By clicking on the 'Listen' button
below, each week (3-part series) you will hear a short MP3 Audio mix,
created by John Penn (InspireMedia-ATl). This week's Featured Ministers of the Gospel, along with a
written overview explaining the purpose of the song, are as follows:
1. The Preachaholicz: “Club Blazer”
Club Blazer is a crowd participation song designed to bring a powerful spiritual message. The Preachaholicz want to show people how to have
good wholesome fun with a blazing track for the church and the club.
THE PREACHAHOLICZ - have teamed up to bring the rap world a strong lyrical
message, rap delivery with emotion that moves you, and a song with a blazing
beat for any rap listener. Straight from Oklahoma City, a new profile of
rappers emerges called the "Preachaholicz." Keep your eyes open and your
ears ready
and prepare yourself for what is to come!
2. Double: “Poison”
The goal of this song is to let the world know that we are taking back what
the devil stole, and letting them know that you can make music that not only
sounds good, but is lyrically better than what is considered "hot" right
now. When I got the track for "Poison" I was in a state of disgust with
everything I was hearing, on the radio or from videos, and God layed it on
my heart to vent these feelings. So I sat with the track playing and the
spirit moving and wrote my retaliation toward this music that is taking the
world.
DOUBLE - Ronnie Rolon, the emcee better known as “Double”, probably should
also be called “HUH”; an acronym for his demeanor- Holy, Uncompromising, and
Humble. Although blessed with God's favor at an early age, Double did not
realize God’s purpose for him until recently when he was moved by the spirit
to perform holy hip hop. Double insists “I’m just a Christian who makes music to
the excellence of the Lord without compromising the WORD or myself.” That is
why Double’s music speaks so fervently to this generation- feeding his
audience life and truth. Double's ministry statement derives from his
founding scripture: Ephesians 3:20. Now unto him that is able to do
exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power
that worketh in us. His mission is to bring music back to it's basic
foundation: God's Word.
3. Vizunari: “Which Lifestyle Is It"
Which Lifestyle Is It is a song presenting two scenarios, a lavish life full
of money, power, respect, or a humble life full of struggles, frustrations,
and mediocrity. Which choice would you make? Before you answer, know that
the bible makes the declaration that hell lies at the end of one road, and
eternal life at the other.
VIZUNARI - The starting point of Vizunari’s course began in 1989 when he was
approximately 16 years old. He discovered a unique talent of being able to
formulate words into a rhythmic pattern over instrumental music; what we
know today as "rap music". High school talent shows and college performances
confirmed his belief that he was good, and that hip-hop music would be the
area in his life where he would excel. Vizunari is a new generation holy hip hop
head with a focus of spreading hope through his music. Husband, father,
probation officer, minister, and dj. Vizunari wears many hats as an
individual as do most. However the hat he is most proud to wear is the hat
of being a "Child of God". Representing an innovative sound, "real" life
situations, and a true-to-self style approach to his music, Vizunari is
bound to take the world by storm.
4. 2Five: “In Da Streetz”
In Tha Streetz was inspired by the holy spirit, due to the wonderful outpour
of the Lord that I have both seen and been a part of in “street ministry”.
Often times, traditional church views have stagnated or at times, suffocated
the purpose and necessity of outreach in “high risk” areas of our
communities where the gospel has not been preached. Jesus, taught in the
synagogues and preached the gospel to the poor and disenfranchised in the
streets. This song is an open invitation to those in the hood’ to know that
Christ cares and died for their sins as well (John 3:16) as heard in the 1st
verse of the song. In the 2nd verse, I represent and thank those ministers
and church members, believers and pastors that take the word of God from out
the church buildings and into the “highways and bi-ways”. In the last verse,
we incorporate the need for outreach, the obedience to God that we fulfill
in ministering and evangelizing the gospel across the world as a final
statement to both servants of Christ and those that are seeking a
relationship with him.
2FIVE - At the bottom, 2Five reached out to God and found that there was a
peace that was long lasting available to him. With his lyrical ability and
new found faith in Jesus Christ, he turned the tables on his own life and
began to express the saving Grace that had entered his life. He is a product
of the streets, yet no longer a victim of the streets. He hopes to empower
the youth that remain in the streets with the saving knowledge of Jesus
Christ to turn their own lives around.
