Verbs (rapper)

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Michael Boyer II
Alias = Knowdaverbs
Born = flagicon|US Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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Genre = Hip hop, Gospel
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Label = Gotee
1280 Music
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URL = [http://www.verbs7.com verbs7.com]
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Verbs (previously known as Knowdaverbs, real name "Michael Boyer II" [http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/artists/verbs.html] ) is a Christian hip hop artist who has achieved respect in the industry. Knowdaverbs has recorded for the Gotee label, home to GRITS and affiliated with dc Talk.

Barkground

He started rapping at the age of twelve,cite book |last=Powell |first=Mark Allan |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music |year=2002 |publisher=Hendrickson Publishers |location=Peabody, Massachusetts |isbn=1-56563-679-1 |edition=First printing |chapter=Knowdaverbs |pages=501] and spent time dancing with GRITS during the mid-'90s. 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. He is to release the highly anticipated "Groundwork Theory" on September 18, 2007 under new label 1280 Music.

His lyrics take a middle ground approach between the explocit doctrine of the Cross Movement and the poetic musings of the GRITS.cite journal |last=Rake |first=Jamie Lee |year=2000 |month=October |title=Reviews / "The Action Figure" |journal=CCM Magazine |id=ISSN|1524-7848 |volume=23 |issue=4 |pages=84,86 ]

Discography

tudio albums

EPs

Collaborations on other Albums

*GRITS - Factors of the Seven - "U.S. Open", "Hopes and Dreams" and "Gospel Rap; Parables" along with Jurny Big of LPG. He also appeared in the Music Video - "Hopes and Dreams / What Be Goin' Down".
*GRITS - Grammatical Revolution - "Strugglin'" and "C2K".
*GRITS - The Art of Translation - "Video Girl".
*Out of Eden - More Than You Know - "Get It Right".
*Out of Eden - No Turning Back - "Lookin for Love" and "No Turning Back" along with Grits.
*DJ Maj - Wax Museum: the Mixtape - "Equeena (Remix)" and "Set Sail" along with Grits.
*DJ Maj - Full Plates: Mixtape 2 - "Gung Ho" along with Mat Kearney.
*DJ Maj - The Ringleader: Mixtape 3 - "So Excited" along with Shonlock.
*DJ Maj - BoogiRoot - "Rhyme Pocket Interlude".
*DJ Maj - Sabbatical Transit.
*KJ-52 - 7th Avenue - "Keep It Movin'".
*Camp Quest - Camp Quest - "Sunday Drive".
*Verses - Listening Session - "Cassette Tapes & Roller Skates"
*Pettidee - Thug Love - "Push"

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".
* - "God Is Big".
*Raggamuffin Hip Hop - "Giant Slayers" and "If I Were Mayor/Governor" along with Stitchie.

References

External links

* [http://www.verbs7.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/artists/Verbs/6498/ Verbs Artist Profile] on Cross Rhythms.

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NAME=Boyer, Michael, II
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Verbs, Knowdaverbs
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Christian hip hop artist
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PLACE OF BIRTH=Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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