MC 900 Ft. Jesus is the stage name of
Mark Griffin, a classically-trained musician turned rapper and experimenter born in Dallas, Texas. Griffin's work was often considered well ahead of its time, and much of his sound and experimentation predates artists like
Beck and
Orbital. Griffin's wit and formal education help him to inject complexity and humor into his work as MC 900 Ft. Jesus. Deriving his MC name from a sermon by Oral Roberts, Griffin's first album,
Hell with the Lid Off (1990) was released under the name
MC 900 Ft. Jesus With DJ Zero, but the MC has sole bi…
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