Before The Twilight

There are two times, that I recall, during my rap career, when I have written something without fully comprehending what I have written. Thus was the case when I named my new album Before The Twilight. I had my reasons:

"Before the twilight is when the sun shines bright
and before your twilight is your prime"
- JustMe from "Twilight"

Recently though, as I studied the parallels between the Jewish Feasts and Jesus, God revealed to me a much greater meaning to this title. In chapter 23 of The Book of Leviticus, God instructs Moses on how the Israelites are to observe The Feasts of the LORD. These feasts are of great prophetic significance! I don't want this blog entry to become a full blown bible study, so I will just say that you should look into it more yourself, but check this out:

'In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at twilight is the LORD'S Passover.
Leviticus 23:5

Passover is a feast commemorating Israel's deliverance from Egypt. A lamb is sacrificed for each family to symbolize how the blood of the lamb saved them from God's wrath.

Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed.
1 Corinthians 5:7

Jesus, The Lamb of God laid down His life to save us from God's judgment on the fourteenth day of the first month at twilight! The suffering of Christ between The Last Supper and His death is commonly known as His passion, so His passion took place before the twilight! Okay, maybe it's a stretch, but Before The Twilight is my passion! The album is an expression of my passion in the relationships that define my life: my relationship with Christ, my relationships with my wife and son, and my relationships with my friends.

If you are interested in hearing some of the album, or maybe even buying it, check it out on i-tunes by clicking the link below.

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=309381684&s=143441

It has been said in the music industry and elsewhere that it's not what you know, but who you know, that makes one successful. Taylor "Cas Metah" Hogle may argue that who you know, has a great impact on what you know. A quick listen to the Ohio native's music reveals his understanding that life is about relationships. A glance at his discography reveals just how well he understands it, and how well he puts it into practice. Cas Metah is a friend to all true hip-hop heads, and he thinks it's about time you get acquainted.

Taylor Hogle fell in love with hip-hop as a teenager. Never one to shy away from commitment, Cas wrote raps for two years before ever touching a microphone! In 1997 he began recording homemade mixtapes and gaining a rep locally. In 2002 Cas pressed up Key Tah Life, his first album of all original material. A chance meeting with former SolSeeker/TunnelRat, JustMe in '03, led to a great friendship and the formation of Scribbling Idiots.

Once Scribbling Idiots got together, Cas Metah kicked it into high gear. In 2004 the crew released Scribbling Idiots Present JustMe & Cas Metah. In '05 Cas dropped his second solo effort Dimension Tide, and contributed to Episode 1: The Unification, a compilation album by Trans-Atlantic crew G-Force Alliance. He also left his mark on SI's now classic mixtape Idiomatic Volume One. All the while Cas and the crew performed throughout the Midwest. Landing gigs with Skillet, GRITS, LA Symphony, Mars Ill and others created a large buzz in hip-hop circles.

Due in large part to Cas' tireless work in the studio, Scribbling idiots landed a deal with Illect Recordings. In 2006 the crew teamed up with hip-hop legend Masta Ace to release their first 12" single, "Told You So" b/w "Through The Clouds". In 2007 Mr. Metah released his second solo album. An emo-hop masterpiece full of soul-baring confessionals, Providence Road has gained critical praise and helped to strengthen Cas' hardcore following. A following that would grow even larger with the 2008 release of The Have Nots by Scribbling Idiots. A special version of The Have Nots was recently re-released in Japan, and the crew's popularity continues to grow.

Perhaps more impressive than any of the credits listed above, is the countless guest appearances, cameos, and side-projects Cas has piled up throughout the past five years. Prolific doesn't begin to explain this young man's writing ability. Nor does it explain his magnetic personality and networking skills, but they all shine through on Cas' most recent effort Guest Room (Illect Recordings, 2009). Boasting over forty guests, Guest Room is a compilation of duets and posse-cuts that Cas orchestrated over the last few years. The album's all-star line-up reads like a who's-who of Bible-believing emcee's and producers. Any and every fan of good hip-hop should buy this album, and then they should thank Cas Metah for making it.

http://www.myspace.com/casmetah