Block Venom [Explicit Lyrics]

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
The Prophet is a street journalist. He is a classic battle MC with a twist. Underground street-hop artist like this propel urban music to the next level.

The Prophet grew up listening to rock n' roll. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and The Grateful Dead were some of the San Francisco native's favorites and he and his father—-who ran the Avalon Ballroom and smuggled artifacts and yayo on the side—-lived with David Crosby for a year in 1982. When his father was incarcerated in 1984, The Prophet moved in with his grandmother and began hanging out with local graffiti artists. At age 13, he fell deep into late-night hip hop culture, riding the bus with friends to Hunter's Point to write graffiti.

Prophet listened to Rakim and Grandmaster Flash and began breakdancing and freestyling in high school. The Prophet's father was let out in 1985 and they moved to Lakeview. After Prophet and his father were robbed at gunpoint by their landlord, his father moved to Santa Rosa while The Prophet remained in San Francisco. He lived on a friend's boat in the Marina for a year and began to write rhymes.

In 1994, The Prophet moved to Santa Rosa and met local hip hop crew Prodejay. Godfather Entertainment signed The Prophet to a small record deal and he was featured on a compilation called "A Long Time Coming" with Prodejay. "I was raised more as a battle emcee so my lyrics stem from the competition poetry slam-style of striving to be the best," he said. "I wrote songs to defend myself, to get people to listen and to slam my competitors." In 2000, The Prophet opened up for Juvenile, Yuk Mouth and Dru Down at Warner's Theater. In 2001, he opened up for Juvenile, E-40, JT Money and Too Short at the Cow Palace, for over 3,500 people and also opened up for Nelly and St. Lunatics in Medford, Oregon for about 3,000 people. In 2001, The Prophet also began working on his recently released debut solo album, Block Venom, which chronicles "everything from my crazy womanizing days to being pawned off from family member to family member," he said. "Anybody who has had a less than a perfect childhood will relate to my album."

Product Description
This is a classic underground collection of the prophets battle, club & heartfelt joints.

Block Venom,Prophet,Nucuma Records Indie,Pop,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop

Block Venom [Explicit Lyrics]