Artist description paraDOX1's mission is to represent Christ and provide a positive alternative to all the shady elements in Hip-Hop culture. paraDOXs passion is for real street music ministry and impacting Hip Hop culture through non traditional means; taking the good news to the streets, clubs, communitry centers, detention centers and anywhere you can find real heads with real issues. paraDOX1 utilizes a unique blend Hip Hop Praise with Socially Conscious Lyrics. paraDOX does shows in clubs, community centers, camps, children's homes, detention centers, prisons, outdoor events, after school clubs, parks, homeless centers, recreation centers, schools, youth rallies, retreats, prisons, lock-ins, churches and any other type event you would like to book him for. So, tell your event coordinator, club manager, youth pastor, music minister, pastor or anyone else that might be interested in having paraDOX come perform and lets plan an event where paraDOX can come and rock a show with your venue! For paraDOX1 booking for info on scheduling, planning and booking us for concerts and outreaches shoot P1 an email at paradoxone@dasouth.com

Music Style Conscious Undergroup Hip Hop

Musical Influences KJ52, DeepSpace5, Tunnel Rats, Jurassic5, DMX, 4th Avenue Jones, Onyx, Wutang Clan, BDP, La Symphony, Dj Maj

Similar Artists KJ52, Listener, Eminem

Artist History paraDOXs first experiences with rap occured in elementary school watching kids break dance on card board boxes. Initially P1 fell in love with Hip Hop. The DOX developed a love for east coast crews like; BDP, Erik B & Rakem, EPMD, Black Sheep, Onyx, Wutang, Redman, Methodman, Nas & DMX. ParaDOX1 has always had a passion for writing, poetry & a desire to rap since the first time he heard rap. He never acted upon this desire other than talking to a few friends about it & writing lyrics. Growing up in North San Diego was rough, with an alcoholic & abusive father combuined with reverse racism and prejudice. Life was a struggle. However things started to change when he started taking Tae Kwon Do with instructor Dan Allegro at Family Karate Oceanside. During this time he found a father figure who taught him discipline & structure that was lacking in his life & begun him on a path of transformation. On August 27, 1996 he meet Jesus Christ as his personal savior at a Wayman Mitchell healing crusade. At that time there wasn't any good Christian Hip Hop so he felt like he had to give up his passion for music. After attending bible school for a while he moving back to California & got involved in ministry at the Famliy Fellowship. One day at a youth outreach God showed him how he could use Hip Hop to change lives. God started to lay it on his heart to write hip hop music that would minister to people who were into hip hop and yet didn't sound so Christianese that they would not listen to it. paraDOX's first solo hip hop performance was in October of 2002 at a Mars Music in Dallas at an open mic competition put on by CMT. He performed a song he wrote titled Down on the Ground Again. It was a song he had written the night before to a beat he remixed of Corey Red "Party Right" & Mary J. Blige "Your All I Need." He didn't win because most of the artist were rock or country. However he did place well & recieved recognition & praise for his music & writing abilities. Not long after really getting back into writing Hip Hop again, he ran into Shannon & Lindsay who were trying to get a hip hop crew off of the ground. He shared his vision for ministry with the group SoulFire & they agreed that they felt like God wanted us to join together to minister. During this season they traveled alot ministering on the streets, in community centers, detention centers, clubs, apartments, to homeless people and on the streets. During this time they released a CD, competed in a battle of the bands and received second place along with some tv exposure. It was as a good season of blessing and ministry for paraDOX1 & SoulFire. However something's changed in the group, through prayer they came to an agreement that it was time for them to go separate paths. paraDOX1 is now working on new music, collaborations, working on releasing an full length CD & preparing to do more shows & ministry.

Group Members Emcee paraDOX1

Instruments PC

Albums SoulFire - Fired Up

Press Reviews Dallas Hip Hop Alliance BY: JESSICA PARHAM http://www.sagu.edu/lionsroar/1103/7.shtm Are you a hip-hop fan, but are frustrated with all the trash in secular hip-hop these days? Perhaps you, like me, have searched and found only "cheesy" Christian hip-hop. Are you afraid that you are forever doomed to listen to contemporary Christian music? Take heart, hip-hoppa, there is a solution and you won't lose your soul. There is an organization here in the Dallas area called the Dallas Holy Hip Hop Alliance that exists for people like you. The DHHHA is a growing network of 33 Youth Groups, 29 Hip Hop artists, 15 churches, 15 Venues, 14 Street Team Members, 10 Promoters, 9 College Campuses, 3 Radio Stations, 1 Radio Show and a growing number of fans and supporters. The mission of the DHHHA is to bring Dallas' Hip-Hop artists and fans together by connecting them with other local hip-hop artists, fans, and youth groups, and to give them a place to find out the latest news, shows, events, and have discussion. SAGU student Jeramiah Giehl, also known as Emcee paraDOX1, is a member and a promoter of the DHHHA. "It is my desire to effectively promote Holy Hip-Hop in such a way as to make a market and create a fan base that will infuse the Dallas party scene with positive conscious underground and Christian Hip Hop," says Jeramiah. "paraDOX1 utilizes a unique blend of East Coast and Underground Hip Hop along with blending soulful Hip Hop lyrics with a passion for street ministry and impacting Hip Hop culture combining socially conscious lyrics with spiritually filled lyrics." Jeramiah's website gives insight not only into Jeramiah's ministry, but also provides links to the sites of other rap and hip-hop artists in the area and elsewhere. Jeramiah adds, "I believe that the greatest need for Dallas is Christ. And I believe the greatest avenue to impact Dallas with the message of Christ is Hip Hop music in the Deep Ellum area of downtown Dallas.” Maybe you are not a hip-hop fan and don't know what all the fuss is about. “Hip-hop is one of the fastest growing and most influential styles of music today. Even rock n' roll has been infiltrated by hip-hop by incorporating rap and d.j. scratching into their music. Just as the Apostle Paul studied the works of contemporary poets and philosophers to communicate the gospel message, hip-hop music is one way to effectively communicate the gospel to this generation and the next,” adds Jeramiah. For more information on how to get involved with the DHHHA, visit their website at www.dasouth.com/dallashha

Additional Info http://www.dasouth.com/paradoxone

Location Waxahachie, Texas - USA

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