Japhia Life was born and raised in Philadelphia. He released several mixtap… Read Full Bio ↴Japhia Life was born and raised in Philadelphia. He released several mixtapes and two independent releases. He has had much media exposure plus worked with some of the big names in the hip hop industry.

Powerful music
Although Japhia knows that he is a gospel artist, he prefers not to be put in a box. In his own words “I just make life changing music. I’m from the hood so I just wanna make powerful music inspired by God that will affect the world.”

Beatmart Recordings
In 2005 Japhia Life signed to Beatmart Recordings after initial interest of Warner Brothers and started on the "Fountain of Life" project, that would be released in march 2006.

Independant
On June 5th, 2007 the rapper announced he was breaking with Beatmart Recordings and is an independant artist again: "There is no bad blood between Label, and Artist. We appreciate what the label has done to enhance the Japhia Life brand, and we do wish them the best!"

Own Label
A press release is issued on August 28th, 2007 stating Japhia Life launched his own label Arms Out Entertainment. The label has an online division entitled "Arms Out Digital", which will use the imprint "Arms Out Ent. Online".

New projects
The MC is working on:
- Westside Pharmacy: 2009
- The Heartsville Mixtape: 2009

Sources:
Press release: He's back!/Beatmart Recordings, June 2005; Japhia Life a Free Agent?/MySpace Blog, June 5th, 2007; MySpace Bulletin: Breaking News!, August 28th, 2007.

Preacher Man
Japhia Life Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Preacher Man' by these artists:

Aṣa Preacher man please have some faith I've come to you cos'…
Asa Preacher man please have some faith I've come to you 'cause…
Asa [アシャ] Preacher man please have some faith I've come to you 'cause…
Asa's Preacher man please have some faith I've come to you 'cause…
Bananarama Its like a magic I've got to have it Whatever…
Beres Hammond (False preacher, false preacher) False preacher (False preac…
Canton Jones Mr. Preacher man I don't want no trouble I just…
Curtis Mayfield I'm your mamma, I'm your daddy I'm that nigga in the…
D.J.In The Night Well I ain't the kind of man Who'd turn and run…

Driver Era Hey Mr. Preacher man I've been playing with a heart like…
Fields of the Nephilim Well he talks in confusion And he faults your point…
Inkubus Sukkubus He's the one who the people trust But his evil heart…
J.R. Carroll Well I ain't the kind of man Who'd turn and run…
Jah9 Mr. Preacher man What you got to say to di nation, Mr.…
John Rich I'm a son of a preacher man Everybody calls him Brother…
Lynyrd Skynyrd You know i´m dirty because it´s in me Life´s not easy And…
Mica Millar Preacher Man Verse 1 I met a preacher man cnd he said Ther…
Neodisco Billy Ray was a preacher's son And when his daddy would…
Siouxsie and the Banshees Following desire in your eyes You're mine, you're mine all m…
Taylor Castro Jack of all trades but a master of none Spitting out…
The Driver Era Hey Mr. Preacher man I've been playing with a heart like…
The Facades Come inside, come inside And you'll see all the wonders that…
The Impressions People coming from every town They stand in line for miles…
The Sharons Billy Ray was a preacher′s son And when his daddy would…
Twilight Of The Gods I never had time for preachers Until I knew I was…
Various Artists Billy-Ray was a Preacher's son, And when his daddy would vis…