RISE is a 2nd Nature x Will B Collaboration, unfiltered, hard-hitting hip-hop album forged in raw energy and street wisdom. A full collaboration with 2nd Nature, this project is packed with gritty bars, relentless flows, and booming production that hits like a sledgehammer. These tracks capture the battle of the soul—facing trials, rising above darkness, and standing unshaken in faith.

From the explosive intensity of R!S3, FMJ, and Darkness Outside to the deeper, introspective moments of Guarded By Angels, Ain’t About Me, and Wait On You, this album strikes a balance between hardcore rap grit and divine reflection. Blood Transfusion and Sight Flash bring the weight of spiritual warfare, while Moving By The Ghost and 7 Names cement a fearless approach to purpose-driven lyricism.

This is God-centered street music—raw, real, and unapologetically powerful. 

Pain

True Colors (Bonus Track)

Unscathed

Full Metal Jacket

Rise

Sight Flash

Wait On You

Still The Plug (Bonus Track)

Ever wonder why those argumentative, insulting, and hostile strings of comments are often made against your social media posts?  Why you are unfriended or blocked because of your stated values and convictions?  In this edition of Templates of Truth, pastor, author, and speaker, Rick M. Smith, reveals the development of a cultural division deepening in our nation with fewer indications of intentional resolve.  

Irreconcilable Differences

TellaVision is more than a song — it’s a spiritual wake-up call in a world hypnotized by lies. From street survival to soul revival, this track flips the script on mind control, media manipulation, and the war for your thoughts. Inspired by truth, pain, and divine protection — I don’t just tell a vision, I live one.
     
 





Tell A Vision

Pastor, author, & speaker Rick M. Smith has been a student and teacher of Scripture for more than 40 years.  In addition, he is a recording artist and voice-over artist with over 50 years of experience in audio-visual broadcast services.

I'm from Gaston Alabama and still Have a southern twang in a few of my words even after living in Bloomington IL for 12 years. I now reside in Jacksonville FL and it feels great to be back in the south. By my first steps, I was a hell raiser. I've heard people say my life would make a good book but we don't have time for that right now. So I'll keep it short. By age 5 I lived in the basement of a house with rats the size of cats and roaches that could care less if the lights were on or off. My mother and stepfather did their best to raise me in a God-fearing home. My stepfather who is nothing short of my Dad (unlike the sperm donor of a psychiatrist my mother had back in the 80s) has a powerful testimony as well. A true rags to riches story. By seven years old I had my first sexual experience with a girl twice my age. By the time I was 12 I was smoking cigarettes and stealing liquor out of my parents cabinet. It was a downward spiral from there.
I've hurt a lot of people mentally and physically. I had my daughter Anniya out of wedlock at age 18. At age 23 had my son Malachi with a different woman, who I was not married to at the time, but by the grace of God I am married to now! I have eleven felony convictions on my record from the state of Illinois. I was an addict, a dealer, a thief, selfish, full of anger and just an all-around scumbag. But on this last bid I was sentenced to 5 yrs in prison. I was released after 2 1/2 years on good behavior. I prayed every day I was locked up that YHWH would take the taste for drugs and alcohol away from me and restore the relationship with my family and kids. I stayed in his word and I tried my hardest to live a life that would please Him! He answered my prayers and delivered me from my addictions. To this day I still try my hardest to live a life that pleases Him, but I fall short daily. I know I need Yahuwah and I don't deserve any of the gifts that I've been blessed with. Music drives me and lets me express my hardships and advice to others when I say music is my life that's an understatement. But YHWH's grace and mercy is shinning on me and I will never quit this mission to reach as many souls as possible through music ministry.

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