Growing up, Josh G. Massey was a typical hypocrite. Raised in a Christian home in Southern California and raised reading the Bible, he knew what it said, although Josh never really understood that his life was not his, and he continued to seek the things that would satisfy him most. In one week of his life, however, that all changed. Simply put, Josh was cheated on, betrayed, and had lost the lust of his heart and what satisfied him the most, only to look in the mirror and realize that he had only cheated God the entire time. From age 14, Josh G. Massey had been involved in sexual activity, gossip, drama, lying, inappropriate language, and the flat-out disrespect of everyone around him but himself.
At almost 17, God rescued him from the darkness, and revealed to him the light that is His Word, Jesus Christ and the Gospel. Josh finally understood that He knew nothing, and that his life was for the glorification of God. Josh has always been able to write since a young age, being influenced by Christian rap pioneers such as Cross Movement, Lecrae, Flame, and Grits, but "hasn't always been able to live."
Josh G. Massey: "I’m still learning, and I know I always will be through the grace my heavenly Father gives me every day. My talents are given to me by God to use for His glorification and magnification, so that’s what I’m going to do.
My name is Josh G. Massey, born and raised in California, and I make music for a higher purpose."
Josh since has released several mixtapes under the name "Empti", but in 2011 he decided to change his name to his birth name, being inspired by the name transformation of C-lite to Andy Mineo, and a need to feel fully immersed in glorifying God through music by not hiding behind an alias, in which one mixtape has since been released. Josh's debut album "Relate" is the first of many, and is by far his best work to date, having hard-hitting production and quick rhyme schemes, as well as a tantalizing message of sticking to the word through all types of persecution. We have a lot to see from this young man as he continues to grow in Christ.
From Josh: I want to thank God for this opportunity to create music that glorifies Him, as well as my family and friends for all of the support through this time. I also want to thank D-MAUB for the time and commitment to help others see their goals as independent artists by making available professional and affordable mixing and mastering, as well as the time he spent encouraging me in my music. Lastly, I want to give a shout out to all of the producers for also making available amazing production for indie artists, such as myself, to create creative works of art: Alex "Big Juice" Hitchens, Gabe "Wizrd", David Baker aka "Deeonthetrack", Tone Jonez, P.L.M Beats, Kadence of ATP, Matthew Wade aka "Swade Beatz", Twanbeatmaker, and K-drama, as well as my fans for supporting me. God Bless all, and I hope you enjoy the album!
1. Relate
Written by Joshua Massey
Published by CDBbaby, Produced by Big Juice of Soundbreaker Music, Recorded by Joshua Massey, Mix and Mastered by D-Maub of One Route Entertainment Cincinnati, Ohio
2. Never Underestimate
Written by Joshua Massey
Published by CDBbaby, Produced by Supreme of Supreme Productions, Recorded by Joshua Massey, Mix and Mastered by D-Maub of One Route Entertainment Cincinnati, Ohio
3. Relyin
Written by Joshua Massey
Published by CDBbaby, Produced by DeeonTheTrack, Recorded by Joshua Massey, Mix and Mastered by D-Maub of One Route Entertainment Cincinnati, Ohio
4. Call It What You Want
Written by Joshua Massey
Published by CDBbaby, Produced by Twanbeatmaker, Recorded by Joshua Massey, Mix and Mastered by D-Maub of One Route Entertainment Cincinnati, Ohio
5. The Greatest
Written by Joshua Massey
Published by CDBbaby, Produced by P.L.M Beats, Recorded by Joshua Massey, Mix and Mastered by D-Maub of One Route Entertainment Cincinnati, Ohio
6. Our Reflection
Written by Joshua Massey
Published by CDBbaby, Produced by P.L.M Beats, Recorded by Joshua Massey, Mix and Mastered by D-Maub of One Route Entertainment Cincinnati, Ohio
7. Made New
Written by Joshua Massey
Published by CDBbaby, Produced by Kadence of Air Tight Productions, Recorded by Joshua Massey, Mix and Mastered by D-Maub of One Route Entertainment Cincinnati, Ohio
8. King's Peace
Written by Joshua Massey
Published by CDBbaby, Produced by Swade Beatz, Recorded by Joshua Massey, Mix and Mastered by D-Maub of One Route Entertainment Cincinnati, Ohio
9. Comatose
Written by Joshua Massey
Published by CDBbaby, Produced by Big Juice of Soundbreaker Music, Recorded by Joshua Massey, Mix and Mastered by D-Maub of One Route Entertainment Cincinnati, Ohio
10. Work
Written by Joshua Massey
Published by CDBbaby, Produced by Tone Jonez of www.tonejonez.com, Recorded by Joshua Massey, Mix and Mastered by D-Maub of One Route Entertainment Cincinnati, Ohio
11. Related
Written by Joshua Massey
Published by CDBbaby, Produced by Supreme of Supreme Productions, Recorded by Joshua Massey, Mix and Mastered by D-Maub of One Route Entertainment Cincinnati, Ohio
12. Invested
Written by Joshua Massey
Published by CDBbaby, Produced By Big Juice of Soundbreaker Music, Recorded by Joshua Massey, Mix and Mastered by D-Maub of One Route Entertainment Cincinnati, Ohio
13. Feel His Grace
Written by Joshua Massey
Published by CDBbaby, Produced by TwanBeatMaker, Recorded by Joshua Massey, Mix and Mastered by D-Maub of One Route Entertainment Cincinnati, Ohio
14. I Will Follow
Written by Joshua Massey
Published by CDBbaby, Produced by K-Drama, Recorded by Joshua Massey, Mix and Mastered by D-Maub of One Route Entertainment Cincinnati, Ohio
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