Former battle rap champ Jin is making his way back into the spotlight as a Christian rapper signed to Universal Hong Kong. Now a born again Christian residing in Hong Kong, Jin has changed the content of his music, but still manages to showcase his lyrical prowess. Via his ayojin.com webpage, Jin chronicles his adventures in this new lifestyle and he describes one trip by saying, “Did a quick performance, gave a testimony and just enjoyed God’s presence.” Jin initially gained his popularity as the “Freestyle Friday Champ” on BET’s 106 and Park, then went on to sign with the Ruff Ryders.
In 2004, Jin released his debut album, The Rest Is History, which garnered the lead single “Learn Chinese.”
He also made his acting debut in a the blockbuster film 2 Fast 2 Furious.
On May 14th, 2009, on the “Strawberry In The Morning”, Pastor Mason AKA Ma$e spoke on air and DMX called hotline only 4 hours after being released from Maricopa County Jail! DMX says if it wasn’t for Ma$e he would have never made it through all the hard times. DMX is now attending Mason Betha Ministries in Phoenix, Arizona.
Unprecedented, uncompromising, and unashamed best describes “THE UPRISING,” Steelroots’ newest reality television show.
The series follows born again pro skateboarders Jay Haizlip, Christian Hosoi, and Brian Sumner as they comb skate parks, backyard pools, and other hangouts in an effort to spread the Gospel.
Committed to affecting the world around them, the trio shares their faith and hope with friends, drug addicts, even police. Misconceptions of Christianity will be shattered as their unconventional approach to modern day evangelism reaches across cultural boundaries. With guest appearances by some of today’s top pros, “The UPRISING” delivers the future of skateboarding right to your doorstep. Experience a journey of boldness and faith as lives are restored, people accept Christ, and fellowship abounds. You will agree that the time is NOW! This is “THE UPRISING.”
“I started skateboarding when I was seven-years-old. Though I immediately picked it up, as time went on I became professional – it was like me, Tony Hawk, Stevie Capalaro, Lance Mountain, those guys. We took skate boarding to a whole new level. And really innovate a new culture, that’s what we did.”
During the early evolution of skateboarding, Christian went from being the best amateur skateboarder at 12, to reaching legendary status as a professional at 14; yet as his career escalated, so did the emptiness he felt inside.
“I tell you, when I was filling my life with being a pro-skateboarder, that was it – I was just wanting to win contests. Trophy after trophy. Then it was money. Then it was sponsors. Then it was girls. I filled with girls and I was never satisfied. Then I filled it with drugs. I was never satisfied.”
Brian Phillip Welch (born June 19, 1970), better known as Head, is an American musician best known as the former lead guitarist/co-founder of the band Korn. Welch left the band in 2005 due to personal beliefs and to focus on life as a father.
Brian “Head” Welch, former lead-guitarist for Korn, a controversial nu-metal band, is now a Christian and no longer does drugs (meth) and alcohol. He says in this interview on Fox News that he has found God.
Amazon.com says this in an Editorial Review of his book, “Save Me from Myself: How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story”:
In February 2005, more than 10,000 people in Bakersfield, California, watched as Brian “Head” Welch–the former lead guitarist of the controversial Nu–metal band Korn–was saved by Jesus Christ. The event set off a media frenzy as observers from around the world sought to understand what led this rock star out of the darkness and into the light.
Now, in this courageous memoir, Head talks for the first time about his shocking embrace of God and the tumultuous decade that led him into the arms of Jesus Christ. Taking the reader backstage with Korn, Head tells the inside story of life in the band and how his rock star lifestyle resulted in an all–consuming addiction to methamphetamines. Head writes openly about the tour bus mayhem of Ozzfest and The Family Values tour, while providing a candid look at how the routine of recording and traveling placed him in a cycle of addiction that he could not break on his own.
Speaking honestly about his addiction, Head details his struggles with the drug that ultimately led him to seek a higher power. Despite his numerous attempts to free himself from his addiction, nothing–not even the birth of his daughter–could spur him to kick meth for good. Here he addresses how, with the help of God, he emerged from his dangerous lifestyle and found a path that was not only right for his daughter, it was right for him. In addition, he discusses the chaotic end to his time in Korn, and how his newfound faith has changed his perspective on his past.
