User:Preach(the preacher)

Known for his intelligent lyrics and timeless flow, Preach has represented the epitome of hip hop. Preach(real name Brian Fernandes)has endured the street life most rap artists exaggerate in their lyrics. Born on June 28, 1978 in the South Bronx of New York, Preach was heavily influenced by the streets in which he grew up. He became a drug dealer at age 13 and dropped out of school at 16 to continue in pursuing this lifestyle. During his adolescent years he was involved in series of crimes which landed him in one juvenile center after the other. One incident which landed him in jail for 16 months, was back in 94' when a shop owner accused him of stealing merchandise. When the shop owner confronted him and tried to go through his pockets, it was then that the 16 year old pulled out a knife a stabbed the man. Right before the rise of his success in the music industry, it was speculated that Preach was involved in a police raid at a drug house in Washington D.C. Supposedly, he had escaped, but not before opening fire at officers and receiving two bullets wounds to the chest himself.