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Twelve agency,K-krew and madlove lounge return with the second hiphop event in the series and now its all about Captured! Strongly declaring that its time to see with bigger vision that there is something going on which is larger than ourselves. We build spiritually on the captured of truth,… which has been hard won by the Christians who have gone before us.

But what Captured legacy is this generation leaving for those who follow us? What dynamic spiritual frontiers are we crossing to take the cause of Christ forward? Captured experience is a platform for those continuing to develop hip hop ministry in the USA and Africa. In music ,ministry terms, after the amazing success of The Big Picture experience, prepare for another amazing Africa tour when the Captured experience happens in January 2011. Prepare  to be stunned by talented Dove, stellar and double Grammy American rapper Flame who has developed with US based cross movement records, alongside Da-truth,Ambassador and have already started influencing the next generation coming through.

During his Kenyan concert he will also be officially launching his new album Captured. Apart from Kenya flame is set alongside twelve agency to tour South Africa,Nigeria,Malawi,Zimbabwe,Zambia

The event will be happening over ONE DAY thatâ??s the 8th January 2011 as from mid-day so make sure you get to Nairobi on the 08th of January 2011 to catch amazing music and ministry rolled into one. Advance tickets will be going for 200 bob only and they are available at x-hoodz studios in thika.

Twelve,k-krew madlove  Captured experience be inspired to live dynamically for God today and leave a captured legacy for tomorrow?

Daniel Gatimu a.k.a Dan-gee Generali was born 20 years ago in Nairobi,He
went to various primary schools and eventually landed himself at the
prestigious Highway secondary school, it is here that his love for music
deepened and he eventually took it up as one of this talents.

Although he started music while in high school, he had started writing
way back in primary school but never really thought of producing his
music. 2006 was the year that would see Dan-Gee produce his first single
with a group called I.C.U (Intensive Christian Unit) in which he was a
member. The group went ahead to produce its debut album titled Ring the
Alarm at Street Logic Entertainment in the year 2009.
Dan-gee is
currently a student at the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication where
he is studying Broadcast Journalism, other of his talents include poetry
and creative writing. Dan-gee has had the opportunity of ministering in
some of the high schools and churches in Kenya and for this he gives
all glory to  the most high.
Towards the end opt the year 2009,
Dan-gee teamed up with another talented rapper James Nelian to record
two jams  â??I Believeâ?? and â??Jesus is the bestâ?? at Full house music
studios. Critics have already approved the songs and they are set to
shake both the gospel and secular music industries.
Dan-geeâ??s vision
is to know Christ more and make Him known to the world; he also
believes in the power of the youth and uses 1st Timothy 4:12 as his
backing point, He has one mission and thatâ??s to get to heaven at the end
of the time and finding everyone there.
He is currently working on
his debut solo album titled the â??kick offâ?? which God willing will be out
by mid 2011.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens
me¦ Philippians 4:13.

MAJOR APPERANCES.

Performed in
various Mad love lounge events alongside Holy Dave, Mr. T, Mc Dice,
Kamlesh, Eko Dydda, Am a son, Michelle and Astar.

Contacts:
0752 60 11 40

Dann Njoroge Mwangi (Number 8)  shares some of his spoken word pieces

*Fla(u)sh...*

He said he loved her smile and right then she flashed it
Bought her shot after shot after shot of pint then she flashed it
Began to lust at her bust-she busted him...but then she flashed it
She saved her number on his phone and then she flashed it
All was moving really fast like someone had flashed it
Because soon she became the port for his flash disk
All illusion like camera with no film and then he flashed it
Her memory took her mind back like it flashed it
Flashback of the sex, took the test then she flushed it
Said she couldn't keep no baby so she flashed it
Her spirit stood so pale like the sun had flushed it
All because on the first date the brother smashed it!

Now a cringe every time the sister sees the scissors
It's like ceasures seize her
Cost more than what she sees as Caesar's
Trying to A-xel but the C's just cease her
Drowning in inadequaSEAS that sleeze and tease her
So please, listen preachers and teachers,
Not even shallow priests can adequately reach or teach us
Coz deceit just lingers and leaves us
Vulnerable to the pressures of figures and figures
The fingers to triggers
Of our spiritual stick-ups for decamps
From the King's camp to his camp
Craving for when our every breath he cups like hiccups
I write "WE NEED TO PUT PRESSURE ON OUR KNEE-CUPS" IN CAPS
Coz we need to be still there like tree-stumps in His terms
But the beast wants the distance
Offering assistance to the least ones with the cisterns
The sisters- The system
This is them-desist themâ?¦
So the obsessions in the mere thrill and skill of the games we play-
let's trash them
Let's smash them, let's crush them
And yes, let's flush themâ?¦

In conclusion lemme say that I'm amazed at
A sight to behold and gaze at
So-called Great flirts
Seemingly Brave cats
Swimming in fake guts
burnt up like tray dust
The stray darts we throw break hearts and cause grave hurts
Yet we still seek applause 4our labor like its May 1st
So I choose to pray 1st and I possibly may fast
Coz the pain we've caused can't be hushed palace online casino for life
So I tender my apology and flush my pride.
My prayer of God's tangible love is upon you
Ladies who may have fallen victim to the wrong dude
Holding onto what you thought was strong true and noble
Guyz quit livin a page at a time- life is not a novel
You need to think thru the repercussions of your actions
Coz there's more to "The game" than your ego's satisfaction!
So flash it!!!

*Vain plight...*

Lookin for God with all the wrong senses,
lookin for love in all the wrong places,
lookin for beauty in all the wrong faces,
lookin for growth in the wrong phases,
lookin for depth in all the wrong phrases,
lookin to worship with all the wrong praises,
lookin to justify on all the wrong basis,
lookin for foundations on all the wrong bases,
lookin to be efficient with all the wrong paces,
lookin to quench thirst from all the wrong cases,
lookin for victory in all the wrong races,
lookin to appeal with all the wrong dresses,
lookin to be relevant thru all the wrong crazes
lookin 4greatness on all the wrong stages
lookin to be taught from all the wrong pages
lookin for TRUTH void of God's basics
in search of the TRUTH is what this strain is
a meaningless whirl wind,more than jus a vain breeze
now pause &think..chill..get a brain freeze...
What's ur plight..where does ur confidence lie...what's ur proof??
Have u bowed to the fact that God's tha Truth...??
The pain youâ??re going thru, none of us can precisely feel it
Thereâ??s a wound that needs healing and none of us will heal it
The storm that youâ??re in, none of us can still it!
The void youâ??re trying to fillâ?¦not even a good relationship can fill it
Sex wonâ??t fill it
Friends wonâ??t fill it
Music, poetry or career won't fill it
Lifestyle, alchohol, philosophy, what not...they won't fill it
Whatever you're tryin to fill it with, you need to kill it
Coz the void youâ??re trying to fillâ?¦ONLY JESUS CAN FILL IT!!
Itâ??s sad to think from where our spirits and minds are fed
So, allow me to ask: why you gonâ?? look for the living among the deadâ?¦?

—
Dann “Number8” Mwangi
TV Producer, Spoken Word Poet, Song writer, Script Writer.
+254 721 450 009

“My name is Dann Mwangi Njoroge.

I’m 25 years old and currently working at Nation Media Group as a Management
Trainee and also in freelance TV production in: production,as a lyricist and
as a script-writer.
I’ studied Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies and Economics at Kenyatta
University. I began reciting poetry in high school (The Lenana School) in
form 1 and represented the school in the national music festivals from form
1 through form 4. I was best in Nairobi in form 3 (2001). Despite this, I
was not a fan of poetry; I actually thought it to be boring; I was rather
indifferent about it.

I began to write my own poetry in 2006. Actually, my first poem is dated
12th July 2006. I am not the “academic” or classical poet who is bound to
number of stanzas, lines per stanza, use of queen’s English or coastal
Swahili, etc. I write as I would speak on the street. My style is heavily
biased towards hiphop (I have actually been told that what I do is called
“hip-poetry”).

Simply put, God is my inspiration. All I do is founded on Him. My poetry is
based on what I see around me, what I know, what I think, feel, go through,
what other people go through, etc as it is, brought into the open through
words as inspired by God in His own time and way.

I go by the stage name Number8. This is because I appreciate the fact that
it is humanly impossible to be perfect, (perfection being symbolized by the
number 7), so I’m chasing after perfection like number 8. This is not to say
that I’m greater than God (Perfection), but rather implying that IF ever I
am to become perfect, I must decrease (John 3:30 “â?¦I must decrease”).

I’m part of a ministry known as MISSION DRIVEN (
blog.missiondrivenministry.org). We are a Bible study based ministry who
spread the gospel through various avenues such as music (hiphop, worship,
jazz, neo-soul and some RnB-all live band), poetry, Bible study
facilitation, preaching, teaching, discipleship, etc. This is my mother
ministry meaning that Number8 is a presentation of Mission Driven. I rap
alongside phenomenal rappers, amazing singers and seasoned instrumentalists
who all inspire me and teach me a lot as we are one in faith plus most of
them have been in the music scene longer than I have. We are primarily based
in A.I.C Ngong Road.

I recite/perform my poetry/spoken word at  P.C.E.A St. Andrews’ Eve of
poetry,  WAPI, SLAM Africa (of which I’m one of the champions), Kwani? open
mic, weddings, corporate events and during our performances as Mission
Driven and any other opportunity I get, like I did a piece in the movie
BENTA in which I co-starred.

I am currently working on recording my poetry. Number8 was officially
launched on 08/08/08 in a gig dubbed “Mission Driven Presents: Number8″
which was a spoken word concert coupled with a pre-album concert showcasing
some of the songs in our (Mission Driven) sophomore album which is still in
the process of being recorded.

I spearheaded various poetry performances for Nation Media Group and a
Christmas poetry show which aired on NTV from 24th-27thy December.

My life, by God’s grace, aims at pointing people to Him. I am absolutely
nothing without Jesus.
*I am not the focus, I’m just a lens, you look through me and you see Him
better because I magnify Him.*

*Number 8; when I do what I do
I aim to do the best that I can do
Not so that I can become your next idol
That’s vain…I do it to promote faith in Him
As opposed to promoting 8th-ism…*

Peace…”

CLick Here To Read Some Of My Pieces

when Amisho Baraka debuted with “Turn my life up” in 2007, i loved it, the “Higher love” video made me relize there was more to come from Sho. 3 years passed, and Sho comes back with his second album “Lions & Liars”.  The album cover bringing attention from both appreciativing and criticizing camps, bringing out a theme of tag of war bettwen those who serve and stand with the lord “Lions” and the MANY “Liars” who sell you deception, or live as if Christ never rose (mark the MANY)

The first track is the “Extinction Intro” Sho comes hitting hard, calling out the “Lions” have you died and compromised your intelligence to Christ? do some self examination. Sho move on to the “Lion’s Anthem” which bigups those out there repping Christ  in their variuos areas, listing different types of people with their different ways of reachingout to those caught up in the commotions of the world, it also sets Sho apart when it comes to word play (this puts the “wow” thing on your face). He then featured Erica Cumbo on “Famous” which comes out as a less rugged but smooth Hip Hop, compared to the way Hip Hop has always been viewed. followed by a rock-fused “Shut us down” featuring fellow 116 clique Lecrae and a rock band After Edmund, all i can say is “this joint is destined for generations” (words really fail me) with After Edmund with the vocals and band addition to the track? its definately “a big tune” it expressed and addressed the debate that is going on right now about some individuals and churches branding them (reach camp) as elitists, my view, u cant get married to everyone, can u? Maybe it would just mean that they wanted no confusion when they share their theology, and yeaah, they cant shut them down, they may continue calling them “too religious”. if you are looking for a gentleman’s music that is theological, try the next joint “We can be more” with J.R adding some spice making it music for all classy ladies. This is however not the first love song by Sho, on his first album you will  find “Love of my life”

track 6 comes “Mercy on me” featuring Chinua Hawk, then a word from Tom Ason “Am black”. Pro jumps on the album when featured on “My Life” where Sho talks about his past decisions and the identity crisis he dealt with. “Me, Myself and i” paints the struggle between striving to live like Chrsit versus living for self, i can say  its a “Liars anthem” and “Lions anthem” done in one joint. we already talked about “Lions anthem” its time for “Liars anthem” just like “Lions anthem” this joint hits hard, Sho refferences liars in the  world and in the church, who say they believe in Christ but they live like ethiest, those who do things that the Lord hates and when asked give excuses like “its just entertainment”, those who talk about ministry yet dont minister (they just talk and talk). Propaganda drops a poetic interlude “Boys!!!”, Sho then give props to men who act like men responsibilty wise featuring fellow 116 clique mate Triplee in “Revolutionary Died” the name says it all, i got nothing to add on, revolutionary died.

“Oh well” also checks in as a rock-fused joint. Triplee and Erica Cumbo come back to be featured in the 14th joint in the album “The Rising” Trip giving the joint a southern flow while Erica  supplying a clean raspy vocals. Tedashi isnt left out, Sho features him, R-Swift, Benjah and Honey LaRochelle in “I.T.W.N.O.I.”, another wow factor joint, it balances gritty rappers and singers. “Half of me” features McKendree Augustas and Muche, leaving us with the last main joint of the album “4ever is 2morrow” featuring JAMM.

The albums featured heavy banging guest artistes (some i knew some i never heard of), so those saying reach doesnt interact with others, think twice and stop branding them as having pride. the beats of the album are banging straight, while maintaining the ministry aspect, Sho proves Hip Hop aint just for the teens, must not be rugged, it aint about being a player. it can be listened by the mature and also it can be smooth and can be used by gentlemen (not players). Sho challenges us not to live like mediocre guys, living on the sidelines, but to be LIONS, it takes the listeners on a journey filled with hope, despair, victory… Am flabergasted… yeeeaaah FLABERGASTED, this album is straight fire right out of the gate. Sho has given us a 17 track album with 4 bonus tracks, be sure to check it out, to be blessed ant to bless others.

Track Listing:
1. Extinction Intro
2. Lion’s Anthem
3. Famous ft. Erica Cumbo
4. Shut Us Down ft. Lecrae, After Edmund
5. We Can Be More ft. J.R.
6. Mercy On Me ft. Chinua Hawk
7. I’m Black (A word from Tom Ason)
8. My Life (Nice Aim) ft. Pro
9. Me, Myself and I
10. Liar’s Anthem
11. BOYS!!! (A word from Propaganda)
12. Revolutionary Died ft. Trip Lee
13. Oh Well
14. The Rising ft. Trip Lee, Erica Cumbo
15. I.T.W.N.O.I. ft. Tedashii, R-Swift, Benjah, Honey LaRochelle
16. Half of Me ft. McKendree Augustas, Muche
17. 4ever Is 2morrow ft. JAMM

Bonus:
18. Word
19. Kobe Bryant On ‘Em ft. K-Drama
20. Feel So Alone ft. BenJah, Miss LuLu, Conviction
21. I See The Lord (Remix) ft. Quiana Fields

Story Courtesy Of Johnson Juma

What do you say to those who claim drinking is OK because Jesus drank wine?

You say, “I think you meant to add just a word or two to that sentence, like ‘drinking can be OK’ … OK?” The statement “It’s OK” may or may not carry in their mind a pattern of life that’s healthy.

I would say some drinking is definitely not OK, like drinking to drunkenness. That’s clear in the Bible. Another one that’s not OK is drinking with a person who is manifestly having their conscience wounded and being tempted or drawn into something that they just spent six years trying through Teen Challenge and AA to get free from. And now you’re drawing them right in to what killed them! And it kills millions of people in this culture. It’s killing marriages, it’s killing jobs. Alcohol is deadly in this culture.

Now I don’t know how deadly it was in Jesus’ culture. Drunkenness was real. Clearly the Bible condemns it. How real and deadly it was though, I don’t know. I just know what I’m dealing with when I go to talk at Teen Challenge or when I pray with a man like I did after church last Sunday who said, “When I’m done here, I’m going out and getting drunk, because I’m  done. I think I’m apostate, and I’m beyond help and forgiveness. And I’ve been through treatment so many times it’s hopeless.” I just know that is so prevalent. People that are cavalier about this thing called alcohol make no sense to me.

So, I’m just saying, “Add a word to that sentence.”

Of course you can’t defend teetotalism in any absolute way from the Bible. It’s clear that wine is a blessing in the Bible.

If you make the choice, like me, that I’m going to be a teetotaler, it’s just not based on the condemnation of the evil of wine. That’s just not it at all! It’s the context in which I live. It’s my children and my grandchildren. It’s my addictive personality. I can’t even buy a pack of gum without going through it in an hour.

I sense a lot of young guys who don’t want to be legalistic and want to spread their wings and know gospel freedom are just not very realistic about the world in which we live.

So that’s a little warning. And I know the pushback would be real strong from a lot of people I admire greatly that I could easily fall into a trap of ruling out for everybody what God has given as a precious gift.

Dear Friends and Supporters:

First I want to thank everyone for your understanding, mercy and grace while my family and I worked on rebuilding our marriage and reconciliation. From the very beginning, I have wanted to communicate with you. However following the advice of the church leadership, and others to whom I entrusted my restoration, I remained silent.
Back in late April 2009, the Lord exposed me and consequently delivered me from being entangled in a season of willful disobedience, deception and darkness. I was involved in a non-sexual but very inappropriate relationship with a woman other than my wife, thereby betraying my Lord, my wife, family, Epiphany Fellowship (the church I love and was instrumental in founding) my co-laborers and ministry supporters like you.
It has often been suggested that no genuine Christian can willfully sin habitually for a prolonged period (1 John 3:6). And that those who do sin cannot do so without some sense of great conviction and internal disturbance. My life is a personal witness to this statement, as I for several months battled great depression, gradual and graphic spiritual deterioration. However, it indeed was Godâ??s mercy that exposed me, breaking sinâ??s enslaving grip on me. It was also His mercy which used that to lead me to experience what David did when Nathan revealed that the â??gig was upâ? and said, â??You are the man!â? (2 Samuel 12:7).
Like David, I instantly knew that, â??I have sinned against the Lordâ? (2 Samuel 12:13). I was crushed by an enormous weight of guilt, shame, fear and sorrow, and I knew that the journey back to â??ground zeroâ? would be insanely difficult. Even to this day, I wrestle with that shame from time to time, but I also know there is one place I can turnâ??the gospel! I have to continually contradict my feelings and believe the rest of 2 Samuel 12:13, â??The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die.â?
After nearly a year of retreat, rehabilitation and intense family focus, Godâ??s grace has me reset on a trajectory toward spiritual wholeness. Like Paul the great apostle I admit, â??Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfectâ?¦â? â??But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesusâ? (Philippians 3:12-14). Godâ??s grace is teaching me that I am not supposed to attempt to â??workâ? my way back to some supposed level of super-spirituality and then come out feeling â??qualified.â? But I am to recognize that I am never â??sufficient in myself,â? but â??our sufficiency is from Godâ? (2 Corinthians 3:5). As someone once said â??He doesnâ??t call the qualified, but rather qualifies the called.â? I am deeply comforted by this gospel truth and equally dependant on its reality. Without this comforting and affirming word, I might never have come back to the service of our Lord.
So I say now, what I believed thenâ??I sinned greatly against the Lord Jesus, my wife and family, the other woman and her family, my church, and all my ministry co-laborers and supporters. I ask you to forgive me for being a prime example of the spiritual leaders I have often â??put on blastâ? in the past, and further reinforcing the notion that the church is full of hypocrites. Forgive me for how my actions have caused many to be confused and insecure about the faith, and brought disruption to the peace  of homes, churches, and ministries. May God give you the grace and the ability to forgive me, â??as I have received the Lordâ??s forgivenessâ? (Colossians 3:13). By Godâ??s grace, many that I have offended have forgiven me, most notably, my wife and kids. Pray that the Lord will continue to permit us to build on this foundation that will give the Lord Jesus Christ the greatest glory.
This has been an extremely painful time and now I accept the fact that although Godâ??s grace is based on the merit of Christ and not my own performance, favor with man (Luke 2:52) must be gained through consistency over time. All I ask is for the opportunity to get started!
I have spent the past ten months in concentrated prayer, counseling, reading, studying, and fellowshipping with saints, and I am committed to diligently continuing on this course. Unfortunately, the sin has taken a toll and has created some unpleasant consequences. Among many, the one that particularly grieves me is the separation from my church. With regard to the Epiphany Fellowship, I will not be permitted by the leadership to continue in covenant fellowship. This decision brings me much grief. However I trust the Lord Jesus Christ to heal my heart and that of my family and the covenant community. After all this I have so much more tenderness toward the â??fallen,â? and an appreciation for the glory of a gospel that is so easily preached but not as easily applied. Lord permitting, I plan to proclaim the gospel with even greater passion than ever before and herald its liberating truth wherever the Lord will allow. The plan is also to musically represent the Lord Jesus so that the â??fall of Ambassadorâ? will not end with a period, but rather, with a comma. As you may or may not know Cross Movement the group had retired but as a soloist I was planning to continue as long as the Lord Jesus would provide grace. The release of my third solo album The Chop Chop actually fulfilled my contractual obligation with Cross Movement Records, so now as The Ambassador Iâ??m trusting the Lord for new direction and for what lies ahead.
My experiences during this time of seclusion and obscurity have indeed been very challenging. And, Iâ??m still not clear on all the things that the Lord has been doing. But I plan to leverage every lesson learned and every insight gleaned for the glory of God and the benefit of others. Since the very beginning, I have been under the care of a restoration team led by Pastors Byron Craig of Macedonia Baptist Church (Norristown, PA) and Zach Ritvalski of Sweet Union Baptist Church (Philadelphia, PA). They have given me the â??green lightâ? to move forward in serving the Lord Jesus Christ publicly. My wife has also given her blessings and support to this decision. Therefore the Uplift! Group and I are actively seeking Godâ??s direction for new opportunities to honor the name of Jesus Christ. The nature of my call to be an aroma of Christ (2 Corinthians 2:15), a minister of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18), and his ambassador (2 Corinthians 5:20), compels me to reengage my generation and â??proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you (me) out of darkness into his marvelous lightâ? (1 Peter 2:9). This experience has taught me many things but one that will always stand out and I hope to become the embodiment of is Godâ??s grace and mercy is more than sufficient.

William â??The Ambassadorâ? Branch