charismatic Pentecostal Church, in particularly the chorale ministry.
He was educated in private schools from kindergarten through the eighth grade, when he went to and graduated from
Groveport Madison High School.
Gray graduated from
Ohio State University in 2006.
Music career
His music recording career began in 2015, with the studio album, ''The Mocker and the Monarch'', that was released on September 4, 2015, from Taelor Gray Records.
Personal life
Gray is married to Elizabeth "Liz" Gray, and they have a son, Levi and daughter, Chloe.
He is the pastor at Linden Life Fellowship.
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''Find A Way To Smile Again'' (2022)
*''Remember the Sabath'' (2021)
* ''New Peace'' (2021)
* ''Touch Not Mine Anointed'' (2020)
* ''Jacob and Judas'' (2019)
* ''The Love Don't Last Long'' (2018)
* ''In the Way of Me'' (2017)
* ''The Mocker and the Monarch'' (September 4, 2015, independent)
* ''The Straw Man'' (2013)
References
External links
Official website
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1984 births
Living people
African-American rappers
African-American Christians
Musicians from Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University alumni
American performers of Christian hip hop music
Rappers from Columbus, Ohio
21st-century American rappers
21st-century African-American musicians
20th-century African-American people