Offbeat: Lyrics, Music Production.
Noneuclidean:Lyrics, Music Production.
Influences
God, Buck65, Life For The Better, Sole, Tribe Called Quest, Radiohead, Alias, The Cure, The Clash, Smashing Pumpkins, Gorillaz, Doseone, Qwel, Adeem, Listener, Deep Space 5, Tribe Called Quest, Ben Yomen, Bananna 9, Stereotype77, Mr. Cleen, MoodSwing9, Jel, Death Cab for Cutie, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, The Smiths, The Notwist, Themselves, Galapagos 4, Typical Cats, Sharlock Poems, Nick Drake, Shrouder, The Sandpeople, Glue, DJ Shadow, Francis Schaeffer, Calvin Seerveld, Peter Berger.
Sounds Like
Get the new album, Nature Hates a Vacuum for only $6.50 (suggested donation; minimum donation of $1.50 to cover shipping and handling)!
Get the album, Points, Thoughts, and Stories for only $6.50 (suggested donation; minimum donation of $1.50 to cover shipping and handling)!
Featuring Ofcelfe, Banana 9, and Joshua Tree from LFTB
Tracks: 1. Introduction
2. Shooting the Breeze
3. Sojourner
4. Idols
5. Swindoll's Illustration
6. Contentment
7. $uper Celebrity (Produced by Ofcelfe)
8. Ecclesiastes
9. Question of Relevance
10. Absolute Truth
11. Side Two
12. The Fact of the Matter
13. Space Kidette
14. Nature (Ft. Banana 9)
15. Letter to Christ (Co-produced by Joshua Tree)
16. Small World
17 To My Dying Child
18. The Cat
19. Slow Thoughts
Points, Thoughts, and Stories is a long-time project of Offbeat and NonEuclidean. Striving to make a project that is both artistically excellent and thematically relevant to both Christians and nonChristians alike, the MC/producers prayerfully spent well over a year writing, planning, recording, and creating Points, Thoughts, and Stories. The result is an album that spans many different Hip-Hop styles: Traditional, Philosophical, Theological, Personal, Story Telling, Vocal Harmonies, Lyrical back-and-forths, and innovative DJing. For a suggested donation of $6.50 and a minimum donation of $1.50 to cover shipping and handling, you get over 70 minutes of music and 19 tracks (plus, a hidden track). You can also get the album in many stores for $5.00 and at our shows for any donation. Since the goal of SoberMinded is to glorify God and edify man, the artists decided to make the project a nonprofit album. For samples of the album, listen to the five tracks on this page.
Critics:
"Easily among the best independent and underground hip-hop releases of the year. It pushes intellectual and moral points while remaining relevant to people of any or every religion. I'd love to take a couple days and write a full review on it, but am way too tied up with all the music we're getting nowadays. Either way, this is a permanent fixture on my iPod, so I highly recommend checking it out whether or not you're a fan of christian rap..." Read Entire HipHopLinguistics.com Review
"In the end, SoberMinded reminds us that Christian rap is not a cheesy alternative, but fulfilling and skillful hip-hop music that places purpose and meaning above material goods. With a more acoustic approach production-wise, the rappers/producers provide an overall optimistic perspective on life and successfully relate the teachings of Christianity to modern issues. While, content-wise, it is not for everyone, anyone can appreciate the chemistry between the two MCs and their lyrical abilities. It is an album worth hearing and provides easy transition from mainstream to more "spiritually minded" music.
Music Vibes: 7 of 10 Lyric Vibes: 8 of 10 TOTAL Vibes: 7.5 of 10" Read the Entire RapReviews.com Review here
"This is one of the types of albums that I envision when I talk about Christian rap, an album that speaks to more than just the Bible, but society at large & how we can put Christ in it. Points, Thoughts, and Stories is a solid album, and a definite pick-up for those who like music that makes you put on your thinking cap." Read the Entire Sphere of Hip-Hop Review here.
"The album consists of nice instrumentals and a mixture of west coast and alternative Hip Hop. Noneuclidean and Offbeat both provide very positive raps and their lyrical content is very poetic and they demonstrate that in each track the art of story telling and opinons." Read the Entire Mumbles Hip-Hop.com Review here.
"Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ"
I Peter 1:13
Noneuclidean has been playing music for 10 years, starting with the guitar at age 15. For several years he played in the indie rock band called the "Hong Kong Kavaliers." After unsuccessfully trying to forge new ground in Rock, the band changed their name, and their approach. Shroudur, whose instrumental E.P. "Beats to Sleep By" is considered the best work of the band, lasted for only a year or two. At that point the band morphed yet again into "The Sandpeople", a hip-hop collaboration with sPeak and Ofcelfe from L.F.T.B. (which they had joined back in the Shroudur days). No official release ever came from "The Sandpeople", although they did record some songs, one of which did make it on a L.F.T.B. compilation. During this time, Noneuclidean released a solo album. After the Sandpeople fell apart, Noneuclidean stopped making music, save for a few beats, and focused on school. In 2004, Noneuclidean and Offbeat discussed the fact that there was little good Christian Hip-Hop to listen to. Knowing that they would probably only make more wack Christian music but desiring to do something about the problem, they decided to make a song together and see how it sounded. As it turned out, they liked how they worked together and thus decided to work on a project.
Check out Noneuclidean's Blog about Christian Art (and art in general): The Thoughts of Bezalel
And his solo and worship music project here.
Offbeat has been writing rap lyrics for about 9 years and is just starting to sound tolerable. He took an interest in making beats about 6 years ago & that ability of his, as well, is still under construction. Offbeat met Noneuclidean through L.ife F.or T.he B.etter but really started to connect and do music with him through a small bible study group they both began attending. They are both works in progress spiritually & this will show in their music, but this project is where they are presently & they hope God might somehow use it in the lives of its hearers.
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Offbeat, whats up man!!! glad to hear that your digging the new beats, and glad to hear that you finished your homework. whats new with you bro, how have you been, what are you up too these days???
JUST CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO GET YOUR VERY OWN COPY OF OFCELFE'S "ALBUM"
BESIDES, BOOTLEGS AND BEATS. THIS IS A COLLECTION OF SONGS (GOOD OR BAD) WRITEN AND RECORDED BETWEEN 2001 AND 2006
I'VE ALSO INCLUDED 12 BONUS SONGS!!! SOME "NEW" STUFF AND SOME REALLY OLD STUFF, AND A COUPLE INSTRUMENTALS FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO RAP ON SOME OFCELFE BEATS.... THAT'S LIKE TWO CD'S FOR THE PRICE OF NONE!!!!
There is a free list of nearly 100 radio stations and networks that WILL PLAY CHRISTIAN RAP from Independent Artists. I have personally contacted the stations, spoken with Management at the stations and gathered all the info myself. I’ve been working on this for the past year and only initiated contact last week, so all contacts are FRESH. I am giving this list away for FREE, along with links to resources for HHH artists at WWW.NSINATION.NING.COM
Simply sign up there (For Free) and go to the “Musician’s Circle” Group. I will also be updating the list there as more radio stations get back to me. (I already have several more I need to add. )
I also have a list of stations not mentioned on the list of about 30 more stations who want music submitted by Mp3. You have to contact me at my NSI Nation profile with proof of HHH ministry intent. (I have to protect that list from potential spammers.) Again, I’ll send it to you for free.
I’m not seeking to get paid. All that I ask is that you share this message with every Christian Rapper you know. Please pass this message around. The reason is because the more HHH Ministers with this information, the more music can go out and potentially be played and the more souls can be reached with the Gospel. I’d also like to spread the word about the NSI Nation, as well. It’s an entertainment center for Christians that’s a great place to share your ministry. It has all sorts of free features for everyone.
no not really at all.. i will have to hit you up when i am though.. i go up to the desert every couple of weeks to see my folks and maybe do a photo shoot though so i don't see it being a problem..
maybe I'm just stupid and/or computer illiterate but i cant download this song... send me a copy... so i can put it on heavy rotation in my vehicle....
It hasn't actually started yet, I'm still kinds studying his style, and trying to determine what kind of beats he'd be best on... But it should be pretty cool...
yeah what other maceo would it be! . hah yes it is maceo.. i dont think you remember but i snapped some shots of one of your shows in lancaster like 3 years ago.. yeah i do photography..
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