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Verbs
Birth nameMichael Boyer II
Also known asKnowdaverbs
OriginPhoenix, Arizona, U.S.
GenresHip hop, gospel
LabelsGotee, 1280
WebsiteArchive of verbs7.com
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Michael Boyer II,[1] better known by his stage names Knowdaverbs and later Verbs, is a Christian hip hop artist. He has recorded for Gotee Records.

Background

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He started rapping at the age of twelve,[2] 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".[3] 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 South Africa on a mission with his home church in Nashville, Tennessee. 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 GRITS.[4]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Album information
The Syllabus
The Action Figure
Unlocked
The Groundwork Theory
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: 1280 Music

EPs

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Album information
The Groundwork 3P
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: 1280 Music

Collaborations on other albums

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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

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  1. ^ [1] Archived February 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Knowdaverbs". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 501. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
  3. ^ Darren Keast (March 25, 2004). "Jesus Christ Rap Superstar - Excerpt from Pastor Mike Boyer". Phoenixnewtimes.com. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  4. ^ Rake, Jamie Lee (October 2000). "Reviews / The Action Figure". CCM Magazine. 23 (4): 84, 86. ISSN 1524-7848.
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