{"id":834,"date":"2009-07-29T13:50:05","date_gmt":"2009-07-29T13:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/07\/free-christian-music-download-46.html"},"modified":"2009-07-29T13:50:05","modified_gmt":"2009-07-29T13:50:05","slug":"free-christian-music-download-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2009\/07\/free-christian-music-download-46.html","title":{"rendered":"Free Christian Music Download from John Reuben"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JohnReubenDoNot.jpg\"<\/span>Here’s a free Christian music download of the song “Do Not” from rapper John Reuben’s <\/a>album, Are We There Yet<\/em>?
\nHere are the lyrics to the song, and a little more about John Reuben:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

DO NOT<\/strong>
\nby John Reuben
\nDo not tell me what I can and cannot do when I rock
\n(‘Wait, hold up, this is my favorite part’)
\nDo not tell me what I can and cannot do when I rock
\nDo not tell me what I can and cannot do when I rock
\n(‘You know what man? you pay five bucks to come in here
\nto just stand in the back and act like youre too hard to
\nenjoy yourself!’
\n‘Well actually I didn’t have to pay’)
\nTo each his own correctin don’t select my flavor
\nWhile see them in the back critiquin’ my behavior now
\nTryin’ to take creation and me to fit his mold
\nHe yelled out sellout but maybe he wasn’t told
\nSo let me tell this shallow mind why we do what we do
\nI create for the creator but not to impress you ok
\nI’ll challenge your thinkin’ but not to test you
\nYou might not like me, I’ll still say “God bless you”
\nAnd this trust issue, it’s all love n’ respect
\nAnd honestly bro I don’t think that ‘s too much to expect
\nBut too many times your shallow mind will keep you caught
\nYou can’t escape your thinkin’ all you’ve ever been taught
\nIs that you walk this way
\nYou talk this way
\nYou front this way
\nYou pose this way
\nYou react this way
\nNa, na that ain’t me
\nI got to be who God created me to be
\nDo not tell me what I can and cannot do when I rock
\nWhy is it as humans we cling on to only what we know
\nNever expanding and stepping out our comfort zone (‘uhhh’)
\nWe walk alone and then roam in ignorance
\nThey turn back around and use it as a defense
\nFor shallowness this seems to be a concern
\nCuz not knowin’ is an excuse for those who willin’ to learn
\nAlright I need all people in the front to the back,
\nThe back to the front, Let’s get down, we gon do it like this
\nchorus:
\nDo not tell me what I can and cannot do when I rock
\nOriginal material my crew nonstop
\nWe’re keepin’ it fly we’ll turn it out
\nYa’ll feelin’ some of that? no doubt!
\nDo not stereotype the individual
\nCuz what you hear in your stereo is not the typical
\nStereoypes get broken now when I’m provokin’
\nNew levels of thought so leave the shallow minds open
\nCats approachin’ me without no lack or no clue
\nI understand though bro, see someone’s been training you
\nTo think like you think and act like you do
\nIt’s getting old not like it should have ever been new
\nBut as long as shallowness exists I shall assist
\nTo rip apart the whole structure and expose the nucleus
\nShallowness exists I shall persist to rip
\nApart the whole structure and expose it for what it is
\nLack of understanding lack of communication
\nLack of a desire for expanding education
\nLack of inspiration lack of innovation
\nThe fact you can’t respect another mans creation
\nLack of motiviation lack of restoration
\nThe fact we lack unity and enjoy separation
\nLack of destination because you know what I feel
\nI feel that humans lack the ability to be real
\nDo not tell me what I can and cannot do when I rock <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The son of a Christian death metal record label owner, John Reuben was raised in a trailer park on a farm that doubled as a church\/outreach program for troubled youth.
\nHe spent his formative years writing poetry, daydreaming, and turning a profit with his older brother on their baseball card collection, which led to his love for hip-hop and an entrepreneurial spirit that prompted him to leave high school early to focus on his musical pursuits.
\nBy 18, he had started his own indie label, and released several EP’s recorded by himself and other artists. After receiving interest from a handful of labels, John returned home and signed a deal with Gotee Records. Since then he’s sold over 200,000 records, toured the world, gotten married, and linked back up with his brother to produce comedy shorts, including a mocumentary “The Professional Rapper”.
\nYou can check out the video for John’s song “Town Folk” from his upcoming album, Sex, Drugs and Self Control,<\/a><\/em> due out in September, in his Gospel Soundcheck blog post.
\nYou can learn more about John Reuben on his website.<\/a>
\nClick here to subscribe to Gospel Soundcheck by email <\/a>and have the Gospel Soundcheck headlines delivered daily to your email inbox. And don’t forget to follow me on Twitter!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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