*Sigh* "We did it Joe"
The wait is over y'all. So many have asked when new music is coming from Kyle Benjamin... well it's coming now. No more "coming soon" lol
First of all, thank you to any and everyone who has been in my corner and has pushed me to keep going even when I've wanted to say forget it (and that would be the sanctified version of what I wanna say at times).
Buckle up, this will be long-winded cause y'all know I'm deep lol
My new single, "Letting Go" will be hitting all streaming platforms September 20, 2024. What's absolutely insane to think about is the fact that the song has been finished, sitting in a folder since summer of 2021 lol. Yeah, yeah... I know. Shame on me. But I've had time (three years to be exact) to think and pray about it l and I realized that 2021 wasn't the right time for it. I'm in such a different place now than I was three years ago and releasing it then, wouldn't have given the song time to be truly tested.
The message in Letting Go is encapsulated in its name. It's time for so many of us to loosen the grip and fall in the arms of our Father. Starting with me. He knows best, always has. And I came to a point in my life where I realized, His ways truly are better and wiser than mine. I could sit here and plan and think and stress... none of that will be worth anything if God isn't at the centre. So over the last three years, I have had many opportunities to let go and allow the lyrics of the song to move from a notepad to my reality.
I really can't wait to hear how this impacts and resonates with you all 🥹
LETTING GO - 09.20.2024
Your support means the world 🫶🏽
And thank you to @jeremiee2 and @engineer_redz for doing their magic on this one 😮💨🔥 I can't wait for yall to hear it man
“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.” (The seven lamps represent the eyes of the Lord that search all around the world.)”
Zechariah 4:10 NLT
Can I share a secret? 👀
The first slide is my favourite 'place' in the whole wide world. Out of everywhere I've been, every experience I've had, my most memorable moments... that lil yoga mat (I don't actually do yoga lol) is my favourite place. When the winds of life blow, when everything around me feels shaky, when I need an answer from God, when I need direction, when I see ugliness within me, when I can't see my way out or through, when I feel unsettled, when I feel overwhelmed, that place centres me. It balances me. It gives me the perspective I need: how high God is and how low I need to get before Him.
My life is beautiful and I am so grateful for it but just like any beautiful face, there are blemishes and scars and those have kept me prostrate at His feet. Lately, I've had so many people encouraging me and speaking into my life and expressing their experiences with me, whether it be leading worship, hanging out together, conversations, praying together etc etc and my heart is overwhelmed by all of that but I can't help but point upwards. Let me tell you something, I am who I am today because I know how to lay on my face before the Lord 😂😭 It's the only thing I know.
I don't have a story of being a gangster or a drug addict or being on the run or being homeless and God miraculously stepping into my situation. But let me tell you something: I do have a story of feeling Jesus' arms embrace me and tell me I am not alone, with pages in the Bible (or my iPad lol) covered in tear drops. Nothing can take that from me. As someone who was born and raised in church, I almost envied those who had a dramatic story of God rescuing them from hell but I've come to realize that my story with God and how He has kept me all these years, is just as powerful.
I don't know why I typed all this out 😂 I don't know, maybe some unsolicited context into more of who I am? 🤷🏽♂️
Anyways, I say all that to say: especially for the younger ones (because I'm old now 😭), please do not neglect the secret place. It's your greatest weapon.
Psalm 91:1
“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”
“You Are Here” (s/o to my bro @kofi_dartey for this powerful song 🔥🔥🔥🔥) This song took us all the way INNNNNNNN and the mic toss to my bro @_itsjustkyle was on another level!!!!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 honoured to worship with you bro!!
If you haven’t listened to the entire album, it’s not too late!!!
“Holy (Live Album)”
OUT NOW ‼️
Last year, I shocked family and friends but most importantly, I shocked myself. Nothing can replace the moment I heard This Is My Wish on the radio for the first time. One for the books. From one random idea from @originallytosh telling me I should pitch the song to a local radio station to making sure everything was good on my end to setting up my camera for my personal photoshoot (lol) to finishing up the cover art to uploading to my distributor to panicking because I didn't know if the song would release in time for Christmas... it was all worth it lol.
All to say, I hope This Is My Wish will make it into your homes for another Christmas season!
Thank you to everyone who played a role 😭:
@benjithesecond@liamlachmansingh@perionprince@luandesignerpro
"I've learned that there's a blessing in the praise."
Put your hand up if this season has been a little ghetto:
✋🏽✋🏽🦶🏽🦶🏽😮💨😮💨 🥴🥴😵💫😵💫
Two words: press in. Whether you know it or not, things are happening behind the scenes while you praise. I do NOT aways feel like it but I command my soul to bless Him because His word says so - not my feelings.
For some of us, this season has been the hardest to date, emotionally, mentally and spiritually... all of it. But good news, you're still here, even if you look like this 😵💫 or this 🤡
I beg you: don't lose your praise. Don't lose your shout. Don't lose your weapon. You've come too far.
"After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying:
“Give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures forever.”
As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated."
2 Chronicles 20:21–22 (NIV)
One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.
Psalm 24:7
