- Christian Hip Hop artist from Marion, Indiana
- Shared a stage with Lecrae and John Reuben
- Started his own record label (Holy Soldier Records) at age 16
BIO
SO WHO IS THE YOUNG MAN THAT MANY KNOW AS DA MESSENGER? A STRONG STORY STANDS BEHIND THIS CHRISTIAN HIP-HOP(CHH) ARTIST WHO IS VERY PASSIONATE & BOLD ABOUT HIS FAITH & PURPOSE FOUND IN JESUS CHRIST. BEING A HOLY SOLDIER FIGHTING ON THE FRONT LINE!
ON MAY 10, 1990, KYREN "DA MESSENGER" MONTEIRO ENTERED THE WORLD TO LIVE OUT A LIFE THAT WAS DESTINED BEFORE HE EVEN CAME. BEING BORN & RAISED IN MARION, IN DA MESSENGER WAS NOT INVOLVED IN GANG VIOLENCE, SHOOTINGS, OR DRUGS. HE GREW UP IN THE CHURCH ATTENDING GREATER SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE HE WAS DISCIPLED & TAUGHT THE WORD OF GOD. BUT THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN HE WOULD APPLY IT. DURING DA MESSENGER'S MID TEENAGE YEARS HE SUFFERED FROM AN IDENTITY CRISIS. DOING ANYTHING TO BE ACCEPTED BY HIS PEERS, ANYTHING TO SATISFY HIS SINFUL LUST, GREED, & PRIDE. BUT EVENTUALLY GOD WOULD BREAK HIM DOWN FROM THAT!
IN FEBRUARY OF 2006, DA MESSENGER'S FATHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A LIFE THREATENING DISEASE MANY KNOW AS CANCER. THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR HARDSHIP GOD USED IT AS A TOOL TO GRAB DA MESSENGER'S HEART & FOCUS FOR HIS GLORY. DA MESSENGER WAS NO LONGER LIVING FOR HIS OWN SELF GLORIFYING PLEASURE ANYMORE, BUT FOR THE WILL & PURPOSE GOD PREDESTINED HIM TO WALK IN. EVEN THOUGH HE WAS SAVED AT THE AGE OF 5 YEARS OLD, HIS LIFE & WALK WITH CHRIST WOULD NEVER BE THE SAME!
AT THE AGE OF 16 DA MESSENGER BIRTHED & ESTABLISHED HIS OWN INDEPENDENT RECORD LABEL & MINISTRY CALLED HOLY SOLDIER RECORDS. A RECORD BUILT TO RELEASE CHRIST CENTERED MUSIC FOR THE GLORY OF GOD & SOULS & HEARTS OF MEN & WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD. WITH THE FOCUS & VISION TO SEE DISCIPLES BEING ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. USING MUSIC AS A TOOL FOR MINISTRY. AS A VERY TALENTED & GIFTED: SONGWRITER, PRODUCER, RECORDING ARTIST, RAPPER, PERFORMER, CEO, DRUMMER, & MORE, DA MESSENGER REMAINS HUMBLE & CONTENT IN KNOWING IT'S ALL ABOUT CHRIST.
HIS 2ND RELEASE "WHO ARE WE?" EP HAS TOUCHED MANY LIVES AROUND THE COUNTRY. IN NOVEMBER, 2010 THE HIT SINGLE FROM THE EP "LET IT GO" WAS FEATURED ON THE HOLY HIP HOP VOLUME 9 COMPILATION ALBUM. WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED BY EMI GOSPEL. HIS 3RD RELEASE "LEGACY" CHARTED #5 ON THE HOLY CULTURE DOWNLOAD CHART WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF BEING RELEASED. DA MESSENGER HAS SHARED THE STAGE WITH NATIONAL RECORDING ARTISTS SUCH AS: LECRAE, TEDASHII, JOHN REUBEN, THI'SL. K-DRAMA, RED UMBRELLA, HEATH MCNEASE, D-MAUB, SEVENGLORY, & MORE!
HIS MISSION IS THE SAME NOW & WILL ALWAYS REMAIN: GLORIFY GOD, SAVE SOULS, & MAKE DISCIPLES! BUILDING UP AN ARMY OF HOLY SOLDIERS WHO WILL STAND FIRM & FIGHT DAILY FOR THE CAUSE OF CHRIST!