Verbs (rapper)

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Birth name	Michael Boyer II
Also known as	Knowdaverbs
Born	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Genre(s)	Hip hop, Gospel
Label(s)	Gotee 1280 Music
Website	verbs7.com

Verbs (previously known as Knowdaverbs, real name Michael Boyer II [1]) is a Christian hip hop artist who has achieved respect in the industry. Knowdaverbs has recorded for the Gotee label, home to GRITS and affiliated with dc Talk. He started rapping at the age of twelve,^[1] and spent time dancing with GRITS during the mid-'90s. His debut album, The Syllabus (1999), and his second album, The Action Figure (2000) were both fairly successful for gospel rap. His first album under the name "Verbs" (Unlocked) was slightly delayed when he spent six months in South Africa on a mission with his home church in Nashville, Tennessee. He is to release the highly anticipated Groundwork Theory on September 18, 2007 under new label 1280 Music.

1 Discography
- 1.1 Studio albums
- 1.2 EPs
2 Collaborations on other Albums
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Album cover	Album information
	'The Syllabus' Released: 1999 Label: Gotee Records Videos: "Syllabus"
	'The Action Figure' Released: 2000 Label: Gotee Records Singles: "God Is Big"
	'Unlocked' Released: 2003 Label: Gotee Records Videos: "Live to the Music"
	'The Groundwork Theory' Released: 2007 Label: 1280 Music

[edit] EPs

Album cover	Album information
	'The Groundwork 3P' Released: 2006 Label: 1280 Music

[edit] Collaborations on other Albums

GRITS - Factors of the Seven - "U.S. Open", "Hopes and Dreams" and "Gospel Rap; Parables" along with Jurny Big of LPG. He also appeared in the Music Video - "Hopes and Dreams / What Be Goin' Down".
GRITS - Grammatical Revolution - "Strugglin'" and "C2K".
GRITS - The Art of Translation - "Video Girl".
Out of Eden - More Than You Know - "Get It Right".
Out of Eden - No Turning Back - "Lookin for Love" and "No Turning Back" along with Grits.
DJ Maj - Wax Museum: the Mixtape - "Equeena (Remix)" and "Set Sail" along with Grits.
DJ Maj - Full Plates: Mixtape 2 - "Gung Ho" along with Mat Kearney.
DJ Maj - The Ringleader: Mixtape 3 - "So Excited" along with Shonlock.
DJ Maj - BoogiRoot - "Rhyme Pocket Interlude".
DJ Maj - Sabbatical Transit.
KJ-52 - 7th Avenue - "Keep It Movin'".
Camp Quest - Camp Quest - "Sunday Drive".
Verses - Listening Session - "Cassette Tapes & Roller Skates"
Pettidee - Thug Love - "Push"

Compilation Contributions

Sonic Imperial: Sounds of the Prophets - "Call of the Dung Beetle".
Best of Rescue Records 1993-2003/Urban - "Call of the Dung Beetle".
Gotee Urban Vol. 2 - "God Is Big" and "Just the Facts".
Gotee Records presents: Showcase - "God Is Big".
Raggamuffin Hip Hop - "Giant Slayers" and "If I Were Mayor/Governor" along with Stitchie.

[edit] References

^ Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Knowdaverbs", Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, First printing, Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 501. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.

[edit] External links

Persondata
NAME	Boyer, Michael, II
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Verbs, Knowdaverbs
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Christian hip hop artist
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH	Phoenix, Arizona, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH