 Since the mid-1980s, Reynosa and his cousin Jurny Big performed as the duo LPG, and they released "The Earthworm" in 1995.With breakbeats, melodic riffs, and strong production, the recording broke new ground at a time when most Christian rap was considered a cheesy and watered-down imitator of secular rap, and according to "LA Weekly", many consider the album "to be the first gospel-rooted album to feature real hip-hop.