ThaHitz Magazine Presents…Music and Beyond Feature Artist: Brutha War!

A special message from Brutha War: I make music to inspire those that struggle… for those who have been broken, disenfranchised, marginalized, oppressed, & lost.

Please accept the hope that is sincerely expressed in these sincere lyrics.

I want people to go to my website at www.BRUTHAWAR.com & download my music for FREE & flood the streets & cyberspace with it. This is a movement & I’m calling on the people to spread my message.

May THE MOST HIGH bless you in the richness of HIS mercy & the joyful anticipation of eternal hope!!

I came up between the middle class & the hood, which is common for many urban people. I struggled with low self esteem, depression, and some serious family issues. I always believed in Yah(GOD) but my heart was filled with doubt. I was very disenfranchised with the judgemental, hypocritical, self righteous, & close minded attitudes I often perceived in churches & mainstream society.

I always believed, but struggled with doubt. I never had very many friends until I started hanging with gang members, small time drug dealers, & tennis shoe pimps. Although I was very shy, I realized that I could pull off being “cool” pretty well. I always liked to read & I was interested in writing. I was completely in love with Hip-Hop. It was the “hood” type of kids that encouraged me to rap when I was first playing with recording on tapes in the bathroom for acoustics. I admire the overcoming spirit of people who can make a lot from a little.

I always wanted to rap about what was real & I felt the call to make a difference in an oppressive world. I teamed up with two other brothers who didn’t shy from deeper subject matter, & BRUTHAZ GRIMM was formed. We started as a socially conscious/revolutionary group.
I knew the CREATOR had bigger plans. Eventually I made the transition into writing strictly Inspirational (but still revolutionary) lyrics. Miraculously the other two members of Bruthaz Grimm decided to accept salvation. We signed to the nationwide label GRAPETREE  from 1998-2000, released 3 projects ,reached many in the streets, The label sunk, BRUTHAZ GRIMM disbanded, & now here I am today.

I always considered myself to be a Reality Rapper, if you got to put a title to it. There’s nothing more real than The Most high, so that’s what I rap about. When I write songs, I just try to write what needs to be said. I write to encourage people that are in despair to have hope. I don’t worry about impressing stuffy church people, or the schizophrenic music industry. I want to speak truth into peoples lives who are suffocating in lies. I am a warrior, words are my weapon, fighting for peace. I cover many topics dealing mostly with the emotional & spiritual issues in our real life struggles as children of light in a world shrouded in darkness. My main theme is a call to action to actually be the change that we want to see in this world today.

We all have a miraculous divine purpose if we choose to accept it. In order to accomplish this we must first overcome our greatest adversary…the man or woman in the mirror.  I believe that most of us live far beneath our calling & purpose in life. Fear is what suppresses most people.