Now this is something interesting, you know a lot of people think “RAP” is the devil’s music, i think such people are retarded, i mean “RAP” isn’t just a bunch of poetry or word play, sure any idiot can use synonyms and anonymous in the right sequence, but “RAP” needs a lot of emotion a lot of experience i mean this is something that can only be created if you go through it… anyways today we are going to know this amazing “GOSPEL” rapper Bizzle “the rapper that dizzed Jay-z…
Bizzle
Mark Julian Felder, (born July 21, 1983), more commonly known as Bizzle, is an American Christian hip hop recording artist and entrepreneur. Previously referred to as Playboy, and Lavyss.
In January 2010, Bizzle released “You Got Some Explaining to Do” directed towards Jay-Z, calling the rap icon out on his negative references towards Jesus and Christianity in his music. The video caused much controversy and generated a buzz that even Bizzle couldn’t anticipate. He released a statement in an interview with AllHipHop.com.
He released his first mix tape, The Messenger, in March 2010. Shortly after the release, he founded God Over Money Records in Houston, Texas. Since its creation, the label has released eight mix tapes a collaborative album with artist Willie ‘P-Dub’ Moore Jr.,three full length studio albums, and signed two artists.
He released his debut album, Tough Love & Parables, on June 21, 2011 which debuted at No. 15 on the Billboard Gospel Albums chart. It appeared on the iTunes Store swoosh= banner. The Good Fight was released on May 7, 2013 and debuted at No. 2 on Billboard‘s Gospel Albums chart, No. 7 on Christian Albums, No. 11 on Top Rap Albums, and sold a total of 3,962 copies in its first week.
The talented Bizzle received nominations for Rap/Hip Hop Gospel CD of The Year at both the 2012 & 2014 Stellar Awards, sharing the category with artists Derek Minor, Lecrae, and Thi’sl. He also received three nominations at the 2012 & 2013 Kingdom Choice Awards and although he didn’t win any in 2012, he won all three categories in 2013 for Rap Single of The Year, Hip Hop Album of The Year, and Music Video of The Year.
He caused a commotion in the media when he released Same Love: A Response, the artist’s reaction to a controversial wedding ceremony broadcast during the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. As expected, the response track received a lot of media attention. Due to the extremely angry response Felder received, he created a website to draw attention to the apparent lack of tolerance toward Christians and their differing views on the definition of marriage.
OK now I’ve gotta say something here “why the heck will a dude be gay, for goodness sake that is so sick, i know I’m not supposed to judge but mehn that is sick, i mean we got a lot of ladies on earth, and a dude likes a dude… abeg kudos to Bizzle, I’ve personally listened to his songs he’s dope you’ll should download his album abeg and please fight The Good Fight “
Life and career
Early life
Mark Felder was raised mostly by his mother in Los Angeles, California. His father stayed in Compton, California. As a child growing up, his family was quite poor living in Section 8 housing
Mark was around thirteen the first time he stepped in a music studio. Listening to Tupac, he began to establish a talent for writing rhymes but noticed that his content usually mimicked those he listened to, whether it was his uncle or other rappers. Topics like shooting or packing pistols.
After graduating, Mark put out five mix tapes and began circulating them in malls, clubs, radio stations and anywhere else he could. He eventually got an opportunity to open up for Lil Wayne & Juelz Santana during their I Can’t Feel My Face tour[ He also opened up for Lil Boosie
While trying to move his music, his financial situation got worse. As he stated in an interview, his “financial situation got so bad he was sleeping on a friend’s floor and his car was a closet for his clothes”. Mark began selling drugs and even became a pimp to fund his music career and to maintain a certain image around those he aspired to become like in the industry
Conversion to Christianity
Here is an excerpt from Mark’s interview with The Christian Post explaining his conversion:
“A woman who was a prostitute liked my music. I had friends that were getting paid in that way, (so) I fell into this situation where I was pretty much a pimp and she was my prostitute.”
Although Bizzle, also known as Lavyss, admitted that he was able to gain fast money, that all came to an end when the prostitute asked him to pick up her brother at their family church. While Bizzle didn’t automatically feel guilty for his lifestyle, the situation made him think twice about his path.
“(Her brother) was a drummer in a church, that was her family’s church. The problem was that I didn’t feel as guilty as I should have,” Bizzle recalled. “I knew it was wrong but because of the money that was coming in, I wasn’t going to tell her what the Lord was telling me. Eventually I came to Christ after realizing how far I had gone from him. That scared me.“
Not long after, Mark established the God Over Money Records recording label and began making music with a different purpose.
2008-11 The Jay-Z diss, The Messenger trilogy & Tough Love & Parables
The influence of his Christianity and Mark’s exposure to the dark side of hip hop ultimately prompted his questioning of the dark imagery that appears to be promoted through the music of rappers like Kanye West,Rick Ross, and Jay-Z. On January 17, 2010 he released the track “You Got Some Explaining to Do”, a song directed towards Jay-Z, exposing him for his negative references towards Jesus in his lyrics. The result of the diss song led Bizzle to being called the “Christian Rapper that dissed Jay Z”. Overwhelmed by the positive response and media attention he received, Mark decided to set out making music that both proclaimed the Gospel of the Bible as truth and exposes the evil working within the music industry.
He released his first Christian mixtape, The Messenger, on March 30, 2010 on DatPiff. The mix tape received much success and has been downloaded over 1 million times since its release. The Messenger 2: Delivered & The Messenger 3: Truth Music followed in 2010 & 2011 respectively.
On June 21, 2011, Felder released his first full length studio album titled Tough Love & Parables.
“Same Love” controversy
On January 28, 2014, Bizzle released a single entitled “Same Love (A Response)” that takes its cue from the pro-gay rights single “Same Love” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. It opens with the rapper reciting a quotation from the Book of Timothy then leads into the same instrumental track as Macklemore’s original. The song is critical of the media in its promotion of homosexuality, stating that it is hypocritical to call for tolerance for same-sex relationships while at the same time branding opponents of them as “hateful”. He also takes offense at the analogy of gay rights with the civil rights struggle of blacks,He also encourages Christians who struggle with homosexuality to “fight the good fight”.
Three days after its release, the song garnered over 30,000 views on YouTube. The Huffington Post called the track “very disturbing”.The Advocate, a newspaper that represents the homosexual community, said Bizzle’s single “uses the instrumental hook from Macklemore’s ‘Same Love’ to say that LGBT people are sinful, violent, and just like pedophiles.” Bizzle has reported that he has received death threats because of the song created a website that chronicles the backlash against him, and maintains that he is not homophobic but simply stating an opposing argument to that in popular media.
Justin Bieber Instagram handle controversy
On February 11, 2014, US Magazine reported that Justin Bieber had changed his Instagram handle to ‘bizzle’ citing that “the moniker ‘Bizzle’ actually belongs to a Christian rapper based in L.A.”
Albums
- 2011: Tough Love & Parables
- 2012: Best of Both Worlds: The Album (with Willie ‘P-Dub’ Moore Jr.)
- 2013: The Good Fight
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