THIS WAS THE SONG THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR ME!
LISTEN TO THIS!
The above song was from the first Christian Hip Hop album that I felt was on the same level as the secular hip hop that was coming out around that time... or at least the closest. Until this album, I hadn't heard anyone with more boom and bass behind their tracks. ALSO a BIG thing for me was this had legitimate scratching to it! THIS was the one album that gave me some hope that something from the Christian Community could be just as dope as anything I'd been hearing on the streets for so long... STILL dope too... Oldschool now, but dope just the same!!!
NOW check THESE joints out!
I remember when this joint came out. This is back when sampling Parliament and Zapp & Roger wasn't played out! It was a time when the message of the music was abundantly clearer than it has been recently. Also, I've noticed that there was a lot more unity between groups and emcees as individual. There seemed to be more of a comradeship than an "out for self" kind of "ministry"/ career. I remember there used to be a lot more crews too! The furthering of this style of music was encouraged rather than challenged. There was style and class behind the scene and it was viewed as a bright patch in the inner city circle it was being spread in. HBCU's and emerging Christian Events were featuring these artists and it wasn't a cheesy or corny expression of some left field doctrine. I miss these days.
Another main release was also by S.F.C. headed up by Sup the Chemist called "Phase III." I remember listening to this album and being completely amazed! After hearing the songs on this album is when I started to dream about getting into production. This was one of the dopest tracks I heard on that joint. Probably because of the use of the metal sample. This just has so much power behind it! I WISH I could've seen these brothers LIVE!!!!
The first show I ever did was opening up for Freedom of Soul in 1991. I was 15 years old and didn't know how to use REAL DJ equipment! I had a month to learn on someone else's gear. Didn't know how even by show time... Kind of funny, now that I think about it. The sound they had was spectacular to me... Freedom of Soul that is... I got to chat a little with their DJ at the time, DJ CARTOON, and he showed me how to do a few things. I loved his style and went home after buying their cassette than night and literally devoured the whole thing!!! One of the best songs on their second album was this one... Peep!
No one makes these kinds of tracks anymore and I believe it's high time we returned to what made this Christian Hip Hop culture so strong and wonderful to begin with! Don't you?
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