I can just be a Christian who sings mainstream music instead of having to be a Christian who has to somehow just sing Christian music.
Many times, that's how people see Christian art or Christians making art: They see the art as having an agenda.
When I think about Christian hip hop I think of an individual who is a Christian who is using hip hop to communicate things that God will endorse.
I am not a Christian artist, I am an artist who is a Christian.
a likeness different from the products of the God-fearing photographer.
When I was going out and trying to fully give glory to God, in my setting, I feared that people would be dismissive of it, like, 'This is Christian rap. I'm not trying to hear it.' But it's the total opposite: People were very accepting of it.
A lot of people, especially Christians, want to put you in this box of being a Christian actor, and I don't believe in it. You do yourself and everyone else a big disservice when you start thinking about it as 'Christian art.' That's why most Christian art is bad. They don't put a premium on the 'art.'
All art began as sacred art, you know? I mean, all painting began as religious painting. All writing began as religious writing.
There is no such thing as Christian art or secular art - writing, painting, drawing, whatever it is.
In almost all my work, I try to re-invent Christian images and stories and themes. You'd be amazed by the letters I get from young Christians who recognise this and enjoy it.
I think there is some overlap in terms of artistic desires and Christian desires.
