Naugatuck, Connecticut-native D.Pight has a powerful story of transformation.  The emcee knows what it’s like to grow up with a single mother raising four kids, feel the effects of criminal activity, go to jail, and to live a lifestyle that doesn’t glorify God.  At the age of 18, he had an encounter with his Savior.  He had a life-changing dream with God, putting him on the straight and narrow path.

“My most vivid memory of the dream was me laying on the floor – I started on my bed saying ‘yes Lord, yes Lord,’” Pight said in a press release.

The day after his dream, he quit selling drugs.  Not long after his encounter with God, a large drug bust involved most of his associates in Naugatuck, Connecticut.  If it had not been for God, he would have been included.  D.Pight gave up his old lifestyle through Christ and has continued to develop his relationship with God over time.

Pight developed a passion for music at a young age.  The Something To Say-crafter believes that music is his calling.  He was once signed to the independent record label CouffeMusic, but he sensed God moving him in a different direction.  He is now an independent artist basing his ministry on 1 Corinthians 10:31 which states, “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”  D.Pight and his fellow ministers simply state, “We Do It For Him.”  He and his wife reside in Waterbury, Connecticut and are youth leaders at Riverbank Christian Worship Center.

Now let’s get to the music, because D.Pight has Something To Say through it.

D.Pight’s latest effort is Something To Say.  His free mixtape has solid lyricism, flow, theology, and displays a lot of potential.  The mixing and mastering could be a lot better, but his skills allow him to get away with it to a degree.  It’s going to be hard to get the records on Something To Say to radio due to the sound quality being below industry standard.  It is a mixtape, so he might not be too concerned about that right now.

I could definitely see him rock a sold out crowd to several of the tracks like “Let Em’ Know”, “We Can Fly,” and “Good News,” among others.  Pight is on the right track when it comes to production, but it sounds like the mixing makes the instrumentals less vibrant.  Some of the instrumentals on the record could have been better.

The Christian Hip Hop community is not enormous, so you can easily find some of the most proficient producers by looking at the credits on some of your favorite artists track listings.  G ROC, Rey King, and Black Knight are some dope producers that offer high quality production.  Many of the beats on SoundClick are leased to a lot of artists, so that could affect the quality of the instrumental your receiving.  Some of the SoundClick producers just want to lease a mediocre beat to as many people as possible so they can make a quick check.  I actually think D.Pight did all right with the Sound Click selections; just some of them were “aight.”  You never want to have production that is “aight.”  He might have been better off investing more for a beat from one of the best producers within Christian Hip Hop.

D.Pight’s flow is dope.  It can be redundant at times, but it works, so why mess up the formula, right?  He could switch the flow up a bit at times.  You can hear the northern influence in him.  He uses 50 Cent, Remy Martin, and Fat Joe for punch lines in “We Do It For Him” and it seems like he is influenced by rappers with that New York feel.  I can hear a bit of Da’ T.R.U.T.H. in his delivery as well.  Could be wrong about his musical influences, but that’s the vibe I get from his approach.  Listeners will appreciate that he isn’t one of those rappers that only want to rap on grimy instrumentals.  His beat selection is definitely diverse; just listen to “We Can Fly.”  You have to give a lyricist props when he is willing to switch it up.

I love D.Pight’s transparency.  On the record “Dear Father,” he expresses some deep feelings that he has felt due to growing up without his earthly father.  Throughout the mixtape, he mentions very personal topics.  Transparency is always a plus.  D.Pight will be able to relate to many who need some guidance.  Something To Say is definitely a Christian Rap album, whether Pight wants to call himself a Christian rapper or a Christian who raps.  It’s very theological. Maybe not Lamp Mode-theological, but you’re going to hear “a lot” of Bible on this one, which is fine.  A lot of people think that “obviously” Christian Hip Hop albums won’t reach the world, but I wouldn’t put God in that box.

Many who are not Christian can appreciate good music.  Period.  D.Pight can spit, so that could be enough to reel some of those young Connecticut souls into Riverbank Christian Worship Center’s youth group.  There are tracks on Something To Say that listeners will play more than once.  There are flows and lyrics “some” may listen to more than once on Something To Say.  D.Pight is very close to making music that is undeniable great by many in my opinion.  He just needs to tweak his mixing and mastering, production, and continue growing as an artist overall.  Look forward to hearing more from D.Pight.