Every song or piece of art shows us a glimpse of the artist. On Just A Glimpse Mike gives the listener just a glimpse of himself, his life, and what Jesus has done. And more importantly, it's Mike's hope that in every song he makes that the listener would be able to get just a glimpse of the One who made them, loves them, died for them, and rose from the dead. To hear this wonderful good news!

Just A Glimpse

Coming Wit It

Pick It Up

Pick It Up (ft. Xay Hill)

Absolute Reality

Time For Change

This song of mine was inspired by the 116 Clique song "Come Alive". The concept of the song "Wake Up" is that true life change comes only when we trust in Jesus and He brings us to life. Jesus wakes us up and gets us up to live the life that God intended for us to live. In this song, I show how Jesus has done this in my life hoping to show Jesus can do the same in the lives of others. As I say at the end of the hook, "Life is only found in Christ so wake up, get up. And live for Him or you’ll miss out on everything to be enslaved to sin."

Wake Up

So this song on my mixtape "Absolute Reality" is the oldest out of the 7 songs on the mixtape. I wrote this in December of 2011. It's got a lot of history behind it. Long story short: I wrote it after a time in my life where God got me out of my sinful party lifestyle. And what I'd come to find out was that nothing compares to Jesus. Following Jesus is where the party is truly at. No party, no drink, no girl, etc etc compares to the awesome joy of knowing and following Jesus. So after repenting of what I previous did my first semester of freshman year at UNCP, I wrote this song over the winter break about how awesome Jesus is and how nothing this world offers compares to Him.

Nothing Compares

So the description of this song of mine is exactly what the title of it says: Transparent. So often throughout our lives, we keep hidden many things in our life that have either hurt us in the past or are currently hurting us now (or both). God has shown me that He brings healing through Christ's sacrifice on the cross and trusting in Him (Isaiah 53:5), through our obedience to Him (Proverbs 3:5-8), and through confessing it and praying about it with other close safe trustworthy Christians in our lives (James 5:16). So if we are skipping out of any of these... we aren't gonna be completely healed. So in this song, I'm choosing to be vulnerable and transparent so that others can see there is healing when we choose to be transparent with the right people. And more importantly, I made this song so others can see how Jesus has impacted my life and to show that Jesus can do the same for them in their own lives.

Transparent

Crazy

This song was inspired by the persecutions I learned about against Christians that occurred years back under the Soviet Union's rule (in a book called "Tortured for Christ"). I was really challenged whether I truly cared for Jesus and others like these other Christians who were going through real persecution and who were literally laying their lives on the line so others could hear about Christ. Lets never forget that we can leverage our privileges and blessings for those less fortunate all across the world. "Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God." - Hebrews 13:16

Do We Care

So this track that I did with the wonderfully talented Jazmyne Jones might be my favorite on the mixtape. From the hook, to the lyrics, to the concept of the song... I'm grateful for this song. I wanted to show in my life that there are times of confusion and frustration for me, but in the midst of it all... Jesus is with me every step of the way and that He is carrying me through the ups and the downs of life. Also, this is more than likely the direction I am going with my music (more lyrical, more personal, and more vulnerable). But anyway, this song is for those who are going through a time in their life where they don't know where to go or what to do and are looking for the answers to the tough questions and looking for peace and joy. The hope for I have for this song is that it points them to the One who can answer those questions, bring them that joy and peace, and help them through the storms they are going through. 

Where Do I Go (ft. Jazmyne Jones)

Just a New Jersey native living in North Carolina who loves Jesus and hip-hop.

Mike Pennino

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