So, the story behind the night of April 7th 2013 actually started the night before…

Picture it, it’s about 7pm on a Saturday night & Staten Island, NY based emcees Quest The Wordsmith & Redeemed of Freestyle Fam, along with Rkitect, Buck Barnabas, videographer Steve Carmona & myself are in this cozy Spanish Restaurant in Park Slope, Brooklyn NY, enjoying amazing plates of food while engrossed in an intense yet specific evaluation of evangelism through hip hop, who’s qualified to do it & what dictates their ‘mission field’. Earlier in the day, the six of us (along with Righteouz Knight, DJ Numan & Swinn da Example) were shooting a music video for a track off ‘Fam’s upcoming project. Now, over steaming rice & beans, I’m watching Quest’ & Buck’ mostly dominating the conversation, both anxious, even impatient in trying to make valid points that either agreed or countered each other’s while Steve, Redeemed, ‘Tect & myself only interjected when necessary with pivotal points. Before we parted ways though, a couple of conclusions were established. Often times we look at certain styles of hip hop done by Christians & make assumptions that if the lyricism isn't wrapped in deep theology & scripture quotes or comes off aggressive, it’s not anointed enough or if your rhymes are speaking of God overtly that you can’t rock a ‘non church’ audience…