About Me
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Reazn learned at an early age that life was not as simple as it seemed. He grew up in and out of the church but was affected greatly because of what happened behind closed doors. As a child Reazn bore witness to domestic violence, drug dealings, drug addictions, and violence involving knives and guns. Even with all of this causing mental abuse to his young mind, the physical abuse also took an incredible toll upon his life. When his parents split, himself being the second oldest of four, decided to leave the household and live with his father. His father was hooked on drugs and would beat his very own child as if he were a man. There were times when Reazn would come home from school and see his front door wide open only to find his father passed out on the floor high on drugs. Even in this very home he saw drug deals go down first hand. He saw fistfights even to the point where guns were drawn in a place that was supposed to be where he hung his heart. This would prove to be very difficult for him so he turned to the streets. Considering his background, picking up the streetlife was a simple task. Reazn found himself drinking alcohol, doing drugs, dealing drugs, and at the same time living a life that was full of violence. He gained comfort by seeking for women to give him the love that his heart desperately desired. Reazn’s life was drowning in sin and soon found himself in prison as he was charged with two felonies for breaking and entering as a teenager. Due to his unhealthy lifestyle, his father’s parental guidance came into question and soon after Reazn would be returned to his mother. Unfortunately, the home that he came back to was still plagued with domestic violence. In fact it became more intense because now he was able to defend his mother. He would often have fistfights with his mother’s husband. It was so frequent that finally a question needed to be answered. Would his mother decide to stand for her husband or her children? She chose her children. She packed up and was ready to move on with her life only to one day discover that all of her belongings had been stolen for her husband had beat her to the punch. The family moved on and into a little shack. And although they were at least together, it wasn’t too long before his mom developed new relations. There would be nights that his mother would not even come home so Reazn once again found himself in the streets. He was still drinking, doing drugs and getting into fights. His mother would marry again, however this time it was a Christian man. Unfortunately this did not matter because the domestic violence was now more rampant than ever before. Reazn frequently would fight his mother’s husband to the point where he was kicked out of the house at the age of seventeen. It was at this very young age that Reazn signed his first lease. He continued to drink and smoke and have parties at his apartment while finding comfort in women to heal his pain. However there was something else that gave him comfort. It was music. He began to explore hip hop music by writing and recording himself only to soon realize that he had been granted a gift. Even though he was still living a life of sin, he couldn’t help but include God in his rhyme. Even if he tried he couldn’t help himself. Throughout it all, the Lord still had a grip on his life. Soon after Reazn would get a call from his family in Richmond, Virginia. He was invited to a wedding and was overwhelmed by the way he was greeted. He received nothing but love. His cousins ministered to him and the good news would bring great conviction due to the lifestyle that he continued upon his return back home. The seed of love began to flourish for there came a turning point and Reazn had finally had enough. He wanted out. He pleaded his case to his aunt and gave a proposal to stay with them. After a time of prayer his family decided it would be ok for him to move in with them. Even though this was a monumental move for change in his life, his struggles did not stay behind. In fact his struggles with women followed as he once again found himself needing affection from women. The demonic spirits were still harassing him and seeking the Lord became even more necessary in his life. One day he was invited to record a song with his cousin and there is where he would meet a man named Nfluence. As a matter a fact, he would run into Nfluence three times in one day. It made Reazn think and wonder if this had happened for a reason. Nfluence saw that Reazn had a true heart for God even though the young man had still been going through many hardships. Nfluence decided to disciple Reazn. He taught him not to run from the past but to embrace it so that he can use it to learn from it. Nfluence to this day is teaching Reazn the ways of a Godly man. Reazn is the first artist to be signed under Nfluencial Music and looks to drop his first cd in 2007. He’s now been ministering to his mother, father, brothers and sisters knowing that how he’s come out of the darkness could have only happened by the power of God. His gratitude to God is continual and the cd is totally dedicated to God’s glory. Reazn has learned that he could not escape the grace of God. Even though he was disowned throughout life God took care of him and knows beyond the shadow of a doubt the God’s still got him.
