Unfinished Works

Man am I glad Kevin Hart’s okay. While he was in hospital, I kept thinking why isn’t this in the news more often? Why isn’t this more of a big concern?  I thought this because I knew if we lost him, there would be a big hole in comedy, the hearts of his family & fans, & dare I say Hollywood (raise your hand if you’ve ever seen a Kevin Hart film  🙋🏽‍♂️ , we all have).  I recently checked Instagram this morning & the news was better than I ever thought it could be. He’s doing well, recovering, & giving God all the glory for it. What does this mean for his usually explicit comedy but more importantly his life in the future? I have no idea, but I thank God for the now.  Weird writing another post about a celebrity again when I recently wrote about Kanye’s recent experience with God but it is so hard to ignore the pattern of what God is doing among this people group in this generation.  Maybe it’s because we can see it upfront throu...

Jesus is King, a message that’s been preached for over 2000 years. Nearly all have suffered for this message (some much more than others) but there always seems to be some kind of scrutiny that comes up against the preaching of the Gospel. Enter Kanye West 2019, that one dude who was never afraid to say what’s on his mind.  I’ve been praying for Kanye to know Jesus since I was 16 & haven’t stopped since. Ever since I heard “The College Dropout” my views on hip hop changed dramatically. I fell in love with the genre in a whole new way. The sampling, memorable choruses, & really clever rhyming set the bar super high in 2004. Yes we had other dope artists out at the moment: OutKast, Busta, Eminem, etc. but Kanye brought a whole new sound.  One thing you have to admire about Kanye is his persistence in always pushing his music to the next level. As explicit as the lyrics may be “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” sounds nothing like “Yeezus” & the former sound...