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Not Your Rapper's Rapper

by Erik Stephen

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Rise Up 01:27
Imma rise up, you better keep your eyes up Or you’ll miss the sight of my fighters as we line up We’re gonna ride up right up to the riot Giving in to sinning is thinning out like a diet They tell me to be quiet, not quite yet I’m gonna keep fighting giants til there’s no fight left Cause I was so lifeless, now I’m so righteous I was awaken from the dead like Snow White’s kiss And Imma rise like my city, these binds never fit me It’s fitting in the ending I’m taking what they didn’t give me Defending the soft spoken, mending the heart broken Giving them all hope in, something they’d never chosen You’ll take notice when lives change You may think you know the game but the rules ain’t the same You spend your days chasing fame, but I drive in a different lane Go ahead and close the drapes but you’ll miss something great I made my mind up, I’m gonna rise up Keep my head high as I ride into Zion Rely on the Lion my sight’s on Messiah The bite of the python ain’t nothing for my God They’ll try and fight us with their Goliaths But I stand with the Highest, it’s Him who’s beside us So light up the night it’s the Christ who’s inside us Fighters of the gospel full-throttle rise up!
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I’m freakier and geekier than Childish Gambio I’m rolling dice for D&D like I’m in Reno casinos Choosing Doritos or Cheetos, haters be sippin’ on Pinot They think they’re cool like they’re the One, you ain’t the Son, Jet Li, or Neo Zero is the number that you’re likely to be Well maybe number two cause dude you kinda stink Your lack of mustard seed don’t bring justice to my league You think you rock? Well it doesn’t matter what you think You see I’m smarter than the average bear I don’t my Coca-Cola with no one, I don’t care how cute those penguins stare Now Christsyders lift your lighters to the air And praise the Lord on the dance floor, shake your derriere And you’ll catch me down at Samurai Yvette and I are vampires sired back at Sunnydale High But I don’t die from sunlight cause the Son’s light is mine I’ll live forever in Neverland, Peter Pan I take flight I’m a geek, I use thought bubbles when I speak I’m a freak, cause Jesus He died for me I’m unique, there is only one of me I’m complete so I really don’t care what you think of me Sin tried to own me like Sony with Spider-Man And I marvel how the Righteous man pulled me from the frying pan Put me into a van, sent out to enemy camps Some of these towns like Lithgow ain’t letting me dance But I gotta cut loose like I’m in the Palouse Where you choose if you wanna be a Vandal or Coug Can you handle the truth? That we’re His hands and His shoes? Just for kicks let’s converse about vans and boots You need to move, stop chasing stars, cause stars making deals I’ll hit roads and leave that star dust like Stephen Amell So you kneel in prayer, but you don’t move when you should You’re like a second slayer, player, your faith is no good I wish you would chuck wood if you could chuck wood And not drift, I insist you run swift out of the woods And into the arms of God, graceful as a swan Once upon, bout to blast off infinity and beyond I’m a geek, I use thought bubbles when I speak I’m a freak, cause Jesus He died for me I’m unique, there is only one of me I’m complete so I really don’t care what you think of me
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Family 03:54
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All Things 03:54
Just cause you never heard of me doesn’t mean I ain’t working Doesn’t mean I ain’t putting in hours over exertion Doesn’t mean I ain’t worthy or that I ain’t deserving Doesn’t mean I ain’t murdering beats this geek’s thirsty Bursting on to the scene acquiring everything These mountains only mean it’s higher I gotta leap Kal-L without the E, the original masterpiece The Master’s peace was passed to me wrapped in His majesty No pageantry cause there’s no beauty in vanity A rushed paintbrush will ruin the tapestry While you’re imagining yourself on them magazines I’ll be battling the enemy, He handed me the keys To the kingdom and my freedom, ain’t no one gonna beat Him You’re rolling with false teachers, I’m rolling with King Jesus And we doing laps, time to step on the gas Yo it’s all in my grasp, Want what I have? Just ask I can do all things, all things, all things I can do all things, all things, all things I can do all things, all things, all things I can do all things through Christ I don’t care what they say ain’t looking for a pay day Gonna keep it pretty indy Candice Lerae Starting today it’s the whole shebang Johnny Our God’s remarkable, phenomenal AJ So get your hands up we’re praising our God won’t you stand up He gives us the strength to overcome when we cannot So man up we don’t rely on luck shamrock We ride with the Prince of Peace to fight the beast sandlot Yo you killing me smalls, thought you came to play ball But you ball when you fall ain’t you got Jesus at all? So stand tall in His presence, you were called to this marriage Any weapon formed against you will perish because you’re cherished Sure you’re blemished and damaged but Jesus Christ is the bandage And you can pick at the scab but naaaa that’s kinda gross I joke but truth be told you keep Him close, you’ll grow All my sisters and bros won’t you scream out your throat I can do all things, all things, all things I can do all things, all things, all things I can do all things, all things, all things I can do all things through Christ The sky's the limit, yeah but only for quitters Imma transcend it cause my God is bigger than biggest Yeah you’re spitting’s the sickest but how is your witness Your landing’s skittish like a gymnast that’s missing the finish You make a little money you look down on me All the while screaming Jesus died on Calvary In the clouds you me, while I be jumping them hurdles I need an aerial view to be a part of your world And I-I-I thank the Lord and I make Him my everything And I-I-I can do all things because in His name is strength His name will always reign, His name heals all the pain No other name under Heaven will reach His level of fame No woman or mayne will remain completely the same All chains and restraints separate from the saints Don’t be cockeyed like Popeye when our churches are raising Canes Instead remain brave and shoot that arrow straight I can do all things, all things, all things I can do all things, all things, all things I can do all things, all things, all things I can do all things through Christ
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Channing X 03:56
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I’m not your rapper’s rapper Would you like some cheese and crackers? Hey I’m cooliege like a TV actor I’m an x-factor, a microphone extractor And that sir, is how you deal with rap nerds Lyrically, my speak is mightier than physique Spiritually, I’m a redeemed son of the King Chemically, I’m clean except these IVs of caffeine I don’t sleep, keep grinding, guiding His sheep I’m not your rapper’s rapper No gold chains or black shirts I wear my hat backwards but that’s just standard They’re playing grandeur to hide their lies of confidence While I’m mild mannered just moved here from Metropolis Ain’t no stopping this cause my God’s the God of this Quite the opposite of their godlessness and all their rottenness The problem is, they want to be iconic in their fallenness But I’m ionic turning negatives to positives I’m throwing haymakers Giving praise to the Creator I love my haters cause you all make me greater Thanks for playing while you’re fading I’m still staying I’m not your rapper’s rapper and I’m proud that I can say that I’m throwing haymakers Giving praise to the Creator I love my haters cause you all make me greater Thanks for playing while you’re fading I’m still staying I’m not your rapper’s rapper I may be cocky and arrogant but there’s no comparison anything less, would just be un-American I’m the who, where and when the why and the what if this beat was some bread, I’d be slicing it up mic drop… I ain’t the plain rapper who has to chase after the fame cause HighTyde is the wave I named after I bring laughs to the stage your favorite rapper said that me and Erik got swagger for days uh, I hashtag on a song ‘cause everything you write goes in a white trash bag and it’s gone give my life up to God I’m not your rapper’s rapper I’m just happy with the path that I’m on I was back and then gone props to Erik Stephen for even actually having me on breaker breaker, I’m strange I make craters, created the great lakes the same day I say I’m throwing haymakers Giving praise to the Creator I love my haters cause you all make me greater Thanks for playing while you’re fading I’m still staying I’m not your rapper’s rapper and I’m proud that I can say that I’m throwing haymakers Giving praise to the Creator I love my haters cause you all make me greater Thanks for playing while you’re fading I’m still staying I’m not your rapper’s rapper You're one of the illest granddads rapping Nah I'm one of the illlest granddads snapping on any track that I find attractive And from what I read (Red) it's time for some action Step in any pulpit and snatch the glow from the last Dragon Build the body like Dr. Manhattan, watch man Feel the Doomsday without looking at the clock's hands It's a tale of the tape and I ain't talking about the scotch brand Everyday people get Kilt (killed) like a Scotsman But before I start bussing heads Let me put the grandkids to bed Read'em Scripture, teaching what the Savior said For them the savior bleed for reconciliation It's such amazing grace he gave this wretch consideration That strings us all together like some cool alteration In an awesome Demonstration of His love and dedication Forgive my lack of patience and spiritual maturation Tell Satan I'll bash his face in and I'm not exaggerating I’m throwing haymakers Giving praise to the Creator I love my haters cause you all make me greater Thanks for playing while you’re fading I’m still staying I’m not your rapper’s rapper and I’m proud that I can say that I’m throwing haymakers Giving praise to the Creator I love my haters cause you all make me greater Thanks for playing while you’re fading I’m still staying I’m not your rapper’s rapper
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released March 31, 2017

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Erik Stephen Phoenix, Arizona

Erik Stephen understands what it's like to be on the fringe. He had lived in five different states by the time he was in high school, with his first year in high school being semi-homeless.

After high school, Erik battled depression and suicidal tendencies, and this led to him giving his life to Jesus. He uses his gifts to encourage and bring hope to those that don't quite fit in.
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