Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap, Pop/Rock, R&B/Urban
Members: Manwell Reyes, Blanca Reyes, Pablo Villatoro
For fans of: Black-Eyed Peas, Fugees, Souljahz, Out of Eden, Outkast
Label: Fervent Records

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A self-professed entertainer, a pop diva, and a bona fide producer: that's the makeup of breakout urban sensation Group 1 Crew, three everyday Latinos who rose above their circumstances and the middle-of-the-road to become one of the most exciting aggregates in faith-based music.

Ordinary Dreamers, the trio's anticipated second album for Fervent Records, shatters any and all preconceptions created by their out-of-the-box, Dove-winning debut, Group 1 Crew, to position itself as one of the most unordinary offerings of the moment—an amalgam of rhythm and rhyme that takes the best of urban pop and hip-hop and turns them upside down.

Produced by Christopher Stevens and Andy Anderson, Ordinary Dreamers is a snapshot of three visionaries encouraging others to never be complacent with the status quo, but to continually press forward and propel themselves towards the next plateau in their lives.

Indeed, that's a posture that Group 1 Crew—members Manwell, Blanca, and Pablo—have upheld since they first came together for Bible studies several years ago, a path to spiritual growth that eventually evolved into a promising career in music and ministry.

"We're still ordinary people, but we're doing extraordinary things," Manwell says. "That's an oxymoron, but it's made so that the dreamer mentality can be on typical people's minds. Nobody's born a rock star. Nobody's born famous. It's just normal people who've done amazing things and are now esteemed for those amazing things. We feel that's everyone. Everyone has that possibility."

Granted, Group 1 Crew didn't always have it all together as far as their own dreams and aspirations.

Once a confused adolescent who'd much sooner get in trouble and roll with the wrong crowd than use his God-given gift to entertain, Manwell finally realized his potential when he gave Christ a shot.

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