Khul Rhema_(Of Dem Ziklag Boyz) - What The World Needs Now
ARTIST.....: Khul Rhema_(Of Dem Ziklag Boyz)
TITLE......: What The World Needs Now
LABEL......: GoZPul
URL........: http://www.khulrhemamusic.com | http://www.myspace.com/khulrhema
RIP DATE...: Jul-22-2007
STORE DATE.: Jul-03-2007
GENRE......: Rap
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 75,4 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Crucial Intro 01:27
02 - Get Loose 03:46
03 - Grindin' (Never Turning Back) 03:34
04 - I Represent Him 04:09
05 - Throw'Em Up 04:22
06 - Praizin' God 04:03
07 - Frienemies (a poem) 01:36
08 - Ride 04:10
09 - Bangin' In My Whip 03:35
10 - What The World Needs Now (a spoken word) 02:22
11 - Can't Survive 04:20
12 - Icy 03:51
13 - King Solomon 03:25
14 - Almighty $ 03:54
15 - I'm Not Perfect 03:56
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52:30 min
Release Notes:
Band History:
"Through you, multitudes will be ushered into the Kingdom." These
are the rhema words spoken to Tico, aka Khul Rhema, on a hot
August night in southern California back in 1996. 2Pac had just
been killed three months before; a moment in time that brought
many grievances to a young, inspiring producer who had made his
way courageously to 'killa Cali' from his native Georgia home the
year before in a longshot quest to be 'discovered.' All within
that year, Tico withstood everything from threats and attacks on
his life from gang sets (who, for the most part, grew to know and
accept him into their fold; Tico, at one point, was a 'trapper'
with a Crip set in LA County), to almost signing with a very
corrupt record label (ran by a notorious LA gang member and drug
kingpin), and even a bout with homelessness, opting to sleep in a
Greyhound bus station for a while. Even though Tico was no
stranger to life in the streets (he began selling crack at age
15), he managed to finish college with honors and, in essence,
this set of circumstances proved to be more than he could bear. It
was in the midst of these experiences that Tico had learned from
an uncle that God was a "burden-removing, yoke-destroying God."
Those words stuck with him, even as he continued on with life in
the ghetto streets and eventually led him into the presence of a
true and living God, seeking His power to remove burdens and
destroy yokes.
"I have many burdens and my whole life feels like a yoke. I don't
want to live anymore!" Tico cried to God as he thought about the
loaded 9mm pistol he carried in his backpack, "but I heard that
You can remove these burdens from my life," he bargained, "and if
you do, I will serve you with the rest of my life." With these
words came a life-altering experience in the true presence of God
unlike anything he'd ever experienced. He became overwhelmed with
a Spirit of joy and peace even as he still had nowhere to lay his
head, a feeling that he describes as being "un-describable." That
same day, Tico accepted a job moving pianos that paid him, on the
average, $100 dollars a day in cash, ending his days in the
Greyhound station. Look at God!
It was no more than a couple weeks later that Tico received the
infilling of the Holy Spirit and began to communicate with God on
a personal level that has proven to be a lifeline to him. It was
then when God told him that multitudes would be ushered into the
Kingdom through him. A week later, he was unctioned by the Spirit
to visit a Christian bookstore for the first time in his life.
This is where he ran upon a small section of cds entitled "Gospel
Rap." Tico describes his first thought and reaction to seeing this
section as being one of rage and disgust: "I felt like these guys
were obviously playing with God, man. I didn't think that God and
rap mixed." After receiving the unction to listen to a couple of
the cds (Future Shock, Tunnel Rats, Nuwine, DJ Dove and Gospel
Gangstas are among others that really impressed him), it only took
a couple of minutes before Tico realized that it was God's will
that he get on the mic and use his gift of making music to
represent the Kingdom of God. "This is what I want you to do,"
said the still, yet recognizable voice of God.
Since then, Tico has set out to fulfill this great call of God on
his life, winning souls through his music and dynamic
performances, for the most part alongside a group that he founded
in late 2000 on the campus of World Changers Church International
- the legendary 'Ziklag Boys,' who, before their retirement,
garnered such honors as a Grammy and Stellar award nomination in
2005, as well as reportedly being the first gospel rap group to
gain regular rotation on a secular station. Under Tico's
leadership, Ziklag traveled abroad (Virgin Islands, Chicago,
Houston, New York, Indianapolis, etc.), receiving love and
admiration by believers and non-believers alike (they were courted
by the likes of BME, Lil' Jon's independent label and Stankonia -
Outkast's now defunct independent) while independently moving over
20,000 units internationally.
After the Ziklag era, Tico has worked diligently at developing his
career as a producer, proving to be one of the hottest producers
on the rise in 2006. He has gone on to win a Stellar Award in 2006
for his production work on "The Sequel," the LP release by Lil' I
Rocc (Authority/Whitaker) which earned two (2) Stellars, one being
for 'Best Hip Hop/Rap Album of the Year.' He also has produced
work for renowned superstar producer, Dallas Austin, (TLC, Michael
Jackson, Outkast, Boys II Men, Mariah Carey, etc.,), contributing
to Dallas' first gospel endeavor, Darlene McCoy, remixing the hit
single, "Fallen In Love," which originally gained much attention
and fanfare on the soundtrack to the blockbuster Tyler Perry big
screen debut,
"Diary of a Mad Black Woman." He has also worked with other
artists like Ghetto Mafia and EJ the Witchdoctor of the Dungeon
Family.
After a much needed sabbatical dating from mid to late 2005, Tico
has received instruction to get back to the business of doing
damage to Satan's stronghold in urban music and entertainment as a
frontline 'souljah,' independently releasing "The Incredible
HudRock," an EP release chronicling his bout with betrayal and his
own 'self-destructive' habits. He gives the listener an
introspective view of a man who has brought the weight of a
harvest of sin upon himself; who barely escaped Satan's
entrapments with his life and how God, who is Love, miraculously
brought him out victorious.
In addition, Tico has inked a distribution deal with
Sony-BMG/Provident-Integrity distributed Beatmart Recordings, as
he prepares to release his official national solo debut release on
his new label, PowwerHouse Productions in August of 2006.
Watch out world, Rhema the Lion Tamer is back! He's been "baptized
n' da fi' " and he's ready for combat!! Keep your eyes open and
ears to the street!