Communication is extremely powerful! you can communicate with or without words and effectively convey different messages to others for good or bad. If I smirk and wink at a woman in the mall, I've just communicated that she's attractive to me and I'm possibly interested in beginning a relationship. You'd be surprised how many people met their spouses in that way and went on to live happily ever after. On the flip side, if I flick someone off on the highway, I just told them essentially how little I think of them, how angry and irritated I was at them without speaking at all and you'd be surprised how many people have died for communicating the wrong thing to someone in a heated moment. As a hip hop artist, I understand the power of communication and as a Christian more importantly I understand the responsibility I have to communicate messages that encourage, uplift and instill life in the listener.
Ephesians 4:29 says - "Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers" Drill music is a subgenre of hip hop that basically could be summed up as kill music. Popularized by rapper Chief keef of Chicago, Drill music sprang on the scene and was the soundtrack to millions of people's lives around the world. The gutter sound of drill is always paired with the most sinister lyrics that tend to glorify death by homicide, drug use and sexual perversion. What makes it sort of unique in comparison to other toxic music is that the artist are usually celebrating the death of real people, as many of the rappers simply use the music to communicate their hatred for their "Opps" in real life. Rappers like King Von, FBG DUCK, FBG Cash, and a HOST of others became rappers after already being involved in the streets, and simply began to communicate across instrumentals the hatred, greed, and immorality that they were immersed in off of the microphone. We've all heard the saying " hurt people, HURT people" and that is exactly what transpires when these broken, hurt, and angry artists take to a pen and pad and begin to vocalize their pain, the listener is hurt in more ways than one. In particular, the undeveloped mind is what concerns me and what I'm focused on. The child who listens and isn't able to understand how he's being influenced to look at life. The kid who is literally being parented through these artist as they teach him about revenge and sexual uncleanness as well as a hatred for authority and how to be a good criminal. The kid see's the rapper's lifestyle, the glitz and glamour that comes with living ungodly and subconsciously associates lawlessness with liberty and what it means to truly live. Deep down it's a culture issue that must be addressed. The food we eat is extremely important, the traditions and customs we hold are just as important, obviously the God we serve is of the highest importance, but I submit to you today that the music we make is beyond significant as well in regard to us flourishing as we were created to flourish.
HEAL MUSIC
my slogan is " IF words can HURT, words can HEAL" as I said before I've committed to making heal music not drill music! i feel it as a responsibility and duty to communicate the healing and redemption that I've encountered in Christ over the microphone, with the hope of aiding another in their healing journey. The truth is, we all come into this world broken in one way or another. The bible says we're born into sin and even have natures that are bent away from all things that are Godly. So, I'm not pronouncing judgement on those who are lost and still find themselves slaves to sin, what I'm saying is that those of us who have encountered GOD and have found restoration in our inner man, until the lord takes us home, we should seek to bring healing, restoration and life to everything we touch including our music. If the unredeemed are making music glorifying sexual immorality, the redeemed should be making music glorifying sexual purity, if the ungodly are romanticizing death, we should be just as adamant on presenting life in Christ even more. I'm speaking to all heal music artist around the world right now! we have the truth! we have the LIGHT, we have the gospel!! this is bigger than us wanting careers and prestige, if God has given you the gift, using it to bring life to other's is the true reward! the same thing used to discourage a person is used to encourage them.......words
Everyday a war is going on for the minds of people, the actions of people are fueled by their thoughts and our thoughts are fed by the books we read, the media we consume, the voices we listen to, the music we hear. The culture wants drill music and other toxic genres simply because their flesh desires things that God hasn't approved, but our culture is in desperate need of HEAL music that feeds the spirit and promotes life and hope...........will you help me heal the nations through music?
below is my single " ALL I know" in this song I'm revisiting the many times GOD has been faithful to me in my life..........give it a listen
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