by Erik Carlson | Aug 5, 2016
One of the greatest aspects about Lighten Up Gear is that I get to meet and connect with a lot of great people. Ben Walters (AKA Illijam) and I met via social media networking and our friendship blossomed from there. As my kids got older, they took a strong interest...
by Erik Carlson | Jan 22, 2015
There’s a song written and performed by Tedashii (and Flame) called “Make War” that appears on his album “Identity Crisis”. If you’re unfamiliar with this song and like Christian Hip-Hop, I would challenge you to listen to this...
by Erik Carlson | Dec 16, 2014
I love it when God orchestrates new friendships. I don’t specifically remember how we were officially introduced other than it was the magic of Twitter. Since then, I’ve been listening to Illijam and following his hip-hop career. Only God knows where...
