I would first like to say congrats for being condsidered for the Prayze Factor Awards!
I had the pleasure of meeting Eturnul at the TGMEA Awards, where I was a sponsor for the new artists. Eturnul was performing and I loved her to kick back down to earth style. She was bold but smooth, tomboyish but sexy, and her smile was contagious. She was an artist that didn't come to play, by taking advantage of the classes and drinking the flowing water streams of knowledge from the seasoned recording artist and managers.
I was reintroduced to Eturnul a year late through my mentor and her marketer, Carlton McConnell. CEO Round The Clock Entertainment. Eturnul is known for her 3E's, educating, empowering, and encouraging. She has encouraged and touches so many hearts with her song "Blessings". As I listened to her song, my eyes teared up! Her music and lyrics were alive as if they were walking through one's personal memories.
Cali! Sunny D as Eturnul called it, Califonia, city of the beach, and San Diego is her home. She knew the streets and places many wouldn't even dare to go because she grew up seeing both sides of town, but she chose the wrong route. This beauty got her street smarts during a time where survival took front and center stage in her life, and the only way to get the bills paid was to sell on those unpredictable streets! Eturnul shared how on one occasion she was literally pulled up out of her tub naked, while she was facing death! But God had other plans for her gift to rap. The gift, Eturnul writes and raps, but she can't play an instrument. She has a desire to write for other artists.
Angelique Jonelle is a singer/vocalist that knows how to rap, and I saw her on stage with Eturnul and she was very good! When I first saw these two, I thought Angelique was a little 12-year-old, but she was 18 at the time I met her. Eturnul is presently helping Angelique Jonelle get her CD project out there. I am excited and can't wait to see what they have put together. When I asked Eturnul if she can sing and rap, she said," no, I wish but I don't know the A or B, I can hold a note and I be grooving"! (chuckles) Streetlife in San Diego was real for Eturnul and not cheap, so she distributed some things that were not good for health. The Baller's fast life drew her into a gang affiliation. We were entrepreneurs, ministers, and gifted, but we were on the wrong side. "I realized I had to live as a positive role model", and we can write history and create the next steps for our kids, said Eturnul.
Eturnul began to ask herself, why am I here? What's my purpose? She made mistakes and hurt her brethren, but came to the realization that we could put our positives together, and we would change things. She said, "I knew God was with me back then, I know...I am a witness to how God will change you, protect you, and love you". I personally felt her heart as she spoke those words, and I was teary-eyed at the thought of how so many young people end up on the streets with so much talent. I was out there so hard, I had clothes in the cleaners, man I just went to the cleaners and get my clothes and kept rolling, said Eturnul. Recalling her love to write, she said, I am working on a book about my daughter, and what she went through, and it is the reason I wrote "Blessings".
Eturnul considers a person that is down with you and really got your back as a "Rider". If you are a rider for real why you hating, said Eturnul. As Eturnul and I were chatting, I started a little dab a faith, and she started rapping it, and it was dope! I told her to record that and just toss me a shout out on the CD! (chuckles). Eturnul mentioned the Bridge, it is a ministry and youth program., and that they were said to be the lost generation with new music urban gospel is still gospel if the Lord put an anointing on it. The older generation said raps from the devil. Rap is just preaching to a beat, Eturnul said. Her grandfather said you are what you say and do. Bridging the gap was brining the elders of the church with youth to understand rap, the wise are the elders and out of respect, I don't call them old, said Eturnul.
Eturnul decided to go to school and she studied marketing and business management, ministerial classes under the district. She wants to educate or share knowledge with indie artists and create a way to have workshops to learn about registering your music, building your brand. "I learned a lot from TGMEA", Eturnul said. Eturnul has a new project she is working on for her EP "Mission Possible". She said it will have some hot tracks that haven't been heard before. It's mission possible with God. ~Eturnul In asking Eturnul to leave encouraging words for the upcoming artist, she elected to say something so profound! Eturnul said, protect your crown from people and just pray for them, it just may not be your season. She didn't know I have been studying the crown and working on my next book about the crown.
Eturnul also left this for the new artist, you may be the one that really will need to tell the person they are wrong. We have to care about their soul. I don't want them to go to Hell! Fight to build relationships, but there has to be a limitation and you can't be gullible. I need a rider, you can't ride with me if you can't pray for me.
Eturnul, it was so much fun interviewing you, and don't forget I want some shout out credit for "Dab a Faith" (chuckles). I pray God's favor over you and much success in your music ministry.
Pamela J
