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"Three records,  three years I don't like to waste time. " the impassioned rapper spits on his new track "Green Lights." Indeed it's only been two weeks since Nate released the song "Outro" also presumably off his forthcoming album. Whilst "Outro" followed in the style of "Intro 2" and "Intro" before it,  chronicling where NF is at in his life at a given time. "Green Lights" is a song about confidence,  feeling as though there is nothing that stands in one's way. The track is certainly catchy and is classic NF. However with "Motivated" and "Statement" already under his belt and dealing with almost the same subject matter, this might prove to be three songs in three years-three much. Check out the video here  NF-Green Lights (Video) 

Photo by Steve Helber/ AP The United States of America has had a rough couple of days. Things she would rather not think about and all together deny marched through the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday the 12th of August. White supremacist are as the name suggest those who believe in the superiority of the Caucasian over other races. It's political implications are that since White is better, White should rule a la slave trade and black subjugation. In recent history the movement was considered dead or ailing, until it marched hundreds of men strong chanting 'Unite the right.' Being the light of the world, some Christian leaders have spoken out against this uprising, whilst some have (surprisingly?) kept mum. Senior Pastor of The Potters House TD Jake's appears not to be living in the same America where this incident took place. He is yet to publicly comment on the issue, but it is expected that when pressed for his opinion it would certainly ...

You wake up one morning and see Andy Mine and Wordsplayed holding a basketball and looking goofy. You cop the album Magic and Bird, listen and realize that you've never had it this good before. The album represents the next phase of Christian Hip Hop, a direction it has been headed towards since Lecrae said that he's not a Christian rapper, he's a Christian who raps. The album isn't trying to fit into any religious box, it is pure unapologetic art. On 'JUDO' Andy raps that "I know you know you mad.." whilst Wordsplayed takes it a notch higher with "Behave, behave, boy don't you know that you black? Okay, I will, when white Jesus come back!" 'LEGENDS' sees the duo make a stake in the rap game that no Christian rapper has dared since NF did on the track 'Statement' off his Therapy Session album released last year. They're taken themselves seriously as rappers and expect the industry to do the same, with content...

For the longest time the Dove Awards has served as the Christian equivalent of the Grammy Awards and this year its nominees are as eclectic too. Ladies and gentlemen these are some of the nominees for the 2010 Dove Awards. SONG OF THE YEAR – CAT 1 “Chain Breaker” by Zach Williams (writers) Jonathan Smith, Mia Fieldes, Zach Williams “Come Alive (Dry Bones)” by Lauren Daigle (writers) Lauren Daigle, Michael Farren “Even If” by MercyMe (writers) Bart Millard, Ben Glover, Crystal Lewis, David Garcia, Tim Timmons “Eye Of The Storm” by Ryan Stevenson (writers) Bryan Fowler, Ryan Stevenson “Feel Invincible” by Skillet “Great Are You Lord” by All Sons and Daughters (writers) David Leonard, Jason Ingram, Leslie Jordan “King Of The World” by Natalie Grant (writers) Sam Mizell, Becca Mizell, Natalie Grant “O Come to The Altar” by Elevation Worship (writers) *Chris Brown, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick, Wade Joye “The Lion And The Lamb” by Bethel Music (writers) Brento...

There used to be a time when we lay sprawled like a dismantled jig saw puzzle on our beds, listening to Inconsolable by Backstreet Boys and painting the bloody entrails of a broken teenage relationship on our white ceiling. Back in those days there were the love songs and there were the break up songs. These days, as the world spirals further into a nebulous nothingness, love songs are only break up songs in disguise. A number of them still grasp the patience, kindness, peace, gentleness (a la Timberlakes "Mirrors") but most seem to have forgotten that loves a good thing, that is great, beautiful and pure. Of such, here are are the most ridiculous . 5. Beyonce- Poison Halo was good, Broken Hearted Girl was fair, this,  well,  let the lyrics speak for themselves. I suppose there are less romantic ways to commit suicide, but you know what's better than dying, living to love some more,  and again and again. 4. Bruno Mars- Grenade I bet you can't guess ...

On the Christian Hip Hop scene there exists three lanes to drive on occupied by three distinct leaders. The first is the immediately obvious God-music (rap equivalent of worship) artistes led by Da' T. R. U. T. H with Eshon Burgundy up and coming, the other extreme is NF (the whiny, venting, entirely sensual but safe rapper) and the middle lane occupied by Lecrae who vacillates between introspection, social consciousness and exegesis of the word of God. But in steps Propaganda with his new offering 'Crooked', in a self-made lane all by himself. This album makes you uncomfortable because you don't know where to put it. You find lines like 'Go to schools named after the Klan master' and ' Man can show pride but only God can give purpose' on the same song- "Crooked Ways" and you realize, oh yeah, this is crooked. Best line n this track? -'The strength of your whole team is crumpled with one meme', that's the kind of punchline th...

Now almost everyone’s a smooth criminal. It may not be immediately obvious, but somewhere between that Israeli genuineness is a Jacob scheming on how to get you to trade your birthright for some porridge. We constantly let sin rock our world, despite Christ asking sin to beat it on the cross of Calvary. We are all of us Billy’s looking for Jeans to be our lovers, but when the fruits of such amoral affairs come to light, we lament that the kid is not our son. And round and round we go because its human nature, the way the flesh makes us feel, turning us on, knocking us off our feet rocking our world and having us talking to the man in the mirror asking him to change his ways because we’re so darn guilty, but we’ll deal with all of that on another day. What we’re going to be talking about today is why Paul in his letters addresses the members of the churches his writing to as saints, only to later put them on blast for being Israeli and yet committing some Jacob styled sins. Why ar...