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Failure to launch

Often times on our journey we will come to a place that feels like stagnation or like we’ve hit a wall. To be quite honest, most of the time we are the stagnation or wall.
We ask God to increase our faith but when opportunities arise for us to exercise that faith we fail to launch. We must remember that “faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1) Sometimes you’re going to have to leap.
This isn’t a free pass to make impulsive unwise decisions but rather a reminder that a “a good man’s steps are ordered by the Lord” (Psalm 37:23). It was explained to me once that many people misinterpret this and think it means you just standing around waiting for God to hand you a detailed itinerary of His plan. While you should always move in wisdom, once you have received your confirmation (sometimes multiple times) you’re going to have to walk. When you walk, God will order your steps.
Even if you make a mistake, He always has a plan to get you to your destiny at the moment it was predestined for you to be there.
Perfectly imperfect

God has never required that we be perfect in order for Him to use us to uplift, inspire, & encourage others. Human “better than, less than” stinkin thinkin is responsible for that. Don’t let anybody ever convince you that you were not created with purpose.

@djflipcyide releases anticipated #HipHopIsntDead Album!
So proud to have been a part of the making of this #classic tribute to real #hiphop. @djflipcyide hand picked every beat in order to deliver a great album. Congratulations to Flip & all the talented #emcee #femcee ‘s #singers and #producers who contributed. (Some tracks contain explicit lyrics so please be careful of the little ones listening) This album is now available on ALL major streaming platforms and apps!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hip-hop-isnt-dead/1435980917
https://open.spotify.com/album/5in2adgmssnMHqXMJPRrkq
https://tidal.com/browse/album/94983040
https://www.amazon.com/Hip-Hop-Isnt-Dead-Explicit/dp/B07H8WCZQ5
Hip Hop Isn’t Dead features: Heaven Razah aka Hell Razah, Queen The Prophet, Chino XL, Eternal of Killa Beez, The Dirty Clanzmen, Quantom Physics, Rez Sps Kings, Caper, Selima Young aka Wonda Woman, Rampage the Last Boyscout, Arkatak, Karnage Ca$hman, Betty B., Honey Dinero, DC (Darci Carpenter), Firenation Flamez, Tahmell (Rakim’s Son), Brandon Heat, The Artillerist, Astro Jiggy Jones, kOpE kAiNe, Dungeon Masta, Solomon Childs, P.I.L.L.S., Carmen Thompson, Dave Knyckz, David Casto, Woar2, DTACH, Dre Specz, DruGunn$, iNTeLL, Judah Priest, & Nki Louise. DJ Flipcyide on the cuts and nothing but BOOM BAP beats.
Hell Razah @realhellrazah presents #GGO Family Tree (updated 10/1/18)
Hell Razah Music, Inc.
President/ Founder: Chron “Hell Razah” Smith
Vice President: Scripture
Director of Operations: Queen the Prophet
General Manager: Giovanni Pratt
Hell Razah Music, Inc. Artist Roster: (GGO Ghetto Govt Officialz)
Hell Razah @heavenrazah
Yung Razah @yung_razah
Automatik Greatness @automatik7
Scripture @scriptureggo
The Book of Daniel/ Chief GGO Tribal Nation @_bookofdaniel
Kenyattah Black @blackkenyattah
Rico Deniro @iamricodeniro
Hell Razah Music, Inc. In-House Production:
Dr. G (UK) @drgproductionz drgbeats.com (Executive Officer)
Alien Religion Productions (GGO CT)
St. Peter (GGO CANADA)
Sneak Vandel (GGO/ZUBulliez) @sneakvandel
Miverson Beats (GGO RI)
Armada the Producer
Hell Razah Music, Inc. Official DJ’s
Admiral DJ Yello (Wu-Tang DJ Collation)
DJ FLIPCYIDE (Wu-Tang DJ Collation)
DJ Fiyaa
DJ Kenni Starr
Hell Razah Music, Inc. Graphic & Design Team
Culture Freedom culturefreedom_artwork@yahoo.com (Executive Officer)
Jason Warner
Alex Schnaible (Follow Me Design)
Hell Razah Music, Inc. Film Production:
Frank Meyer
Jason Valdez
Michael Moote
Hell Razah Music, Inc. Official Apparel
iapparelstore.com
Hell Razah Music, Inc. Toy Maker
Dunny Master @J36WU
Hell Razah Music, Inc. Models:
Sarah Jill
Hell Razah Official Website:
hellrazahdigital.com
Webmaster: Fix
Hell Razah Music, Inc. Public Relations:
Isabelle Sibiril
Hell Razah Music, Inc. Community Media:
Taylor Bee (Bee TV)
Documentary:
Risen: The Story of Chron “Hell Razah” Smith official release Summer 2018
http://www.risndocumentary.com
Heaven Razah Music, Inc.
President/ Founder: Rachel “Queen the Prophet” Lombardozzi
Chairman: Chron “Heaven Razah” Smith
Heaven Razah Music, Inc Artist Roster:
Queen the Prophet
Ace Jimenez
G.H.E.T.T.O. G.O.V.T. Movement
(Go Hear Emmanuel Teach the Others God’s Only Victorious Truth)
GGO (Ghetto Govt Officialz)
President/ Founder: Hell Razah aka Heaven Razah
Heaven’s Administration:
President: Hell Razah
Queen the Prophet
Attorney General: Scripture
Tribal Nation Chief: The Book of Daniel
Presidential Cabinet: (GGO Advisory Board)
President: Hell Razah
Attorney General: Scripture
Queen the Prophet
Secretary of Defense: Automatik Greatness
The Book of Daniel/ Chief GGO Tribal Nation
Secret Service: Judah Priest
Weapons Specialist: The Messenger
Dr. G
Admiral DJ Yello (GGO Guantanamo Bay)
FBI: Kenyattah Black
Speaker of the House: Ace Jimenez
GGO Congress:
Attorney General: Scripture
Secretary of Defense: Automatik Greatness
Secret Service: Judah Priest @iamjudahpriest
The Book of Daniel/ GGO Tribal Nation Chief
Weapons Specialist: The Messenger
GGO House of Representatives:
Chief of Staff- Kappo aka “Yung Razah”/ Heaven’s Sun
St. Nic (GGO Haiti / Black Wasps)
Admiral DJ Yello @djyello
Kenyattah Black (GGO FBI) @kbliggah
Alien Religion Productions
Miverson (GGO RI/HRMI)
Sincere (GGO Pentagon) @sincerekerr
Culture Freedom (GGO Federal Communications Commission)
Queen Dyme (TEAM QUEEN) @thequeendyme
Taylor Bee Made (TEAM QUEEN)
Vega X (GGO Battle Squad/Special Forces ) @vxplanetxpxr
Giovonni Pratt (GGO, ATL)
DARPA (Digital Audio Revolution Promo Agents)
The Queen Dyme
Isa Nahila S-Bigini
Robert Delise
Paul Agnew
NSA (National Security Agents) –Member identities- CLASSIFIED
Honorary GGO’s: (Combination of supporters, beginning founders, Razah’s original team. The following list is incomplete and more names will be available shortly)
Tray Bag Killah Priest Timbo King Shroom DJ Rated R Prodigal Sunn 60 Second Assassin
Daddy Rose Marloyn 7th Ambassador St. Peter RA the Rugged Man Shroom
Tragedy Khadafi Su-Preme Dayta Ayatollah William Cooper Buddha Monk
GGO Chapters in Good Standing: (Have submitted roster, passed 2018 annual review.
GGO U.S. CHAPTERS:
Arizona
Head of State: Ace Jimenez
The Book of Daniel
Jay
Matt
California
Head of State: Vega X (GGO Special Forces)
Mac the Rebel
EL*A* KWENTS
Connecticut
Head of State: Scripture
Alien Religion (formerly Ark of the Covenant) Productions
DJ Edit (Hairforce)
George Yung
Delaware
Head of State: The Messenger
DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia)
Head of State: Sincere (GGO Pentagon)
La-Sin
7 Wounds
Florida
Head of State: The Queen Dyme
LexZyne Productions
Georgia
Head of State: Giovonni Pratt
Culture Freedom
Jermiside
Synista
Las Vegas
Head of State: DJ Flipcyide
Massachusetts
Head of State: Automatik
Missouri
Head of State: End Time Scribe
New Jersey
Head of State: Karnage
Dezert 3agle
Dj Swab
Naypalm Beatz
Mr. Jack
New York
Head of State: Kenyattah Black
Yung Razah
Rico Deniro
Kenyattah Black
DJ Fiyaa (GGO Fire Marshall)
Dunny Master
DJ 360
Ohio
Head of State: Brandon Heat
Pennsylvania
Head of State: Judah Priest
Supreem Rezareckta (144,000 Chosen Few)
Smuve Mass Beats (144,000 Chosen Few)
Fire Nation (144,000 Chosen Few)
Rhode Island
Head of State: Automatik Greatness
Miverson
Texas
Head of State: Admiral DJ Yello
Czaria
Washington
Head of State: DJ Iceman
GGO INTERNATIONAL CHAPTERS:
Africa
Head of State: Ethernahl tha Magnificent
Canada
Head of State: Lord Fury
St. Peter
DJ Rated R
DJ Merciless (Moon Crickets)
Indikah (Moon Crickets)
ROL (Moon Crickets)
Rock Reign (Moon Crickets)
G Knight (Moon Crickets)
Kid Kold (Moon Crickets)
Dre Specz (Moon Crickets)
France
Dj Kenni Star
Aneeway Jones
Germany
Alex Schnaible
Haiti
Head of State: St. Nic
Black Wasps
Ireland
Head of State: Tanya Denise
Netherlands/ Amsterdam
Head of State: Shroom
Netherlands/ Holland
Head of State: Isa Nahila S-Bigni
Head of State: Captain Hal [aka Fix Meister] (Webmaster)
Grant Body P
PC the producer
United Kingdom
Head of State: Dr. G
Slim
Ghost One
Dark A
Cuban Pete
New Music by @queentheprophet “Welcome to my Show” produced by @miverson_
In lieu of it being my birthday, I decided to celebrate the day by releasing a new track that will be a part of the “New Testament Project” I will be releasing in full later this year. For me, this track represents the public step I’m taking on my new journey. “Welcome to my Show”. -QTP
Track Credits:
Produced by: Miverson
Mixing: Steddie Beat Recordings
Artwork: EJ Collazo
JUST RELEASED! #WitnessTheStrength produced by @miverson_
On March 5th I chopped it up with Hell Razah Music, Inc. / GGO producer Miverson in regards to his upcoming debut full production project “Witness the Strength”. If you missed the interview, you can scroll down a few posts and find it. Today after three years of hard work, WTS is now released and available for free download via AudioMack!
This 46-track project features Hell Razah, iNtell (son of Wu-Tang Clan’s U-God), Fes Taylor, Jahmal, Stealf Bombz, Ruthless Bastards, Stumik (of Ice-Water), Mic Check, and of course yours truly Queen the Prophet just to name a few.
#HipHop101 Don’t be deceived, #Digital #Distribution
Now although the information I post under this category is really information you would have to pay for (by hiring a management or development person or paying for it in the way you spend all of your money before you learn it), I can’t stand to see people be stupid. I’m probably going to upset a few folks with this post because in the event aspiring recording artists actually read this, they may stop wasting money.
First, let’s break a few things down. Major record labels are your Def Jam, Sony, Atlantic, Etc. Independent labels are smaller versions of majors, independently owned/ operated and they actually turn a profit. An “indie label” is NOT a company that you and a few friends started and didn’t even follow through with the proper business end to make it an actual business. I’m explaining this because a lot of UNDERGROUND artists refer to themselves as indies. The word indie actually refers to a professional recording artist that is signed to an independent label. The misunderstanding of terms causes things like ten thousand people thinking their You Tube videos are going to be taken down because the article said “artists signed to independent labels” and they were referring to mainstream independent artists (i.e. Tech N9ne, Frank Ocean) not underground artists. Like with any career, it’s important that you know what you’re talking about for your own good and it’s extremely insulting to the folks who actually know what they’re doing. It’s like me showing up at the hospital to preform surgery because I can cut good with a butter knife.
“The Record Deal”- Please. This hardly happens at all since the game turned digital. NOBODY is “signing” any artist for a significant amount of money unless that artist is already making the kind of money that is worthy of that investment, The deal that some of you would be willing to sell your first born for tomorrow isn’t even what you think it is. A standard major label contract is 80/20 or 70/30. Meaning you get 20% or 30% the label gets the rest because they put up the money for your videos, hotel rooms, studio time, clothes, shows, rented cars, etc. They OWN YOU with these contracts. They own your stage name, social media, and dictate your sound, style, lyrics, and to top it all off if you refuse? They “shelf” you. That means they own you as the artist and they wait out your contract and you release no music until you fulfill what they are requiring or whoever you are as an artist is silent until that contract is over. Good luck being a new artist and not having anything in rotation for five years. The only time an artist can be the wealthy that most people dream about is when that person invests their money in other things or has major sponsors like Pepsi.
We could go in deeper but today I want to pull the curtains back on specifically the “Digital Distribution Deal”. In case you didn’t know ( and you SHOULD KNOW if you consider yourself an artist), the digital world is very underground /indie artist friendly. For under $200 you can get your music copy written, and distributed to all of the major electronic stores like iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, iHeartRadio, etc. There are plenty of sites (Tune Core, CD Baby, Band Camp) you can get your music out for very little money. What good does that do you? Absolutely nothing if you don’t have a fan base or to buy your music and a budget for promotion period point blank, end of story. Making music is not cheap and being successful in music costs lots of money. The digital world may make it look easy, but if it was? Don’t you think everybody would be driving around in a Mercedes?
There are different levels to the “Digital distribution Deal”. In most cases, you end up paying a record label to use their distribution account. They have the same exact “digital distribution” that you can get yourself. Most companies that offer this have an actual record label attached to it and you are paying to use their digital name. Meaning, I am a Hell Razah Music, Inc. artist. We could make Hell Razah Music Digital, charge you $1000 for our distribution through Hell Razah Music Digital (watch the word play, it looks the same but being signed to “digital” indicates you are not an actual label artist) and you are paying for our name so you can tell people you’re signed to Hell Razah Music Digital and whatever weight the name carries is what you’re paying for and we may even throw in logo use so you can deceive who is willing to be fooled that your deal is more then using our Tune Core account. Then, we also collect a percentage of your music sales as well as count the numbers of whatever units you moved towards our overall units moved for the year, then we as the actual label look much better to our investors because of the total number of units we moved. If we offered this deal to 50 people, we make $50k and if each person sells 100 units, we can add 5k units moved to our overall numbers as a label. Let that sink in and some of you may have to read it twice. Most “digital deals” are exactly this, a hustle and you my dear are the one being hustled because it’s cheaper to pay the fee and hope you are also buying buzz and fan base then to spend thousands of your own money the right way.
This is not all digital distributors just the majority. Most of these digital distributors do not offer any promotion or anything else with the “deal”. Some may actually include some type of promotion and that is an important thing you need to find out (NEVER sign anything without an Entertainment Attorney present, and yes that costs money too). In some cases you would be better off spending that thousand on your own digital distribution account and pouring the rest of the money into promotion. If you’ve ever seen a label and scratched your head when you saw their “artists” this is probably why. Just because someone has signed a digital distribution deal, does not in anyway, shape, or form mean they are “signed” to a label in the traditional sense you’re used to and a good deal of them? ARE PAYING TO WEAR THE LOGO.
The average person would have no idea that the logo above isn’t actually Def Jam. Def Jam Digital actually partnered with Tune Core for awhile a few years back, made Def Jam Island Digital and a few lucky folks got to pretend they were signed to Def Jam and made a few bucks. I’m familiar with this because a former mainstream artist tried to “help me” a few years back and told me that all I had to do was add Def Jam Island Digital to Battlegrownd Entertainment and I would be able to charge people for distribution. Too bad I’m not a person who robs people, I probably could have made a nice chunk of change 😉