American rapper
Mr. Del
Birth name Delmar H. Lawrence III Also known as Mr. Del, Del Lawrence, The Hope Dealer Born (1978-06-10 ) June 10, 1978 (age 46) Memphis, Tennessee Genres Christian hip hop , Southern hip hop ,[ 1] crunk ,[ 2] dirty rap (early) ,[ 3] hardcore hip hop (early) ,[ 4] gangsta rap (early) [ 5] Occupation(s) Rapper, record producer, President of Dedicated Music Group (DMG) Labels Dedicated Music Group(DMG)/Universal Music Group Website mrdel .com
Musical artist
Mr. Del (born Delmar H. Lawrence III ;[ 6] June 10,[ 7] 1978)[ 8] is an American Christian rapper and music producer. He is president of the independent record label Dedicated Music Group (DMG)/Universal Records .[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] He received a Grammy award nomination for Best Rock Gospel Album of the year[ 12] and 2010 GMA Dove Award nomination for Rap/Hip Hop Album of the year.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
His first solo album, The Future (EMI Gospel ), was released in 2005 and debuted at No. 15 on Billboard’s Gospel Chart . Hope Dealer , was released in 2007 and peaked at No. 47 on Billboard’s Gospel Chart and featured American jazz musician Kirk Whalum . Thrilla (DMG/Universal Records), was released in 2009 and debuted at No. 2 on the Christian R&B/Hip Hop Chart.[ 16]
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^ "Mr Del: Holy South Rap: Mr Del is a powerful minister of the gospel" . Archived from the original on June 16, 2013.
^ "Mr. Del making raps to God - EURweb" . April 8, 2010. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013.
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^ Mr. Del (@mrdel) (June 10, 2010). "HAPPY BDAY TO ME!!! THANK YOU GOD!!!" . Twitter . Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2016 .
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^ "Three 6 Mafia Gangsta Rapper Now Preaching Christ & Him Crucified - BCNN1" . Blackchristiannews.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2012 .
^ "Mr. Del to release new album" . Rapzilla. June 26, 2007. Archived from the original on January 7, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2012 .
^ Nolan Strong (March 5, 2010). "Former Three 6 Member Mr. Del Lands Gospel Album Nomination" . AllHipHop.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012 .
^ American Music Channel. [1] . Retrieved 21 Aug 2012.
^ "43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards on gmc" . Doveawards.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2012 .
^ "Music Award Nominations: Christian Music News" . Cbn.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2012 .
^ "Memphis-connected musicians nominated for Dove Awards" . GoMemphis.com. February 26, 2010. Archived from the original on March 5, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2012 .
^ Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/artist/mr.-del/chart-history/gospel-albums Retrieved July 31, 2012