Gods Wisdom
Massachusetts rapper
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Reuven Ender-Arnold (born 1994), known professionally as Gods Wisdom, is an American musician, singer-songwriter and producer based in Massachusetts. He was affiliated with the New England-based independent record label and collective known as Dark World founded by rapper DJ Lucas.
1994 (age 31–32)
- Musician
- rapper
- visual artist
- record producer
Gods Wisdom | |
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| Also known as | Ruvi Ender Arnold |
| Born | Reuven Ender-Arnold 1994 (age 31–32) |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Member of | The Manic Pixies, SRL |
Early life
Reuven Ender-Arnold was born in 1994 in Northampton, Massachusetts.[1][2]
Career
Arnold began his career as a drummer for a metal band.[2] Around that time, his friend Lucas Kendall who began the "punk label" Dark World, began to shift his sound towards rap music.[2] The pair began recording rap-influenced music as DJ Lucas and Gods Wisdom respectively, with Lucas producing a lot of Arnold's early material. On November 10, 2015, Arnold and Lucas released the collaborative album Gods Lucas, which was accompanied by a music video for the opening track "Unprepared".[2][3]
In 2016, Pitchfork reviewed his fourth studio album Self Restraint.[4] The album was described as "an artifact from 2011 or 2012" and compared to witch house.[4][5] Arnold collaborated with Cooper B. Handy on the EP On Thin Ice, which was made on GarageBand and self-described by the pair as "Elliott Smith meets dub".[6][7] On the song "Beep, Beep", Dark World co-founder Sen Morimoto performs on saxophone.[7]
Arnold later stopped associating with the Dark World label and collective.[5][8]
In 2019, Arnold was featured on the song "Toolbox" by rapper Sematary on the album Rainbow Bridge.[citation needed]
In 2022, Arnold collaborated with Cooper B. Handy once more on their debut collaborative album February Motel.[9] The album featured production credits by Encii, rapper Hi-C and Surf Gang founder Evilgiane.[9][10]
Legacy
In 2015, Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth featured Gods Wisdom on a Top-10 list of 2015 for the December issue of Artforum stating, "This white kid rapping and rolling around naked under a big fluffy comforter in the music video for 'Christian Dior' is one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen. I think it's the future, beyond white versus black pop girl squads! I will always think of the male gaze. Thank you, Julia Kristeva."[11][5] That same year, rapper Despot referred to Gods Wisdom as "the best rapper now".[2]
In 2016, Rihanna was photographed wearing a pink shirt with a Gods Wisdom patch sewn on it.[1] The collaboration occurred due to an LA designer that DJ Lucas had collaborated with on merchandise.[1]
New York magazine The Fader stated "God's Wisdom has a preternatural capacity for making genuinely weird music. Intentionally or not, everything he touches with his deep, detuned voice or his perpetually spacey production is immediately riddled with leering, uncanny overtones."[9] Arnold has been referred to as "post-SALEM, pre-Sematary".[5]
Discography
Albums
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| Let Him In |
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| Snow |
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| Goth |
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| Self Restraint |
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| February Motel |
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| Hell (Unreleased 2016/20) |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Mixtape details |
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| Gods Lucas |
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| gods wisdom + mastercard2k |
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EPs
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| RIP Whitney Houston |
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| Soldier |
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| Insane Angel |
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| Pink Mountains |
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| Vuarnet |
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| Color |
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| I Want to Know |
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| In the USA |
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| 4 Song EP |
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| I Only Trust Myself |
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| On Thin Ice |
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| Finessin' & Geekin' |
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| The Leak |
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| Slaughter the Sheep |
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| Lethal Poison for the System |
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| facetime satan ep |
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| No More Pain |
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| Jesus Sucks |
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| The Mystery |
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| Royal Trucks of Melting Ice |
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| After I Graduate Hogwarts I'm Moving to Stars Hollow |
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| Heated Floors |
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Singles
| Title | Single details |
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| Somatic Integrity |
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| R.I.P |
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| Live to God |
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| Creme Brûlée |
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| If I Woke Up |
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| I Want to Know |
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| 2 Lives |
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| playertoo |
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| Watch Me Drown |
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| Toolbox |
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| Ruvi's Blues / Angels in Heaven |
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| No Sleep (Blueish) |
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| Everyone Is Gone |
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| Life to Live |
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| Love Song |
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| Electric Cars |
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| Made by God |
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| Tarchomińska 6 |
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| Inside The Piano |
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