Vidz: Vohnbeatz - "You're Looking Over Us"

If you're not up on Vohnbeatz (11-year-old beatmaker/emcee) you should be. He's the son of the Strange Fruit Project's S1 (who also produced Braille's Cloud Nineteen album.)

Peep his beats and lyrics in the clip below. Video shot and edited by his pops.

Impressive.

VohnBeatz - You're Lookin Over Us from S1/ S.K.P. Film and Photo on Vimeo.

Christian Chirp = Twitter knock-off

Christian Chirp.com – a faith-based alternative to Twitter hit the Interwebs this week.

Florida businessman James Paris says he launched the site after being banned from Twitter for speaking in favor of conservative talk host Rush Limbaugh and being bombarded with inappropriate spam.

To me, this reeks of a bad Christian knockoff and unfortunately continues the long-held copy-cat tradition of our church subculture. If it works for you, cool. However, another alternative to consider is to only Tweet and follow people that respect, reinforce, and strengthen your faith.

BTW, the site appears to have recently come under cyber-attack as of the time of this posting. Not sure what that's all about.

Also, you can follow me on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/sketchthej

Lil Wayne: Communist?

This morning on VH1 I noticed that Lil Wayne is sporting a red T-shirt reading "Communist" in the new Jay Sean video.

I gotta say, the Cash Money Millionaire is either ignorant or brilliantly ironic.

Da' T.R.U.T.H. confesses "moral indiscretion"

As you may have heard, on Tuesday, November 2 gospel rapper Da’ T.R.U.T.H. announced that “in light of a moral indiscretion in my personal life, I will be taking a sabbatical from music ministry and teaching upon fulfilling my current commitments to work closely with my pastor, church, and restoration team.”

The full letter of apology can be found at datruth.net.

Fam, I am truly saddened by this news and angered by the attacks Satan continues to make upon the witness and family lives of our Christian hip hop brothers.

Here again, I urge you to bathe this situation in prayer the same way we recently did and have been doing for guys like Ambassador and RedCloud. Please pray for all of the parties involved and for full spiritual restoration.

Certainly it’s disappointing, but let us remember that these MCs are simply fallen men like you and me. And as my man Enock forewarned, as ministers of the gospel and entertainers they face extra-ordinary circumstances and lifestyles that surely make certain sinful situations all the more tempting.

Guard your hearts brothers and sisters – guard your hearts. And remember we don’t worship the created man but the one who has the power to Create and redeem him.

Grace and peace.

Lita Rodi - "The Reform" release party - Nov 14

H-town's Lita Rodi is set to celebrate the release of his exciting new project with a blowout concert on November 14, 2009. "The Reform," Rodi's third Christian rap album (5th overall) takes on a classic old school, "early America" feel with an urgent charge of spiritual reformation.

The concert will take place at Sagemont Church (11600 Hughes Rd, Houston, TX 77089) from 5pm - 8pm. Admittance is 100% free. Additional music ministers that night include Ras (aka Lil Raskull), Inner Fire, Purposed, and the Fountain of Praise Drill Team. Pastor Sammy Lopez will also bring a message.

Be there early (doors open at 4:15pm) to pick up your copy of "The Reform."

Connect with Lita Rodi & listen to music clips at: www.myspace.com/litarodi

Watch the promo video below:

Enock memorial/funeral services & benefit show

Details have finally been released regarding the memorial/funeral services for Enock.

Memorial Service
Sunday, October 25
6pm - 9pm

Funeral Service
Monday, October 26
10am - Noon

Both will be held at:
Lindale Assembly of God Church
503 Reid St.
Houston, TX 77022

Then on Tuesday, the benefit concert will go down at Hip Hop Hope Tuesdays at The Prince Complex in Houston's 5th Ward. Artists who would like to participate are asked to donate $25 per song they want to perform.

Benefit Concert
Tuesday, October 27
7:30 - 9pm
The Prince Complex Gym
3000 Jensen Dr.
Houston, TX 77026

If you're unable to attend but still want to contribute, a PayPal account has been set up for the family. Visit this story page at DaSouth.com for more details and the link.

Enock's last album / Gospelflava interview

A few more notes:

You can listen to snippets and buy Enock's last recorded music from PHF right here. The "That Jesus" track and "We Repent" songs are particularly moving.

Check it here.

Also, it's interesting to read this interview of 'Nock by my man Dwayne Lacy from Gospelflava.com from several years back.

Check it here.