Mohr claims that he embraced the Rasta faith mostly because it sanctioned the use of cannabis, though he also admits to smoking "anything he could get his hands on",[citation needed] including crack cocaine, strictly prohibited along with all drugs other than cannabis in Rastafari culture.[1] While living as a supposed Rastafarian he became well-versed in reggae music and learned some Jamaican patois, the language of a lot of reggae music. In 1989 the seventeen year old Mohr decided to turn away from his Rastafarian beliefs, stopped using marijuana and committed his life to Christianity at a Church summer camp. He enrolled in Biola University and did not graduate, but received his ordination in 1997.[2][3]
His albums have been moderately successful. Soulfire proved to be an early success for the fledgeling Gotee Records. Valley Of Decision spent 15 weeks in the top 10 of Billboard's "Top Reggae Albums" chart.[4] The label began as a production company. Originally intending to produce Out Of Eden's Lovin' the Day, they couldn't find a label to sign the act to, and so began distributing the band's material on their own.[4] Gravity (2003) was the first album to be distributed simultaneously in Christian and general retail markets.[5] Mohr also runs his own label, Lion of Zion Entertainment, where he promotes artists with a creed similar to his own. This a group of successful christian or Christafar's that preach and teaches the youth of the Caribbean and International reggae lover's how to give true praise to the Creator.
Mohr claims that he embraced the Rasta faith mostly because it sanctioned the use of cannabis, though he also admits to smoking "anything he could get his hands on",[citation needed] including crack cocaine, strictly prohibited along with all drugs other than cannabis in Rastafari culture.[1] While living as a supposed Rastafarian he became well-versed in reggae music and learned some Jamaican patois, the language of a lot of reggae music. In 1989 the seventeen year old Mohr decided to turn away from his Rastafarian beliefs, stopped using marijuana and committed his life to Christianity at a Church summer camp. He enrolled in Biola University and did not graduate, but received his ordination in 1997.[2][3]
His albums have been moderately successful. Soulfire proved to be an early success for the fledgeling Gotee Records. Valley Of Decision spent 15 weeks in the top 10 of Billboard's "Top Reggae Albums" chart.[4] The label began as a production company. Originally intending to produce Out Of Eden's Lovin' the Day, they couldn't find a label to sign the act to, and so began distributing the band's material on their own.[4] Gravity (2003) was the first album to be distributed simultaneously in Christian and general retail markets.[5] Mohr also runs his own label, Lion of Zion Entertainment, where he promotes artists with a creed similar to his own. This a group of successful christian or Christafar's that preach and teaches the youth of the Caribbean and International reggae lover's how to give true praise to the Creator.