Artist description Two Brothers whose main objective is to add a fifth element to the Hip-Hop Culture.

Music Style Truth Hip-Hop

Musical Influences Al Green, Bill Withers, George Benson, Tribe Called Quest

Similar Artists None

Artist History Started in 1998 and are still elvoving in to what we will become.

Group Members J-Wal The Rizon Product S.o.L. (Servant of the Lord)

Instruments Keyboard

Albums Ain't No Othas / Equivalent To Water

Press Reviews Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang Hip-hop apostles pay tribute to God, but get little love from local clergy. BY KEVIN HOFFMAN J-Wal and S.o.L, tall and lanky basketball standouts turned rappers, stalk the stage with mics in hand. The DJ cranks a sinister guitar lick, and the crowd titters with nervous energy, ready to collide like subatomic particles in a superconductor. J-Wal jumps into the first verse to set off the reaction: "When you first look at me, you might think I'm innocent, but you better recognize my style is militant!" But J-Wal's lyrical battle cry falls flat. This crowd of 'tweens would be more at home with the Backstreet Boys than the Geto Boys. One girl wears an orange T-shirt that reads "Thank God I'm cute." The only kid dancing is a Harry Potter look-alike who is either doing the Flavor Flav or having a seizure. And here, at the First United Methodist Church in Ravenna, there's a stack of Bible tracts in the hall, offering advice on "What to do to go to hell." ("Absolutely nothing!" they proclaim. "We have already sinned enough to deserve hell!") Your ordinary hip-hop show, this ain't. Then again, J-Wal and S.o.L., a.k.a. "The Divine Soldiers," aren't an ordinary hip-hop group. Forget 40s of Olde English; these teetotalers wouldn't be caught sipping beer at T.G.I. Friday's. Booty-shaking bimbos are also out of the question -- they wouldn't be good role models for that 14-year-old girl in the sparkly "Princess" longsleeve. Heck, J-Wal and S.o.L don't even cuss. Sometimes they turn off heavily bleeped radio songs, because they feel guilty filling in the blanks -- in their imaginations. As their name implies, the Divine Soldiers are rappers for God, and they're not alone.

Additional Info For Booking 800-413-4686

Location Akron, OH - USA

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