J.O.T. aka GRANDE GATO: News

BIG THANKS and SHOUT OUT to STU EPPERSON for once again inviting J.O.T. on TRUTH TALK LIVE for a third interview to further debate the topic of GOSPEL RAP/CHRISTIAN HIP HOP. GOD BLESS JOSHUA, STU's audio engineer/producer for the show, and all of the callers who phoned in "live" and commented on the debate of CHRISTIAN RAP being of CHRIST. GOD IS GOOD!!!!!

J.O.T.'s CHRISTIAN HIP HOP/POSITIVE RAP a success at the DIXIE CLASSIC FAIR. Big shout outs to J.O.T.'s partner MS. CRYSTAL, DARLY YOUNG aka "THE BLACKSMITH DJ", and DARY's wife NATASHA for helping the music ministry reach people who normally don't get exposed to GOSPEL RAP!!!! Big thanks to the DIXIE CALSSIC FAIR for extending the invitation to J.O.T. to perform......GOD IS GOOD!!!!

Gracias to NICOLE MUCHADO & the "MI FAMILIA" group at NC STATE for allowing GRANDE GATO aka J.O.T. & BONITA SENORITA aka MS. CRYSTAL to come share their music with them para CRISTO DE JESUS!!!!

J.O.T. & MS. CRYSTAL taking their music ministry to "the streets" of the CLEVELAND AVENUE housing projects to aid in giving people of all walks os life(drug addicts, drug sellers, gangs, low income families, homless, former imprisoned males/females, Christians,etc) hope that CHRIST lives and is a healer!!!!

BIG, BIG, BIG, BIG SHOUT OUT to BUSTA BEEZY aka BUSTA BROWN of WQMG 97.1 FM in GREENSBORO, NC for interviewing J.O.T. about life after CANCER and J.O.T.'s third book titled I COULD HAVE GOTTEN REVENGE BUT I DIDN'T. Not even the black ice and snow could keep J.O.T. & BUSTA from fellowshipping and kicking it for CHRIST!!!!!!!!!!

BIG SHOUT OUT TO RONNIE RON for interviewing J.O.T. on his HIP HOP PRAISE radio show on 1510 AM BIG WEAL GOSPEL! 2009 is the break through year for CHRISTIAN HIP HOP!!!!!!!!

BIG SHOUT OUT AGAIN TO RENEE VAUGHN ON 97.1FM's COMMUNITY FOCUS FOR THE TOM JOYNER MORNING SHOW INTERVIEW. FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE SADDENED REMEMBERING THAT CHAOTIC DAY IN THE PAST ON 9/11 IT WAS A BLESSING FOR HER TO HELP SOUL-FULL PRODUCTIONS BRING A POSITIVE & UPLIFTING MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE!

ISSUE# 2 of SOUL-FULL MAGAZINE is now up and available for viewing and/or free download. If you have an article that pertains to CHRISTIAN concerns please feel free to submit it for consideration of being featured in the magazine. Read the enlightening article submitted by DR. VICKI DENNIS fetaured in SOUL-FULL MAGAZINE(issue# 2). GOD IS GOOD! BE BLESSED.

BIG SHOUT OUT TO RENEE VAUGHN at 97.1FM WQMG for interviewing J.O.T. on radio show "COMMUNITY FOCUS". The interview exposed an older listening base J.O.T. aka GRANDE GATO's music ministry and how he is active in the community of WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.

GRACIAS(THANK YOU) to MAGARET JOHNSON of WXII TV 12 NEWS for interviewing J.O.T. and letting him both rap and share his cancer deliverance testimony on prime time news while reporting on the baseball pitcher whos was too delivered from cancer and pitched a "no-hitter" inning during the SPRING 2008 game(both 6 o'clock pm & 11 o'clock pm news)! GOD IS GOOD!

The First Official SOUL-FULL SUNDAY proved to be inspirational and entertaining as J.O.T. aka GRANDE GATO kicked it off with a LIVE BAND(He even did two of his Christian songs in SPANISH). A female vocalist, MS. CRYSTAL aka BONITA SENORITA, also accompanied him and blessed those who came with song and poetry/spoken word. Big thanks to TONY and the staff at TONY's LOUNGE for helping me successfully do a contemporary Christian event in an secular establishment(We are spreading the ministry of JESUS CHRIST everywhere..........GOD IS GOOD!). Keep checking soulfullproductions.com website for the date and time information of the next SOUL-FULL SUNDAY. Dios te bendiga!(GOD BLESS!)

GRACIAS ANGIE STAR for inviting GRANDE GATO to the LATINO MUSIC INDUSTRY venue on PARK AVE to help bring the LATINO community and the AFRICAN AMERICAN community together through CRISTO.

It was truly a "miracle" to see both the older generation up out of their seats and the younger generation up out of their seats rocking to the live performance of J.O.T. courtesy of Pastor Rivers, Youth Pastor Damian Anderson, and UMBC member Ken Brown! You would have have to been there to believe it. GOD IS GOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!

Big thanks to Ed Bumgardner for featuring J.O.T. aka GRANDE GATO in Meet 'N' GREET section of the RELISH entertainment section.

Big thanks to everyone at BASEMENT ELEVATION online magazine for featuring J.O.T. aka GRANDE GATO in their March issue.

Call all radio stations and request that they play J.O.T. Christian/Positive rap music. DJs say the more people that call in to request J.O.T. means the more they will play J.O.T.

Near the end of 2006 J.O.T. was interviewed by Stu Epperson on "Truth Talk Live" about Christian rap/Holy hip hop which was aired on SIRUIS satellite radio! That is proof that through Christ all things are possible!

Special Thanks To Bobby Parker at WAUG for giving J.O.T. spins on "The Afternoon Jesus Jam". PEACE and GOD BLESS!

Back in the summer of 2004 J.O.T. aka GRANDE GATO went to visit URBAN D aka PASTOR TOMMY at his holy hip hop church called CROSSOVER COMMUNITY CHURCH. Big props to URBAN D for letting Cristo de JESUS use him to get LATINO youth off of the street, and to redirect youth and young adult gifts such as graffitti drawings to paint Christian murals on the outer walls of the hip hop church. That's major.....praise be to GOD. Hopefully Christian people all over the world will see that locking youth and young adults up for grafitti is not the answer, but instead redirecting both to use their gifts to uplift the kingdom of GOD and Christ is the answer.