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Soja Sto, raised in Solano County, had a love for music at a very young age. Growing up in the church he was taught (and understood) the importance of living for God and not living for the world. Now, at the age of 22 (by the grace of God), Soja Sto has never smoked nor done a drug, he’s never been drunk, and is also still a VIRGIN!

As a young minister of The Gospel, he uses his passion to preach and his passion for music to reach the younger generation with a message that “It’s ok to be DIFFERENT.” Different from your peers, different from this culture, different from this world! Christ has given us this different lifestyle, and Soja is not ashamed to tell about it! Soja Sto has just finished his debut project title “Praises the Mixtape”, and Breathe Life Radio had a chance to talk to him about it:

BLR – First we’ll ask, since some don’t know, where does your name come from?

Soja Sto – Soja Sto comes from combining being a soldier for Christ (Soja) and the first syllable in my last name (Sto).  Early in my life, as I would push to get over or get thru different things in my life, I can remember hearing God say, whenever I was successful in coming through something, “You’re a soldier for that!”  I guess you can say confirmation came one day when a friend called me soldier, but said it with that “slang” twist to it… Soja… and it stuck… Soja Sto.

BLR – What is the overall theme of this project, bro… Praises the Mixtape?

Soja Sto – The overall concept is it’s a collection of songs giving the reasons why Soja Sto praises God.  God has changed me from allot of things I was in to, and has given me a new heart & a new life.  Also, it’s a project that talks about WHY I praise God… having to go thru periods of giving up something because of the road to glory… my search for the path of righteousness…  God giving me His Agape love thru all of my imperfections and I had a chance to explain all of this thru this CD… It also gave me an opportunity to give back to God… it IS for the people, the listeners… but ultimately it is me giving back to God… an opportunity for me to glorify God.  I mean, I definitely feel this is my calling, ministering thru music, but greater than it just being my calling is it’s an opportunity for me to glorify God.

BLR – Who else can be heard on this project?

Soja Sto – C.O.G. is on a few of the tracks, singin’ the hook, Mr. Callorina (formerly known as Ruck City) steps up to th’ plate and lays it down for his Daddy in Heaven, and DJ Miko can be heard on this mixtape as well.

BLR – What is it that you’d like the believer to get from this project… and what are you praying that the non-believer will get from listening?

Soja Sto – For the believer, I would want them to be inspired by this mixtape… inspired to continue walkin’ this Jesus thang out, praise God.  I want them to realize that it’s ok to be who you are, it’s ok to be a Christian within who God made YOU to be… and find your purpose, find your calling, praise God… I pray that they’re edified thru what God has given me to put in this mixtape.

And for the nonbeliever, I want them to see that it IS possible to change.  Whatever it is you’re trying to get to, that there’s an avenue to get there and that there IS somebody here for them to help them find that avenue.  They have an opportunity in this mixtape to see God for who He is and to accept Him as their Savior… as well as knowing that they are not alone in life.  I’d also like for them to see that God is a loving God, and that He loves them unconditionally, unlike any other love they’ve experienced ever before!