By Henry Taksier

In this audio slideshow, East Gainesville MC Tygur One reveals what he means when he talks about getting “out of Babylon and into Zion.”

By Henry Taksier

“It was a war between gangs, where I come from,” he said. “We were foot soldiers… only the strong survived.” Tygur One, an underground rapper from east Gainesville, said music saved him from living the wrong kind of life.