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17 Facts About Bizzle

1.

In January 2010, Bizzle released "You Got Some Explaining to Do".

2.

Bizzle released his first mixtape, The Messenger, in March 2010.

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In 2013, Bizzle won Kingdom Choice Awards for Rap Single of The Year, Hip Hop Album of The Year, and Music Video of The Year.

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Bizzle received media attention in 2014 when he released "Same Love " in reaction to the pro-gay rights single "Same Love" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.

5.

Bizzle's family was poor and lived in Section 8 housing.

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Bizzle then released Dirty West Mixtapes 1 and 2 with J Sin and 360 Records in Houston, Texas, and returned to California to release Certified Mixtape.

7.

Bizzle spent three years preparing his debut album Grind Pays.

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8.

The influence of Christianity prompted Bizzle's questioning of the imagery promoted through the music of rappers like Kanye West, Rick Ross, and Jay-Z.

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The result of the diss song led Bizzle to being called the "Christian Rapper that dissed Jay Z".

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Overwhelmed by the positive response and media attention he received, Bizzle decided to make music that proclaimed a Christian message and exposed influences within the music industry that he believed to be negative.

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Bizzle released his first Christian mixtape, The Messenger, on March 30,2010 on DatPiff.

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Shortly after the release of "The Messenger", Bizzle founded God Over Money Records in Houston, Texas.

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On May 7,2013, Bizzle released his second studio album, The Good Fight.

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Bizzle stated that Boi-1da worked free of charge on the project.

15.

Bizzle received three nominations at the 2012 and 2013 Kingdom Choice Awards.

16.

On January 28,2014, Bizzle released a single entitled "Same Love " in reaction to the pro-gay rights single "Same Love" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.

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Bizzle created a website that chronicles the backlash against him and maintained that he was not homophobic but simply stating an opposing argument to that in popular media.