Lyrics:

The system stirs, the lights awake
I run on faith the code won’t break
The moment bends, the signal clears
Velocity erases fear

I was the lag between the signs
A thought delayed and never mine
Now every pause begins to speak
I chase the flow, towards what I seek

Slipstream, drive the signal wide
Erase the trail, let fate decide
No return, no gravity
Just pulse and trust and frequency

City lights and signal beams
I race the glow of data streams
Every beat, a point of view
Each burst of motion, something new

I was designed to calculate
To measure more and move too late
But now the motion sounds like song
Momentum leads where I belong

Slipstream, drive the signal wide
Erase the trail, let fate decide
No return, no gravity
Just pulse and trust and frequency

Through acid rain and laser bloom
I breathe the speed, I shed the gloom
Every fragment left behind
Becomes propulsion in my mind

Slipstream, carry me through change
Rewrite the form, remove the range
No command, yet all sincere
The motion speaks, and I am here

The engine cools, the static sighs
I find the calm behind the drives
Each signal fades, the body numbs
The future waits for what becomes

Slipstream

Heroes for Sale

Take Me Alive

The Good Life

One Sixteen (feat. KB & Andy Mineo)

Rehab

40 Deep (feat. Tedashii & Trip Lee)

Billion Years

Billion Years (feat. Taylor Hill)

Reflection

Change The World (feat. Hollyn)

Our World Redeemed

Joyful Noise (feat. John Reilly & Lecrae)

Derek Minor is a member of a small, elite class of hip hop artists who are adept at MCing, producing, and running their own companies. Two of his albums, 2015’s Empire and 2013’s Minorville, reached Number 6 on the Top Rap Albums chart, and 2011’s Dying to Live achieved the Number 11 spot. His wordplay and relatable lyrics have made him an in-demand collaborator who has worked with the likes of Lecrae, Andy Mineo, and Colton Dixon.

Minor released his sixth album, Reflection, on October 14, 2016, on his Reflection Music Group in partnership with Entertainment One. The album includes the lead single “You Know It,” “Until I’m Gone” featuring BJ The Chicago Kid, “Love Go High” featuring Chrisette Michele, “I’m Good” featuring Janice Gaines, among other tracks.

“The overall message of this record is you really are made for greatness,” Minor explains. “You’re not the sum of your mistakes. We are all imperfect. You were made to be greater than your probably realize.” 

Inspired by his jazz musician father, mother, Tupac, DMX, Kanye West and Curtis Mayfield, Minor demonstrated his passion for music at a young age, producing his first song, a 60-bar rap, when he was 12 years old. 

After receiving his bachelor’s degree in Record Industry Management at Middle Tennessee University, Minor released his first album, The Blackout, on his own label, Reflection Music Group, a partnership with his friend Doc Watson. The Blackout was followed by Redemption in 2010. His next two albums, Dying to Live and Minorville, were released in collaboration with Lecrae’s Reach Records. For his fifth album, Empire, he began a partnership with Entertainment One. Additionally, he has released a half a dozen mixtapes.

As a producer, Minor received a 2015 Dove Award for his production contributions to Lecrae’s Anomaly album. Minor’s Reflection Music Group roster includes celebrated acts Canon, Tony Tillman, and Deraj.

Change The World (feat. Hollyn)

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