Dwayne Tryumf

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Dwayne Tryumf
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Background information
Birth nameDwayne Shorter [1] [2]
Also known asConspiracy
BornLondon, England, UK
Genres Christian hip hop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1997–present
Website dwaynetryumf.com

Dwayne Shorter, [1] [2] who goes by the stage name Dwayne Tryumf, is a British Christian musician, who primarily plays Christian hip hop. He has released two studio albums, Ghetto Scripture in 2005 and 777: Mark of the Peace in 2010. Along with these, Tryumf released an extended play in 2006, The Mark of the Peace the EP, and a live album, Live in Concert in 2014.

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Early life

Dwayne Tryumf, was born as Dwayne Shorter, [1] in London, England, where he was involved in secular hip hop during the mid-1990s. [2] Tryumf became a Christian in August 1999, when he had intentions of quitting rapping altogether. [3]

Music career

He started his hip hop music career in 1997, with the group Magic Circle, [2] using the name Conspiracy. Tryumf would start his Christian hip hop career in 1999, after his conversion to Christianity. His first studio album, Ghetto Scripture, was released in 2005. [4] [5] The subsequent release, an extended play, The Mark of the Peace the EP, was released on 30 April 2008. [6] He released, 777: Mark of the Peace, a studio album, on 12 March 2010. [7] [8] [9] The live album, Live in Concert, was released on 9 June 2014. [10] [11] He rapped some of his lyrics in Mandarin Chinese at a 2015 concert. [3]

Discography

Studio albums
live albums
EPs

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Cummings, Tony (18 November 2009). "Dwayne Tryumf: Squeezing the whole of the Bible into a single rap". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 Daniels, David (11 January 2015). "Gospel and Google move UK artist Dwayne Tryumf to rap in Chinese". Rapzilla . Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Sherwood, Mark (12 October 2006). "Review: Ghetto Scripture – Dwayne Tryumf". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Burton, Jr., John. "Dwayne Tryumf (Ghetto Scripture) – Reviews". Gospelflava. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Hayes, Steve (16 August 2008). "Review: The Mark of the Peace the EP – Dwayne Tryumf". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Rimmer, Mike (23 August 2010). "Review: 777 Mark of the Peace – Dwayne Tryumf". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Rapzilla (12 March 2010). "Review – Dwayne Tryumf – 777 (Mark of the Peace)". Rapzilla . Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  9. ↑ Horton, Chad (24 March 2010). "Interview – Dwayne Tryumf on '777 (Mark of the Peace)' pt.1". Rapzilla . Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  10. ↑ Hayes, Steve (27 October 2014). "Review: Live in Concert – Dwayne Tryumf". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  11. ↑ Borquaye, Isaac. "Dwayne Tryumf – Live in Concert". Premier Gospel. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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