IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MESSAGE
Sometimes situation and circumstances have an away of directing ones path in life. Family pressure, pier pressure and society can push a person down a road they don't want to travel and years later they look back on their life with regret. For Gospel RAP artist MC Pslamist, there’s no regret for the path that he is on. During a Christine youth camp function he realized that gospel RAP music could be used as a creative form to spread the Christian message.
MC Pslamist is a husband, a father of two and a Christian rapper with a devotion for the gospel and evangelizing. As I talked with him about his music one thing became very clear during our conversation and that was his love for God and his passion to share his Christine faith. For this Gospel RAP artist and graduate student that’s going after his Master’s in Nonprofit Management, it doesn't matter if he’s paid or not for his music. For MC Pslamist its all about doing what God has called him to do.
MC Pslamist offers a gritty and powerful perception on the Gospel presented in RAP music today. Boldly clamming ROMANS 12:1-2 as his foundation, in his own words “ worship dose involve scarifies...worship hurts...but it’s what we are called to do and it helps to keep me grounded.” As he shares his faith through his music to reach all that hears it. I wondered who did he want to reach most with his music, in his on words “Who ever God has me reach is whom I’m going to reach” for this Gospel RAP artist, is all about the message and those in agreement with his message will be drawn to his music like bees to a honey.
What’s next for MC Pslamist? As he prepares himself and his family to move from Philadelphia to Ohio, his single “First Love” from his album Streetcurb Storytales & Nightlife Nightmares will begin shooting a music video within-the next month. The single “First Love” has very powerful lyrics, that I for one cannot wait to see illustrated through a music video. Meanwhile, MC Pslamist will continue doing what he has been doing since he was 14 years old and at the age of 29 that’s getting the message out and creating music that he loves.
Interview and write up by Bobbie Naidoo
BIO -
MC Psalmist aka Mr. Church Gritty has been a staple in the gospel rap industry for over 13 years. Having released 7 albums, 13 mixtapes, co-finding the United Coalition of Urban Ministers, produced over 500 beats for others, pushed 25,000+ units out of his trunk with no formal distribution and seeing the lives of thousands of people transformed through the Gospel message has only made him more passionate about the work that needs to be done in the mission field of Hip Hop culture.
MC Psalmist is dedicated to seeing a Romans 12:1-2 relationship with God restored amongst His people (both in the church building and outside) by any means necessary. To combat the negativity so predominantly infused with the radio airways and the "too holy" versions of Christian rap that currently exist, MC Psalmist has adopted the alter-ego of Mr. Church Gritty: a straight shooting, slang talking, no nonsense Christian that speaks on everything he sees.
MC Psalmist has been privileged to have opened for acts such as the Clark Sisters, Da Truth, Crossmovement, Slipknot, Philmont, R-Swift, Jehovah's Chosen, and others. He was invited personally to Joel Olsteen's opening service in the former Houston Rocket's stadium and multiple Christian music festivals, both as a performer and a host.
http://www.reverbnation.com/mcpsalmist
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