Wonder Mike: 'One Breath Away from Eternity', the Only Thing That Matters...

He is a rapper, best known for being a member of The Sugarhill Gang. The Sugarhill Gang was the first hip hop act to produce a record, "Rapper's Delight" in 1979. It was the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The group's albums include "8th Wonder" and "Jump on It!".

In an article for Urban Faith, he tells the story of how he was able to forgive the owner of the record label over a past grievance and lead him to the Lord on his hospital bed. He said, "I was able to pray with the man who had done me so much harm because 'He [Christ] loved us first before we loved Him, and because He said, ‘God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son.' He forgave the people. He said, ‘Father, forgive them because they know not what they do.' How many times do we forgive somebody? Seven times? No. Seventy times seven. And it's grace. Grace can't be earned. It's mercy. Mercy has to be shown in unruliness."

"I recounted the story of God's mercy in delivering the Israelites on the banks of the Red Sea and with manna and a pillar of fire despite their complaining. And it was the prayer of salvation that I prayed with him. I was hoping that he made that move because what they did to us was absolutely terrible--–it can't be overlooked, but eternity is eternity. This is for a small season, and it was really wrong, but you have to overlook that when you're feet are on the edge of going over to the other side. So, I had to throw all that out the window. And, it really wasn't hard when it came down to that. When it comes down to crossing over, we're all one heartbeat, we're all one breath away from eternity."

"I'm a person of faith, but I don't want to put walls around myself or any kind of bondage because there's freedom in Christ. I want my priorities to be changed."

His name is Wonder Mike (Michael Anthony Wright).