Free Music Download - the TAKEOVER - Beats N Blessings

If you enjoy great music and would like to download it you can go to this link

http://noisetrade.com/craigsog/the-takeover-beats-n-blessings

This is a great compilation CD I produced for
Beats N Blessings

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Craig S.O.G - Do You Really Know

New Song

"Do You Really Know"
Ruff Copy

Craig S.O.G. - So Worthy

New Song "So Worthy"

Another addition to the new genre of music I created call WORSHIP-HOP

the Pit Bull Diary - Let's get some Food

So many times people don't know what dog food to buy because there are so many choices to choose from. Being that my dog Diamonds is nursing her pups I had to take the time to read the ingredients and make an educated choice on which food to feed her. Watch this episode of the Pit Bull Diary to find out my choice. Enjoy!

I added some of my music that I'm working on for my next album at the end you get a sneak peak

Pit Bull Diary - Spring 2014 Episode #2

Here's the Episode #2 of the Pit Bull Diary for Spring 2014

I had to bring Diamonds in with her litter to keep a close eye on the puppies.

Pit Bull Diary Spring 2014 Puppy Litter 1st Episode

I just got a new litter of pups on special delivery. I wasn't expecting it to come so soon but to my surprise the litter hit planet earth sooner than I expected. I must say it was a pleasant surprise. Great weather, great pups who can ask for more. All things are working for the good. Diamonds delivered 7 puppies (5 males & 2 females). 7 is the number of perfection and it's a great sign for me that God is doing a great thing in my life. I don't believe anything happens by coincidence. There's a reason for every occurrence in life. We don't always understand why things happen the way they do this is why it's important to ask God to give us eyes to see.

I'm so excited about the new litter of pups and I started filming them with my iPhone 5 and uploading the videos to youtube. I call it the Pit Bull Diary. I will be documenting how the pups are growing and showing you their progress and development. In the midst of all that's going on I hope to find time to record new music and share it with you also. So you will get a great mix of new music and new puppies. The Pit Bull Diary is in the making. Take the time now to subscribe to my youtube channel at www.YouTube.com/BNBvideo. This way you will receive all the new episodes as they are released. I plan to film and take pics as often as possible. 

Here is the first Episode of the Spring 2014 Litter for the Pit Bull Diary. Enjoy! Click Like! & Share it on your Facebook. Thanks

Download my music

I just recorded some hot new music and just made it available for download at this link www.NoiseTrade.com/craigsog/the-rebirth

You will have the option at the website of making a donation or what the site calls giving a tip. Let the Lord touch your heart as to how much you would like to give to my music ministry. The site allows you to enter any amount you please.

My ultimate goal to bless the lives of people around the world with my music.

Please keep me in prayer as I'm working on new music and I'm also writing a new book about the ministry I founded Beats N Blessings.

God Bless You!

Lord of the Kings - 2 Masters Mixtape

This mixtape the 2 Masters is very powerful. It features music from many artists who recorded with Beats N Blessing.

Song's like WILDBOY featuring Craig SOG & Rebel



And Feel It featuring SAGE, D, I.S.S.U.E.S & Alan

More songs will be uploaded soon



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Enabling the Dreams of Others - Audio Sample from New Book

Here's an audio sample of a chapter from my new book about Beats N Blessings

In Beats N Blessings (BNB) my dream became to enable the dreams of others. Many times people couldn't understand why I invested so much of my time and talent into developing the talents and dreams of young people in BNB. I would call it the ultimate unselfishness ministry of music. This is one of the things that attracted so many young people to my ministry. They saw an opportunity to receive from the wealth of resources and development that I help provide them with. So many youth dream of using their gift of rapping, singing or making beats, but they don't have a place where they can develop or showcase this talent of theirs. I decided that BNB would be a place where youth can come off the streets and find a positive outlet to develop and express their musical talents. I started invited all the youth off the streets with flyers and by word of mouth and youth began to flock to BNB. Most of the young people would start

attending BNB by taking a digital music production classes. In these classes I would teach them how to use studio equipment to produce beats. After the beats were made many of them would then record lyrics. I feel that what I do with BNB is the total opposite of what the average rapper would do with his time. I'm not boasting in myself or the unique gifting that God has placed on my life. I'm boasting in my God who put this on my heart. If it weren't for him giving me a desire to see souls saved I wouldn't   have taking on this mission. I would say that I died to myself and my own personal agenda so that I could take on the ministry of grooming others in their talents and abilities. It reminds me of the word where it says that except a seed go into the ground and die it is good for nothing. But if it dies it will bear much fruit. This is exactly what happen with me as a result I was able to bear much fruit. I'm thankful that my fruit has also remained. I've seen many of the young peope in BNB go on to do very powerful things with their talents to the degree that they have been able to bear fruit as well. I basically planted seeds that produced trees which bore fruit that had seeds that furthered the God's work even beyond me. It's amazing how God's word fulfilled itself in my life to this degree and I'm so thankful for it. Another reason I poured so much of myself into the lives of young people is because youth begat youth. Meaning each seed bears seeds of it's kind. If we are to reach the young people of this world it's essential that young peope be involved in the process of converting other young people unto him. I know even for me when I was 17 years old I was brought to church by my cousin Derrick who was also 17 years old. If it weren't for God using him to invite me to the youth service at church I probably wouldn't be saved today. The powerful thing about my whole conversion is that there were other teens that help give me a vision for seeing myself on fire for God like they were. It was a very special season in my life and the minstry that occured amongst the young people he surrounded me with. These youth were so fired up that they helped to spark the fire in me. At that moment in time I saw for the first time that following God was not just something for old people, but it was for people my age also. Now many years after my conversion I saw many youth inspired to serve God when the youth in BNB would use there talents through rapping in singing. As the word says "may they see our good works and glorify our father which is in heaven." I believe God has used many elements of my own conversion to give me a vision for helping to convert others to him. I also remember accepting Christ at a play called "Jacob's Ladder". God used the actors in this play to give me a clear picture of what Christ had did for me on the cross when he died in my place. I was so moved by the Holy Spirit that my stomach was literally heated up and I knew it was God who was calling me to give my life to him. It's intresinting how I been used in the arts to win souls as well. My passion for using the arts to win souls clearly comes from my own experience. I know first hand how powerful God moves through the arts to reach many souls around the world. Using the arts and teaching others to do the same brings such a joy to my heart and it's from this place that I have found strength and tenacity to move beyond all obstacles and set backs. One thing I love about God is how he can turn any set back into a major come back. During the times when I found myself between a rock and a hard place my passion for using my talent for him woud be the catalyst keeping me in the race. It would cause me to keep knocking, seeking and asking, knowing that I will eventually see a breakthrough.

I wouud encourage anyone who is looking to enter ministry to do what brings them joy. Work from your passions and when difficult times come you won't give up. Many times people go into a ministry that they are not passionate about and when the adversary comes they give up because they were not passionate about it in the first place. Even in businesses people are advised to work at what they have a passion for so that when tough times come they won't give up and utimately fail in the business. Life can through us many curve balls and things will happen that can cause us to loose focus. But if we stick with what we love we will always find our way back to living out our purpose in life. There are so many things that can distract us from living out our true purpose. Over the years I've had many different business propositions come my way. Things that took up too much of my time and brought lots of frustration into my life. I would start out excited about the new found venture only to quit months later after my desire for that thing dwindled and lost it's attraction for me. This can be a very tricky and confussion place for many of us, especially when we are gifted with many abilities. Sometimes I wish that I didn't have so many talents becuase I get so scattered at times trying to do too much on my own. This is an5 other place we can loose focus. The best thing to do is to follow the 80/20 rule. In our lives it's 20% of what we do that brings about 80% of our prosperity. It's for this reason that we need to delegate the other 80% of what needs to be done to others who are masters at it. For example I learned to produced beats using many different tools from hardware to software, but It woud take me hours or even days to do what some of my producer friends could do in a matter of minutes so that's when I had to delegate that area of my ministry to others who are masters at it. This way my time is now more freed up to do what I'm a master at. Overtime I've come to see how God has given

me the annointing for activating others into ministry. I've seen it happen in so many ways and it's as though I didn't even realize how God was using me. I have a way of helping people to see what they are great at and launching them into using their talent in that manner. Basically this is what BNB has become a place where young people have been able to discover what they are great at and work on mastering and using that gift to impact the lives for others. Some would find that they're great at making beats, others would find they are great at rapping, singing or dancing. I guess you can call me a Holy Ghost Activator. (Lol). I love to look into the lives of individuals and pull out of them hidden treasures that have been buried or under nurished.  I guess this is why I have found so many people come around me showing me the same ministry. Even the writing of this book was inspired by prophets and prophetess who God used to help activate me into releasing this wonderful gift that was buried deep

inside of my heart. Sometimes I was misunderstood for why I do what I do and I had to learn how to ignore those who seek to distract rather than to understand how God is using me. The enemy at times uses others to persecute us because he's trying to get us off track from what God called us to do. He want's us to doubt the work that God is doing through us. Like Peter who walked on water when he kept his eyes on Jesus we need to do the same or else we will sink in the water as he did when he looked at the storm instead of keeping his eyes on Jesus. When I look at all the great things that God has done through BNB it amazes me to see how he allowed me to walk on water as well. I've also seen how when I took my eyes off Jesus I would began to sink in the troubled waters of life. But thanks be to God that when we sink we can always call on Jesus will reach down and pulll us out of our dispair.

Great Art Works Runs in My Family

Growing up I will always remember seeing my moms doing a great work of art. She made it look so easy. Her paintings and sculptures and other creative pieces have always been cherished by many. During one of my recent visits to her house I couldn't help but take a few pics of her paintings with iPhone 5 to share with the world in hopes of helping her to get some new customers. These pics are of paintings that are being worked on as we speak so they are not finished yet but I feel they are fantastic even in the state they are in now. When I shared them with people on my facebook they loved them so much also and didn't know the paintings weren't finished yet.

One of her paintings that touch me the most is the one she calls "Sisters" which is of two African girls. She's currently finishing up with two of the sister pieces which she plans to give to my sister Nicole and my cousin Twyla who grew up like "Sisters" because they were so close. As I look around I know of so many Sisters who grew up like Sisters although by blood they may not be sisters. It touch me so much that my mother is taking the time to make these paintings for her daughter and niece and calls it "Sisters" because in many ways they are more like Sisters than cousins.

If anyone desires to have one of these paintings reach out to me and I will make it happen for you.

Another painting she did is of the Watutsi Tribe in Africa. It's so powerful! The colors! Their facial expressions. There so much that can be said about this painting. If you would like one let me know.

I hope to have an art show for my mother one day and I've been talking to my family about helping me plan it for her so that everyone can come out see her great works on display and for sale. And to meet such a greatly gifted woman who's heart is full of creativity and love.

If you would like to be added to the guest list for the future art show for Georgette Allen just email me at keithcraigallen@gmail.com

The Chase from Poverty to Celebrity

B Boy stances fat dooky rope chains 

Gazelles on our faces throwing rocks at planes 

Standing in the cheese line for a big block of cheese

Eating it for days wearing some dungarees 

These were the days of looking forward to free lunches 

Mama made sure that we went so we could fill up our stomachs 

Single mothers raised us and they did their best 

With food stamps and dirty diapers man it was a mess 

Somehow Hip-Hop was birthed out poverty and pain

Everybody in the hood wanted you to know their name

Just in case you forgot they'd wear around their name their neck

Sprayed it on their shirts and rapping for respect 

Getting good grades in schools no longer became a priority

Especially not with rap stars coming out of poverty 

My friends dropped out of school and never went back 

They would stay in the studio rapping on tracks 

Hoping one day you see their video on the screen 

That way they feel they made it in hopes of getting some cream 

It's hard to tell a kid with lyrical skills 

to keep his butt in school and that he ain't that ill

He would laugh at you talk about you right in his rap 

thinking he's gonna show you he will be on the map 

It's hard for the teachers to gain their attention 

They not driving a Mercedes so the kids don't listen 

It's a fight it's a battle for the bling and the ice

That comes with sexy chicks while they throwing the dice

It's a gamble it's a dream it's mix of the two

They hoping they won't loose and that their dream comes true

- Craig S.O.G

Poetry featured in my new book. Look out for it coming soon. Untitled

Growing up on Hip-Hop in the 80's

Raised on Hip-Hop in Queens New York 

Baisley Park battles All night in the dark 

Would usually end with a crazy dude busting off caps 

That's how the crowd would scatter after hearing the raps 

I remember standing there like I was watching a god

D Jays on the turn tables cutting it hard 

Mixing on the turntables doing fancy tricks

Emcees bragging on the mic how they bagging some chicks

You could here this loud music for miles and miles 

Forget giving out flyers we were running from our house

Was only 13 when I started building my studio 

Making mix tapes cracking jokes that was my duty yo 

We we're making a buzz while we were making some noise 

Pee Wee Killers watching thriller, back spinning b boys 

Spinning on our backs jumping off dirty mattresses

Dreaming about one day we be dating some actresses

Friends break dancing in my house busting some moves 

Wish they would've caught us on camera creating our own Crush Groove

The pioneers were our mentors teaching us the way to go

Shell top Adidas and big boom box radios 

Can't forget about graffiti we were tagging all around 

On the buses on the trains on any place in town

We wanted recognition for our gifts and our talents 

There were no fathers around so it was hard to find it 

We sought real hard to make a name for ourselves 

Formed crews drunk booze we were playing ourselves 

This is just a little taste of how the culture sunk in my soul

Now I'm on a campaign of walking streets of gold

- Keith Craig Allen

Giving you a taste of some poetry that will be featured in my new book "Untitled" coming soon.

Flipside Mastermind Real Estate Coaching

It's an awesome thing when a coach comes alongside a person to teach a skill that can transform

The students life. That's just what the Flipside Mastermind (FM) Real Estate coaching is about. Erik Torrente developed the FM system to coach many of his students around the country. Not only has he been successful as a Real Estate Investor but he has helped many of his students to follow in his success. In this video you will here a powerful testimony from one of his students David from Newark, NJ. If your inspired to become a student of the Flipside Mastemind training don't hesitate to contact me and I will help connect with my good friend Erik. Originally, Erik and I met through my ministry Beats N Blessings where he was one of our music teachers at BNB Music Academy. Coaching others is a true gift that gives others the knowledge and encouragement they need to excell in any given trade or industry.  Feel free to leave a comment.

Watch David's Testimony about Flipside Mastermind Coaching
http://youtu.be/MXK0JZAgiYk

Can we Trust White People?

I was listening to the "I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King Jr. and in it he spoke about how some people say you can't trust white people. When I was growing up I felt that white people couldn't be trusted. I remember as a young kid being bused into a white community to go to JHS and I recall the racial attacks on our bus. We were just young Black and Hispanic kids from South Side Jamaica Queens, NY going to JHS 210 in a white community. On our way to school there were racist white men throwing rocks at our bus and hitting the bus with bats and sticks. They were cursing at us with all kinds of filthy racial remarks. This occurred in 1983 when you would have expected racism to have been wiped out in NYC. MLK made his speech in 1963 and he helped to bring equality amongst whites and blacks in America yet there is still racism going on today. In this video I talk about if it's possible to trust white people.

Writing a book on Beats N Blessings

I'm writing a book about the Beats N Blessings (BNB) ministry that I founded in 1998. Through BNB  I discipled many young people who joined with me in evangelizing youth with Holy Hip-Hop. The ministry was featured NBC News and has done missions trips to London, England. The book has not been named yet and I plan to share excerpts from it in the near future so keep updated subscribe to my blog and YouTube.com\bnbvideo channel. Also go click like on my Facebook.com\beatsnblessings page.

Man Geechee entertains thousands of people regularly who ride the subway in NYC. On this particular occasion he had some guest dancers who showed off their skills through improve as he danced. It was a true vision of life which is the name of my video production company. I fortunate of enough to catch the show on video and I posted it on youtube. I was so amazed the other day to see that the video went viral and as of January 18th the video is 95,217 views. Watch the video and please share it on your facebook and email it to your friends online. My goals is to see this video hit over 100k views by mid February. Enjoy!