Since Christian hip hop's inception, the lack of quality has been commented on by Christians and non Christians alike. I have been involved in Christian hip hop for the last 10 years, and the complaints remain the same. Mark LaFay, one of my best friends, and manager to Christian bands Haste The Day, Gwen Stacy, etc., turned me onto Christian hip hop for the first time back in 2000. The first taste of Christian hip hop I got was John Reuben's song "Do Not" and Mars iLL's album 'Raw Material'. After listening to these samples and then searching out other releases in Christian hip hop, I soon found out that those were the exception and not the norm. The poor quality and blatant copying of popular secular hip hop has been a common topic over the years, but we can save it for another time. I will transition out of this intro on a good note though, and say that I definitely have seen great improvements sonically. In this article, I want to focus on the design and packaging of Christian hip hop products.
Rhema Soul is about to release an amazing album "Fingerprints" March 30th 2010, get to hear what they have to say about it. Sorry it's not longer Lecrae interrupted the interview when he saw G-Styles. We'll have a full interview coming soon.
A sexually suggestive billboard for T.I.'s Akoo clothing company has drawn controversy nationwide.
The billboard is located in the heart of Newark. T.I.'s clothing line has posted a billboard in the heart of Newark that is definitely risque. The billboard ad shows a man standing with his pants unzipped and open, her head just under his crotch. Her right hand between his legs reaching upward and grabbing on the back of his pants exposing part of his underwear. Her other hand pulling on his front pocket. His hand is holding the back of her head.
DJ Essence /DJ/Producer/Owner of Lamp Mode recordings, sat down with us about what's coming up with label (Json, shai linne, The Church compilation). He also shares the importance of being plugged in your local church.
A common question if you run a website is "how much traffic des your website get?". We want to thank DaSouth.com for taking the a step in the right direction of providing transparency in regards to web analytics. Their article 'How much traffic does DaSouth.com get globally? Take a look!' really put into motion something that we have always talked about and wanted to do, which was be transparent with our website analytics. DaSouth's article talks about how they nearly have the entire globe covered with regards to traffic. While they offer a visual via a screen shot from their Google Analytics showing their reach (shades of green) across the globe, it also displays where they are not currently receiving traffic from (tan), which is great!
"About Business" what's the concept and meaning behind the title?
Man, behind the title is just urgency. We are in a day were people want to impress you, and say all the accolades they have achieved and really boast in their self. I am in a point in my life where I'm just about business. I'm serious about winning souls for the Kingdom, I'm serious about my music, and I'm serious about my walk with Christ. I don't want to hear anymore talking. I just want people to be about business. Making moves for the Father. NO MORE TALKING.
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