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Paztuh Mike Calls for An End to the Blame Game in Latest Single

11/11/2020 by lastdayrecordsllc

Paztuh Mike’s latest single, It’s About Us, is a wake-up call for urban communities across America. The message is clear–and powerful: Quit blaming the “white man” for our problems. Instead, let’s use our energy to solve the ills in our own neighborhoods.

From the opening line, It’s About Us spotlights the destruction happening everyday in cities throughout the country.

All across the nation

We kill each other every day

Do we even care about us

We always put the blame

On everybody else but ourselves

So how can we ever change us

Every city, every state, we kill each other every day

Do we even care about us…

Paztuh Mike has earned a reputation for producing songs that address real-life, current issues. It’s About Us is no different. It comes at a time when racial woes have been front and center most of the year. But, for Paztuh Mike, this divide is nothing new.

His work in urban communities—through his nonprofit, Men Standing Positive—let’s him hear firsthand the racial tension and distrust some blacks have toward white people. And he knows it’s not all imaginary. He acknowledges, from his own experience, that certain systems and attitudes exist to keep blacks and lower income individuals from advancing. But he doesn’t want that to be the focus.

“Whenever I hit the streets, I hear so much blame on ‘the white man’,” Paztuh Mike says. “It’s a victim mentality. Nothing is my fault. So, a lot of times when I step in and say, ‘Hey, man. You can do better, but you’re gonna have to change your mind.’, I’m seen as the bad guy who’s attacking people. But I’m not attacking. I’m just letting folks know, ‘You’re not a victim. You’re not oppressed. You have what it takes to overcome.’”

His latest single, It’s About Us, strikes that same tone. On one hand, the lyrics paint a picture of the self destruction Paztuh Mike witnesses in the communities MSP serves. A path he once was headed down himself. At the same time, the song signals hope—hope that racial unity and trust in God will ultimately make a better way.

“The No. 1 enemy of change is blame,” Paztuh Mike says. “I want my music and my one-one interaction with people to change mindsets. But to do that, we’ve got to quit pointing fingers. We’ve got to stop killing each other. Burning down our own businesses. If we help each other instead of hurting each other, we can begin to shift the mindset from victim to victor. We really can succeed. But it starts with us. It’s about us.”

RAPPER SAYS GET YOUR CHURCH OUT NOW⁉️

10/20/2020 by lastdayrecordsllc

Fresh News, New Release, Teachings

Rapper Says Get Your Church Out Now ⁉️ “And then he [Jesus] told them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.’” Mark 16:15, NLT

Every Sunday, thousands of churchgoers gather for a time of prayer, praise, and an uplifting sermon. In many places, prayers for the lost can reach a fever pitch, as shouts of “Amen!” and “Hallelujah!” ring across the sanctuary. After all the shouting is over though, it’s off to lunch, to the mall, or back home to enjoy the rest of the day and get ready for the week ahead.

We certainly should pray for the unsaved, and pray often. But we can’t stop there. We also have to go.

In this hard hitting, raw message—simply titled GO—“Paztuh Mike” Wuebbles urges the church to do more than talk the talk about sharing the Good News, but to walk the walk. Literally.

You’ll be challenged and inspired as Paztuh Mike examines the Bible’s commands about reaching the lost and gives his honest assessment of why many Christians are reluctant to tell others in their own communities about Jesus. He covers:

The spiritual battle for souls
Fears and excuses that hinder Christians
Paying the price for the harvest
Laziness in the church
The command for every Christian to “go”
What to do with what you know
The power of your personal testimony

Don’t sit still any longer. Get off the church pew and get out into the streets. The harvest is ripe. Now, it’s time to GO!

Local Hip Hop Artist Calls Out Gangsta Rap in New Single

10/07/2020 by lastdayrecordsllc

Fresh News, New Release

Local Hip Hop Artist Calls Out Gangsta Rap in New Single. Paztuh Mike new single, Dang It Feel Good, inspired by the Geto Boys hit from the early ‘90s, turns the tables on the lure of the gangsta life.

Dang It Feel Good features grimey beats with a definite street vibe. But just a few seconds in, it’s clear Paztuh Mike’s latest track isn’t glorifying violence. Just the opposite.

Dang it feel good not to have to be a gangsta, Dang it feel good
Dang it feel good

See what I realize about the game
Is everybody wanna slang that crack cocaine
It’s all about that money man
Everybody wanna stay the same
Ain’t nobody tryin’ to change…

The Beginning

From beginning to end, P aztuh Mike spits lyrics that take the glamour out of selling dope, chasing money, and hustling women. It’s a lifestyle he once knew firsthand. One he now warns young people to avoid completely.

“Whenever I speak to kids at schools, concerts, events, I let them know they’re much more than a gangsta,” he says. “But music is powerful. So if all they listen to is gangsta rap, then that’s what they’re gonna follow. Dang It Feel Good still gives them a hard beat, but challenges them to think bigger than these streets.”

The Impact

And the single is just the beginning. Paztuh Mike uses his platform to speak about today’s gangsta rap–that much of it is smoke and mirrors. He peels back the curtain on the business so people know that what they see and hear isn’t all that it seems.

“If I get negative reactions to what I’m saying about gangsta music, I go in on the business side,” he says. “I let them know that so much of this stuff is fake, a made-up image to sell records. Very few gangsta rappers have actually done what they say in their music.

“The truth is, gangsta isn’t cool,” Paztuh Mike adds. “It’s never been cool. It doesn’t last.”

Dang It Feel Good available on all digital outlets.

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Why I Got That Bomb

04/23/2020 by lastdayrecordsllc

Fresh News, New Release, Paztuh Mike History

Paztuh Mike freely admits his music isn’t always geared toward Christian audiences. His recent singles touch on topics that anyone, no matter what they believe about Jesus, can relate to. But his latest release, I Got That Bomb, takes a detour. The song speaks directly to his faith in Christ and the power that God supplies to those who live for Him with their whole heart.

The Inspiration

He wrote I Got That Bomb at a time when he saw the power of God repeatedly show up in miraculous ways. Like when he and a fellow believer prayed for a group of addicts in the middle of a crackhouse. The presence of God was so strong, a battered woman who sat in a back room got filled with the Holy Spirit and healed from bruised eyes and broken ribs. Or the time Paztuh Mike and his team prayed for a deathly-ill elderly woman who was hospitalized with little chance for recovery.

Two days later, the woman and her granddaughter called to let them know she had improved so much that doctors had released her from the hospital. And then there was the couple Paztuh Mike and ministry team members encountered at a restaurant. What started as a simple conversation turned into a Spirit-filled counseling session that concluded with an evil spirit being cast out of the husband. The couple followed up a few weeks later, thanking God for the changes in their home and marriage.

“I’ve seen God do some crazy stuff,” Paztuh Mike says, “and at first, I was kind of cocky about it. But over time, I realized it was all God. To this day, I’m never totally sure when I go minister to someone. People ask me to pray for them or a loved one and I’m thinking, ‘For real, what am I gonna do?’ But every time I take that step of faith, I end up watching God work and saying, ‘Wow, that just happened.’ When people ask me how some miracle happened, I tell them, ‘Dude, I have no idea. All I know is the Lord did what He did that day and that’s it.'”

The Song

I Got That Bomb features gritty beats and bold lyrics meant to convey the power of God that Paztuh Mike has witnessed firsthand. He wrote the song over a period of months, a departure from his typical songwriting process, which usually takes just a few days. But he knew this track couldn’t be forced, that it would only come together as he saw more of God’s power manifested.

“I didn’t write this song in one day or even one week,” he says. “It took months. I was so fired up and, like I said, I was letting it all go to my head. So I just started writing about those experiences, being cocky about how I moved in the Spirit, being cocky about my relationship with God. But how I wrote then, I don’t write like that anymore. Now I understand, ‘Hey, I’m messed up and you are too, but look what God has done.’”

Although he might write a few lyrics differently today, the core message remains the same: God is powerful and as believers, we have that exact same power to deliver others.

“When I do a show, I often lead people to Christ, pray for people, and speak prophetic words. I don’t claim to be a prophet. It’s just what can happen when the power of God comes over you.”

The Challenge

Paztuh Mike doesn’t just want to rap about God’s transforming power. He wants to help Christians and non-Christians know firsthand that God’s power is real. But he understands people are skeptical.

“There’s no way I can sum up God’s power to an unbeliever,” says Paztuh Mike. “Most times, they’re not going to listen to me quote a bunch of scriptures. But I can tell them stories of what I’ve seen. And I’ve found that what really proves God’s existence to unbelievers is salvation…their salvation.”

He goes on to explain, “You can be a prophet of God and call down fire from heaven. After an unbeliever sees that, he still may not believe in God in his heart. What he’s going to believe is that you just called down fire. So the greatest miracle isn’t God’s power in and of itself. The greatest miracle is salvation, a true relationship with God.”

A Message for Believers

On the flipside, Paztuh Mike has a blunt message for believers: “Stop sleeping with the enemy.” He says that in his years of ministry, he has seen too much compromise among Christians, compromise that affects their ability to trust God for the miraculous.

“If you’re giving into sin, you’re not going to have confidence. And I don’t mean confidence in yourself. I’m talking about confidence in the Lord. Confidence that you have the power and authority to cast out devils or lay hands on the sick and see people recover. That only comes when you’re in great intimacy with the Lord. And when you’re in great intimacy with God, you’re not walking in sin. You’re not going to get comfortable in any way in sleeping with the enemy.”

He firmly believes that Christians with this level of commitment will reap the reward of moving in God’s power.

“When you submit yourself to God and then resist the devil, he will flee from you. But if you submit yourself to sin and then try to resist the devil, it won’t work. This is a song for true believers, Christians willing to follow God at all costs. Christians who want to see His power change lives around the world.”
I Got That Bomb will be available on all digital outlets Saturday, April 25.

DOWN FOR THE COUNT? GET UP WITH “FIGHTERS’ ANTHEM”

03/24/2020 by lastdayrecordsllc

Fresh News, New Release

Down for the Count? Get Up With “Fighters’ Anthem”. Paztuh Mike first penned his upcoming release, Fighters’ Anthem, at a time when he had little more than a vision from God. He believed he would change many lives by meeting people’s spiritual and physical needs. But, based on his personal circumstances, that vision seemed like an impossibility.

A Real Fighter

“Everything that God promised I was called to be didn’t look like it was ever going to happen,” Paztuh Mike reflects. “I was staying in other people’s houses, I wasn’t working, I didn’t have a car. God wanted me to rely on Him for everything. I wrote Fighters’ Anthem out of some frustration, but a lot of ambition and encouragement was also coming out. The song was a way to encourage myself.”

His honest, unflinching lyrics give listeners a firsthand look at his hardships…and at his faith. One verse talks of walking in the rain thanking God for his blue jeans. “I wrote down what I was in,” Paztuh Mike explains. “I was literally having to walk in the rain, thanking God for my jeans because at least I had them to put on. No matter what, I wasn’t going to give in, I wasn’t going to quit.”

An Anthem of Hope

That message of hope is reinforced with heartfelt, gospel-inspired vocals sung by Kimberly Poe and bold beats created by D1 Beatz. Although his circumstances have changed, life has continued to have its share of ups and downs. But to this day, Fighters’ Anthem perfectly sums up Paztuh Mike’s determination to never stop moving forward with God. He hopes this song encourages others to do the same.

“People need to know what I say at the beginning of the track: ‘The devil is not gonna roll out a red carpet for you. You gotta go for it.’ No matter how many times you might get knocked down, you’re only a failure if you quit and don’t get back up. Keep fighting even when it doesn’t seem like you’re getting anywhere. Just keep fighting. Don’t ever give up.”

Fighters’ Anthem is available now on all digital outlets.

RAPPER TAKES 13 YEARS – 1 SONG

02/12/2020 by lastdayrecordsllc

Behind the Scenes, Fresh News, New Release, Paztuh Mike History

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Rapper Takes 13 Years-1 Song: THE MAKING OF KEEP ON- A 13 YEAR JOURNEY

When Paztuh Mike first wrote his up-tempo track, Keep On, he had no idea the song was a glimpse into his future. As he says, “the song’s inspiration was prophetic.”

After writing and fine-tuning lyrics, recording beats multiple times, and collaborating with vocalist Shadale Johnson, Paztuh Mike knew he had a potential blockbuster on his hands. The straight-shooting song tells of his determination to accomplish his vision despite negative circumstances and religious traditions standing in his way. With each lyric, Paztuh Mike makes it clear that he’s not concerned about how a situation looks. No matter what, he’s going to keep walking by faith.

Little did he know how much faith it would take to finally get Keep On from the studio to the masses.

A Work in Progress: (Rapper Takes 13 Years-1 Song)

Paztuh Mike penned the lyrics to Keep On in 2007. The following year, he laid down beats using a Casio keyboard. He knew this was just a start and re-recorded the beats in 2010 once he got his hands-on better equipment. Around that time, Paztuh Mike was on the hunt for a vocalist to sing the track’s R&B-inspired hook. “I wasn’t just looking for the right voice,” he says. “I also wanted a singer with the right character.” He quickly discovered this combination wasn’t as easy to find as he thought. Some ladies had stellar personalities but mediocre vocal skills. Others were top-notch singers but were caught up in the studio’s reputation for recording some of the industry’s biggest superstars.

Fifteen auditions and a whole lot of frustration later, Paztuh Mike’s engineer mentioned he had a cousin who might fit the bill. Although Paztuh Mike’s skepticism was high, he heard his engineer out and watched a YouTube clip of this cousin singing a rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz. As soon as Paztuh Mike heard her, he knew he had to give the young lady a call. A few moments later, he was on the phone with Shadale explaining his purpose for Keep On and her role in bringing that purpose to life. He also asked her a few pointed questions to test her character. Shadale passed with flying colors and since she happened to be in St. Louis from her hometown of Atlanta, she arrived in-studio shortly after their initial conversation.

Shadale’s soul-stirring addition was the final touch the song needed. Despite the long talent search and investing over $5,000 in studio time, Paztuh Mike was beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel. Or so he thought. He didn’t foresee that an unexpected obstacle would delay Keep On’s release for another 9 years.

Worth the Wait

Just weeks after recording Keep On, Paztuh Mike clashed with the studio and his management team, a rift that led to an eventual split. In the process, the master recording of Keep On was lost. Despite the setback, Paztuh Mike refused to give up. In 2014, he flew Shadale into town to re-record the track. The following year, they shot the music video for the song. More time passed after that, but it was time well spent. Paztuh Mike was ordained into ministry, founded his nonprofit, Men Standing Positive, and got married. The single will debut Thursday, Feb. 13 on WRFU, 104.5 FM during the Afterwork Drive Show with DJ BJ Clark.

“It’s been a long road,” Paztuh Mike says, “but it’s been worth the wait. Keep On means so much more to me now because I’m carrying out the vision I rap about. When I first wrote the song, I only imagined what I’d eventually be doing. Now, I’m living it.

“I believe it does a good job of representing what I stand for as an artist,” Paztuh Mike continues. “And I hope my story catches people’s attention and inspires them to ‘keep on’ no matter what they face. Life isn’t always easy, but if we walk by faith, we can overcome anything that comes our way.”