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"Fivetweezy" is totally an Eminem knock-off. KJ-52 sounds way too
much like an imitator. Yet, his raps are funny, engaging and clean. I
know, I know, rap music is supposed to be all hard and gangsta these
days, but can't there be clean, good rap? Probably.

There are two white rappers who are connecting with white audiences
in Christian music: John Reuben and KJ-52. Both use humor in their
songs to great effect. And audiences must like it, as KJ-52, for
instance, has sold over 250,000 discs.

KJ-52, whose real name is Jonah Sorrentino, grew up in Tampa,
Florida, not NYC or L.A. He first gained notoriety when he basically
confronted Eminem about his lifestyle with the song, "Dear Slim."
Eminem has been behaving a little better lately. Perhaps he heard the
song and took the message to heart.

Hip-hop is all about boasting, and who better to boast about than
God? So, yes, there's room for clean, white rappers like KJ-52 in the
rap game. On "Behind The Musik," he has lots of collaborators (as
most rappers do), including Jon Micah of Kutless on the radio
single, "Are You Real?" Meanwhile, Rebecca St. James' old hit
song, "God," gets dusted off and re-worked with KJ-52 spitting lyrics
while Rebecca sings the rock chorus, in an appealing way. Jeremy Camp
is featured on "Right Here." You have to give KJ-52 props for
bringing in some interesting (aka: not typically hip-hoppish) guests
on his hip-hop album.

Is "Behind The Musik" good enough to be in your collection alongside
Eminem? Yes, it most definitely is. He's very talented. Get it;
you'll like it.  More info: www.kj52.com



Aaron: Hello everybody. Thanks you for reading and listeningBy: Mark Weber