John Reuben Rips the Mic at age 13!

[Imtortured]

Sorry kid. You'll never make it as a rapper.

Oh wait. My bad. He did. LOL

[DuckaOFFICIAL]

christian rap is the worst, those are pity claps

[72andystar]

@DuckaOFFICIAL you need to stop with that

Christian rap is awesome. I guess you don't love God

[Summerjoyclark]

wow I went to church with him, he's older than me but I remember not very many people had a whole lot of faith in him... and look at him now!!! You go John Z. Reuben! You are awesome!

[bluedragclaws]

john is beast. i rap a lil

[MooImaTiger]

ahhh! thats amazinggg!!! :D

[kelcarpenter1]

Awesome! John, you rock! I live near Pataskala. Been rockin' to your music for about 10 years! =)

[HobbyGuy4]

I saw you at districs in green bay.

[luisapolo]

Man... that's a long time... you'd think for rapping that long you would have improved at least somewhat. Just messin John, I freaking love you!!!! but I just want to get close to you so I can steal Manny!

7th Grader out

[Mr1MaRaN]

wow thats great

[detachedlegs]

Haha, he was such a chunkster dorky kid! But his heart was in the right place and he was just glorifying God. Totally awesome! He's grown so much into an even more awesome person.

[kpjcelj]

He was fat as a kid and now he's pefect

[MrChickenLegs27]

Just saw this man live today. He is the only rapper I like.

[xSmittyxCorex]

@MrChickenLegs27 same here! i mean about being the only rapper i like

[YESidoloveRelientK]

he was a fat, oh wait phat, kidddd!! :) that's so funny :) he's a really good rapper now. hooraay for reuben :P

[MrSeltick]

just saw him at rock the coast

only performer i liked =D

he should've been closer instead of hawk nelson

[bboyfreefighter]

wow I didn't know he was fat O_O now I respect him even more! he lost much weight!.

[bestrealFREEstuff]

Watch my VID!

for free stuff<3

[djcreone]

the best

[skirmisher15]

He lost a lot of weight

[ceheape]

lmao. i love the end.

"anything else?"

*looks off-camera* "hi", "hey" ,"hi"

yeah, i saw him live at the rock 'n' worship roadshow. he was aaaawesome! i bought his album. lol it was too loud for me to understand what he was saying in the stadium, so... but i <3 him! lol.

[syedhoq92]

He was 14 in 1993, not 13. He has the same birthday as me, January 14th which is today! He turns 31 today and I turned 18.

[MegaMyballs]

happy birthday lol

[syedhoq92]

@MegaMyballs Thanks!

[pollol95]

Looks just like skinny ol' John now.

[Dragonovus]

didn't know he was fat :s

[gringa1125]

@Dragonovus "remember me 240 lb from back then?" it's in a song!

[iTzzNix]

ahaha this is awesome. little john's got the same kinda swag.

does anyone else think the guy in green looks a bit like tom hanks? :P

[DanToppy]

lol yeah that guy really does looks like tom hanks

[mattchoo1]

lol Forest Gump.

[MFTUBE3000]

למי יש כישרון

[caramia1114]

is that andy milanakus

[oldschoolbugs]

dude its john reuben

[3fitzgrld]

reubonic plague. LOL That is original

[avasheridan1987]

Hes awesome, hes now one of the best rappers ever.

And who cares if he was over weight??, why does that matter.

I think hes cute and talented, and i love that he loves the lord.

[TheSuperman360]

You give me hope john reuben!I 2 am a yung rapper for Christ!I hav HOPE!

[BenHisSpace]

Yea Kinda reminded me of andy milonokis too.. no offense or anything.. i enjoyed it!

[roy3447]

thats awesome man

[xDustinDollinpdx]

thats jr? wow

coolio!

[bluedog657]

didnt know you'd been rapping that long. no offense or anything, but the part with you rapping reminds me of andy milonakis

[andrewcp]

@bluedog657 Except Andy Milonakis was much older (born January 30, 1976)

[titan2781]

@bluedog657 Christian Andy Milonakis, the world must be drawing to a close

[milkenobi]

Little Mr Zapper.

I can feel the hate here. The most ironic thing is that I've met John and he clearly doesn't take himself that seriously so all the hate or criticism doesn't affect him.

How can you bring someone down who doesn't care what you think?

[megolovesboys]

HAHA CUTE! you've still got that same swagger John, i saw you at the Kings valley wesleyan in Canada and you still rap the same way! love it love it love

[thinkoutsidedabox01]

hahaha all white congregation, even the dj white

[PAConley]

kaspertheguy, grow up.

Anyway, John Reuben isn't even slightly overweight anymore anyway. And yeah, actually he can rap. You judging him off this video? He's 13!

[Morowhenn]

uhm......good message in the rap but srry i dont think it was done well. However i think he is cool.

[mysoteria7]

well he was 13 at the time.

[americanreeses96]

it was the 90s, come on

[SkiptheZip]

Say WHAA? Little John Reu knew how to spit!

[phattony73]

"Little" John rue?

[santimkay]

he sounds like andy milanakis

[JamesCryFire]

HAHA!! wow, you're totally right.

[isnipeu360]

wow he got skinnier when he grew older...wow good for you john keep up the good songs...

God is the way the truth and the life no one comes to the father except through me.

-God

[totallytragic]

john reuben is totally awesome!

[cherokeewarrior123]

what the heck was that dude in the back for? to profile as a DJ?

he was scratchin a old record player ==lol

Thank God he got a real DJ now ---DJ Manny!!!!! Big ups in JESUS ta yas

[joeyLJ]

It is possible to scratch on one of thise :P

[DarkArchon69]

john got some skills

[4000angels]

John peace + blessing to you. big fan man. can't wait for more albums to come out. peace John.

[KitchenCruzer]

wow! cool!!

and he is SCARY super skinny now!!

[StephenThomas08]

that is old school! I love j-reu!

[31193JaH]

what!

he's fat

[gedankensprung22]

who cares

[rawkyourworld4Jesus]

whatever kids sometimes are then they get thin

[badLuckrap]

do your thing kid

gospel isnt my cup of tea..but keep rockin!!

[hurricaneofpain]

obiese slobs like that chunky john rueben need to be smacked and deprived of all food so that they starve. sorry mcdonalds, you just lost 50% of your money because john rueben was cut off of all fast food, ohh and now hes crying!!

[rawkyourworld4Jesus]

watch a john reuben video now he got thin

[danielleoath77]

mann, how did he do it?

he was still cool :D

[PoeticSongstress]

lol...i love the end! that was hot though! love music!

[wehave1life2live]

yall that keep dissin' him gotta stop. so what he used to look that way? it's still the same John and the music is solid! and who really cares bout the appearences of other ppl? it's just sad how we live in an alomst totally visual world-- if it was all soul the world would be a much happier place

[americanreeses96]

I love him!!!

[gcab93atyahoodotcom]

man you were a big boy :)

[kaspertheguy]

well, there really wasnt anything impressive about that, now was there?

[yaKsEsKay]

ok I believe it. lol.

[yaKsEsKay]

That's not him. lol. Can't be... But his style has changed since Are We There Yet. :P

[LALLAVE]

WAO!!! WHAT A CHANGE!!!

[postrero228]

boy he was chubby.

[lucillenpineapple]

i went to that church!!!

[DamienDarkshade]

I want to catch the reubonic plague.

[KittyCatzRockAlwayz]

Oh my gosh!! You totally rock!!! ^.^ I luv ur lyrics too! Amazing man, truly amazing. You keep rappin' cuz ur incredible at it!

[Christhepufferfish]

I think it's interesting, that, if that is him, his rap style then is NOTHING like it is now. He's so non-treditional rap. Which is why I love him, and his lyrics are much more substantial now.

[bekahcute]

no way! we have more in common than i thought!

[jesusrocks1994]

Is that a church he was rapping in...?

[mshelton0222]

1 too many Reuben sandwiches if ya ask me... Is this John Reuben or John Candy? Jk, I love JR! He's a thin mint cookie of a man now lol

[hockeyplayer919]

fatass haha wow this guy has no life if u does this all day well thats sad cause that is not real music

[HaydenTubbs]

He's now 28 and very successful...how's that? Check him out, the name is John Reuben...

[KrazyRastaKid]

@HaydenTubbs No duh his name is John Rueben! Freakin retard

[HaydenTubbs]

@KrazyRastaKid You spelled "Reuben" wrong...idiot!

[Teknakill]

Dude in the back is wearing his cross way to low! Plague is right! Its a huge plague!

[lmodel2000]

This is si COOL! 8-) Thank you for sharing this with us, John!! :-D Yew go boyeeee!

[michele6691]

Thuggishrocker you said it,!! WOW

Stoney 490 I wonder how is lost all that weight???

Not bad for a young teen, He has definitely evolved!

[stoney490]

WWOOOOAAAHH!

he was fat.

[crowziecakes]

haha pudgy John!!

[ThuggishRocker]

can you say Andy Milonakis!! haha shit thats funny!

[purpledrink274]

i dont like christianity .. but i like this kid

[christianmetal12]

this kid became one of the best christian rappers today

[purpledrink274]

oh and its very christian to give me thumbs down for speaking my opinion

[christianmetal12]

ha now ur gonna do the whole oh ur so christian ruteen thats funny Jesus loves you

[l3tsjustk1ll]

im satanist actually thats why i gave you thumbs down god is good :D

[bias614]

this is lame!!!

[newhuman08]

that's awesome! I love him! : )

[Truths3rum]

Reuben was chubby!

[StArvinMArtyrs]

WHO IS HE SOME CHRISTIAN RAPPER???

[jennyCUTEbabe]

yea, you are really stupid. Its JOHN REUBEN. the awesomest rapper in the world

[StArvinMArtyrs]

I'm not into christian music. But he is not the best. Slug,aesop rock,sage francis,qwel, and the list goes on are a lot better lyricists then this dude.

[1MinDLesS1]

for real

[chasmjoe]

i think that grits and cedenough are the best christian rappers. but john reuben is pretty good too...

[0minimix0]

Yes.

[xKELDORx]

Thats like some old school dc talk stuff..oh yeah..

[videogamer121]

I think it is him...just because the same guy who put this video up also put one up where it is John Reuben.

[PhatyAdam]

that aint JRu....thats andy milinokis

[Shalashaska315]

Haha, he was a lot bigger back then

[aliciamarie2007]

It's JohnReu. You can tell. I'm impressed that he was so good so young. And how fit he is now. Yay JR!

[RoryS89]

Awesome. God bless man!

[Bandido001]

Right on John.

[meowmixX23]

hey im from p-town too and i was wondering if youd check out my videos and lemme know what u think you crazy person u-lol

PEACE

-Sami

[fastmanxc]

well, now that I look closely, it's in the eyebrows.... and when he turns his face to the side, you can see it... this may very well be Reu.

[imloved09]

eyaeh! P=town!

[Delaneyrocks]

looks like it could've been John, but I still doubt. need more proof. The kid is goofy like him. maybe it is Reuben! hmmmmm

[shuan3222]

john reuben..lmao!?!

[valerievvalencia]

John is cool!!

[greendayrulesomuch]

wow...he talks fast....*cough*

[Sharkblade5]

Nice!

[fastmanxc]

I REALLY don't think this is reuben....

[Jamesdafourth]

wow dude....

[555gamefr3ak]

GO REUBEN!!

[MAUL0r1]

love your music now... glad you didn't get beat up for wearing that vest.

[TheVolle]

"these messages will now become subliminal" what? :P

[bigbaykiter]

respect!

[framed0000]

haha i love 'hip church-youth' culture

[frayifiedforeva]

WOAH...hes a stick now!!! *YaY for John Reuben*

[shadeylane]

That's really him!! Woahs...

[coreypod]

you annoying little fat kid im glade you got skinny and learned to spit

[suferbabe103]

by the way that last comment that I made was a reply to littleote24601 's comment

[moldymoldy]

chubby.

[bboyzetan]

Who the hell is that fat kid?

[neworldisorder]

awesome! it's wkd to see you rapping about the word of God at 13..

[Rthevampireslayer]

Praise the Lord!!!

God bless all of yous

[moniki98]

wow, is that really reuben?

[forkfo90102]

i dont think that is reu

[littlelotte24601]

I don't know what to make of it. It's Gospel. But the kid is cocky as f***....So what does that make him? Holy or Holy Sh**?

[suferbabe103]

mate! have u even met him he is a nice and we shouldnt judge him! I cant rap like that for my life and personally I think if we say things like what u said well, arrhhhggg I cant explain my anger about it. what u said could be shown as bullying! If u have actually met him & u dont like him then thats ur opinion but if u have nothing nice to say dont say anything at all! look i havent met u and I think u could be a really nice person but seriously thats nothing we should say about a 13 year old!

[OCpride]

get

a

life

!

[bladesofgloryaddict7]

wow i had no idea he was chubby when he was a kid!!!

he sure lost a lot of weigh. gosh. he sure did get better at rapping too.

[ohsnap1995]

DUde why was he like that over weight? wow he lost like 600000000 lbs! and his rapping got better lol

[andrewsmithty]

yeah, that was cute!

God bless you!

[Davetheravepow]

HAHA THIS KID SHOULD GO TO HELL

[Garrison628]

Uh....John Reu was fat? Whooda Thunkit?

Nice Mon...

[robdude07]

Ahh, you were the illest, youngest, portly white rapper around back then bro. Sweetness!

[iplayawashburn]

RAT TAIL. that is all

[phantomscarz]

you was kindda on da plus side back in da day eh? but you still ripped it

[wannabesurfahgirl]

That was totally awesome!!!1 Lil' John was so cute!!

[SenorAwesome]

Hah. Lil' Jon.

[tjrecords906]

dude, that was awesome! we have all of your albums, and we love your music! keep on rockin' the mic for christ!

[mcOlli3]

Check vid, John raps awesome here. I hope he comes back with more scratching and scribbles on his next work.

[cafitz]

Wow, good rappping and good message. Jeez, John you were one chubby kid.

[holyhiphopper]

LOL! I think this is so totally hilarious bcz he STILL has the same mannerisms... brushin his nose, the hand motions, the hi's .. everything.. sooo funny! He's def improved his rappin game.. bcz, of course, he's PRO now.. but started young fo sho! (kinda reminds me of andy milinokis actually.. sorry, haha!!) LOVE YA JOHN REU.. keep on dippity doin it!

[smaha88]

uh yeah reuben's deffinitley come a long way since then

[CotyJames]

Jesus hates rap, and Jesus hates you!

P.S. Jesus was a jewish carpenter.

[ProDeoSolus]

thats amazing. totally doesn't look like john at all.

[crex81]

Gotta love the DJ skills! Props for loosing the weight... i didn't think that was even you!

[pwmusic]

amazing!

[Crockettsonny84]

jeez pataskala sure has changed, cardinal and village market are all gone, soon to be a bowling alley

[waits87]

man when did he lose all that weight

[felecia13]

i love the shots of Pataskala cira 1990's...rip:Cardinal.

[samwellhero]

you've come a long way

[Stumperific]

Wow who's been going through his closet of home movies...? This guy's a great artist.

[mediocremandy]

John Reuben, oh how i love you. I'm so glad that you are a fellow christian...hah, your cd was the 1st i owned. And i will never forget the "dont you dare bend your elbow" arm slam ar concerts....hah....if thats that you want to call it....hah, thats for the great music and God bless

-mandy

[dragongirlforever]

Pretty good. Those of you that think he sucks...Why don;t you try to post a video of you rapping.

[rachthegirl]

that made my day john. thanks. :)

[vaultaddict205]

reuben wat is he dippiy doin.....!!!lol haha

Dude i think u were at the Southern new england district(SNED) youth convention 20005! Anyways yo john this may be a very idiotic question but do u prefer burger king or mcdonalds?

[Smallscityofgod]

he sounds like Andy milonokis!!!! looks like him too!

[mcsheeky]

I love it! I love that John can put release video like this, he doesn't need to prove anything to anyone or put out a fake image. Its a video that brings hope to a nerd like me!

[vaultaddict205]

are u serious, thts reuben? no way...... nice!!!! rippin them sick rhymes since 13!

[scottklaw]

COOL

[tfsproductions]

lets be real: your awsumly bad, your just not good-at all sorry but you'll be crushed you dont stand stand a chance

[w0rld]

This man is invincible.