Simon Stockdale, aka, Essay or Essay Raps is a Christian spoken word and rap artist from Philadelphia. He uses his music and lyrics to spread God's word and his testimony to people who might not be able to hear it any other way. He started performing at his church and on outreaches in Chester and Philadelphia and put early versions of his tracks up on youtube , he is also on facebook at facebook.com/EssayChristianRaps and can be contacted at EssayChristianRaps@gmail.com