Isaiah Robin
Rap Artist Trapped in ‘Satanic’ Music Industry Cried Out to God, Saved from Drugs and Spiritual Death
It was 1997 when 7-year-old Isaiah Robin first made a splash in the bustling rap scene in San Bernardino, California. He’s come a long way since then. Now, the Lone Star State is rapping about God. In the early days of his band, the LAX Boyz, they started rapping in their garage, but later shared the stage with megastars like Jay-Z, Chris Brown, B2K and Twista. They recorded for Def Jam and Death Row.
“We were pretty much everywhere,” Isaiah told The Epoch Times, adding that they filmed a big-budget production in a hangar in Long Beach at the height of their careers. “There were really expensive cars and a lot of models.” He and his gang worshipped the entire lifestyle; being a “playa” and hooking up with women was what they were all about.
He didn’t know it then, but as he later realized, the whole thing was inherently disgusting. He said it planted “seeds of evil” in him that fanned the darkness through his “gates”—what he saw and heard—and separated his spirit from God.
“The places I went were full of dark energy,” he said. “I remember going to different Hollywood parties. It was lonely, and there were escorts upstairs—they had an upper part with different rooms and different escorts—and it was really demonic.” “They try to get you into a situation where you’re just going to mess with some man and stuff. I never looked at it.”
The songwriter, now 32, is spiritually unrecognizable from what he was before. He now lives in Texas and struggles to bring truth to his listeners amid the flood of lies emanating from the media, Hollywood and the music industry. People are spiritually dead, the artist said. Isaiah wants to offer them hope.
Looking back at the industry, he sees many artists who, by their own admission, believe they have sold their souls to Satan for money and fame. They appear glamorous on the outside, but inside, a conflict rages over their souls. “They can’t sell their souls, but in that environment, it’s a spiritual battle,” he said. “When you get to the point where you think you’ve sold your soul, all you do is immerse yourself in satanic rituals . . . to elevate yourself in terms of fame or wealth, because the devil can give you gifts. The devil offered the whole world to Jesus.”
But all the money in the world can't buy eternal life. Nor can it fill the aching spiritual void in their hearts. "They keep doing things that temporarily fill their dopamine levels," the rapper added. "They keep getting more successful: more money, more money, more successful, and they're never fulfilled. They never feel complete." But according to the rapper, there is hope for those still lost in the shadows of lies. Hope lies in discovering the light.
Out of the Shadows
Isaiah was heading down a dark path. He threw himself into drugs, drinking, and women, where he crashed hard. But hitting rock bottom was the catalyst for his awakening. His first attempt at cocaine came when he was 23, in a bar in Santa Ana. “I tried [cocaine] in the bathroom, my friend offered it to me,” he said. “It changed my life from then on.” He felt good. But the habit snowballed. Some nights he completely forgot about. They thought it was all great, that they were having a good time. When Isaiah was 28, he started selling.
His debauched lifestyle reached its peak in 2019, when he was at a club and went into a drug- and tequila-fueled rage. He believes demons were manifesting within him. Then he feared for his eternal self—that he would be forever sealed in sin, forever separated from God. Uncontrollable bouts of crying to the point of hyperventilation followed. Although Isaiah felt a spiritual change was just around the corner, he wasn’t quite there yet. The rapper then sank deeper into drinking and drugs.
But he heard the Lord’s call, he said. He told his friends he didn’t know how much longer he could party with them. Then, for reasons he can’t explain, Isaiah started watching sermons on YouTube, sometimes until 5 a.m., and saw the sun rising over the horizon. Then, on September 16, 2020, something happened. It was a miracle, he recalled.
“It was supernatural, the Spirit of the Lord came into my room,” he said. “I felt God’s love and I just broke down and I really, really cried and cried and cried. And then I felt my desires change because I surrendered to God.” “I felt my desires completely change, and I haven’t picked up a bottle since. I haven’t been addicted since. I haven’t cursed since.” After his supernatural rapture, he shared his “Testimony” with his YouTube followers.
“I didn’t know what it was then, but I know now; the Lord put the Holy Spirit in me,” he shared in his video. “The presence of God came upon me and the Lord didn’t leave me. My love for the Lord is so strong now that the thought of breaking God’s heart breaks me.”
Into the Light of Truth
Today, Isaiah rarely sees his old Long Beach gang. They still live a “beach” lifestyle, but they know what they’re doing is right, he says.
His new single “He Lied” tells the story of how the devil leads us down a path to destruction by planting lies in our beliefs. On his EP “Controversial,” Isaiah gets more political, rapping about the indoctrination coming from the nation’s corrupt leaders, whom he describes as “Luciferian” in their ideology.
The “elite” running the country, according to the rapper, are front men for higher-ups like George Soros, a supporter of Antifa, Black Lives Matter, crime, and open borders. And who’s boss over him? “Only the devil,” he adds. Yet even the “Luciferian” elites remain candidates for salvation, according to the lyricist. It’s never too late. They’ve been deceived just like he has.
“I would say to people who have gone astray, if I could talk to them, it’s not enough to go too far for God to restore you,” he said. “You have to come out of a place where you believe a lie and come to a place where you start seeking God and asking Him for help.” “The thing is, we get so deep in these holes that we think no one can save us. It doesn’t matter how deep a hole you’re in; you’re never too deep for anyone to pull you out.”
The post-Trump music scene has come a long way from “gangsta rap” and is now moving in a new, conservative direction. Isaiah believes it’s because people are yearning for something to nourish their souls. “Especially because music has become more demonic, so people are looking for a way to unwind,” he added. “And that outlet is us, because what we bring is truth in a fog of lies. In a fog of darkness, we bring light.”
In addition to producing his new, more Jesus-focused music, Isaiah has other projects in the works, including his own clothing line, Godlyvibez Apparel. He continues to tour and has his own podcast. The rapper now goes public to share truth and the Word with those who are still searching.