Bizzle

Mark Julian Felder[1] (born July 21, 1983), more commonly known as Bizzle, is an American Christian hip hop recording artist and entrepreneur.

The song criticizes rapper Jay-Z for negative references towards Jesus and Christianity in his music.

He opened for Lil Wayne & Juelz Santana during their I Can't Feel My Face tour.

[5][better source needed] Felder has stated that his "financial situation got so bad he was sleeping on a friend's floor and his car was a closet for his clothes".

Sin and 360 Records in Houston, Texas, and returned to California to release Certified Mixtape.

[5][better source needed] Bizzle spent three years preparing his debut album Grind Pays.

[5][better source needed] 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.

[5][better source needed] Bizzle released his first Christian mixtape, The Messenger, on March 30, 2010 on DatPiff.

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

[22][23] Its first single, "Soldier" was released January 26, 2013[24] and features No Malice and included a music video.

[28][29] His previous works with Boi-1da include "Forgive Me" released on March 16, 2011[30] which features rapper MC Jin and "Lost and Found" on his collaborative mixtape Martyrs in the Making with Bumps INF.

[31] Bizzle received nominations for Rap/Hip Hop Gospel CD of The Year at both the 2012[32][33] and 2014 Stellar Awards,[34][35] sharing the category with artists Derek Minor, Lecrae, and Thi'sl.

It opens with the rapper reciting a quotation from the Book of Timothy, then leads into the same instrumental track as Macklemore's original.

[47] The Advocate, a newspaper that represents the LGBTQ+ community, said Bizzle's single "uses the instrumental hook from Macklemore's 'Same Love' to say that LGBT people are sinful, violent, and just like pedophiles.

He also created a website that chronicles the backlash against him[49] and maintained that he was not homophobic but simply stating an opposing argument to that in popular media.