Get You Open - Ambassador (The Cross Movement)
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From the album 'The Thesis'
Breeze
Yeah
Shake
Clap
Uh uh
That's it
That's it right there
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (uh)
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (Yeah)
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (uh)
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (yeah)
Ready or not I gotta tell you from the top it's on
Christ is God, for Him I gotta rock this joint
I was born around the same time hip-hop was formed
Vacant lots were swarmed, kids from the block performed
Soon cocky's norm, rappers and cocky form
Went together like college and sloppy dorms
But the flows were butter like poppin' corn
And the shows would get you hyped like Rocky horns
Some couldn't understand why poppy warned
Stay away till the day when rappers like Biggie and Pac were gone
But prior Christ came and got me on
Taught me not to trust in the biological clock we on
We're in the age where the caps are peeled
Even in school young guns'll have you runnin' like track and field
And life after the casket's real and since that's the deal
His word gets spilled when I grasp the steel
Forget mass appeal, my heavenly dad can deal
With making His word something that all cats can feel
I'll let grace talk cause grace stalks the stray hearts
She's got something in store that's super like K-Mart
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (uh)
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (yeah)
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (uh)
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (yeah)
Do you see what I see?
Hip-hop is a drug and it's got the cities plugged like an IV
Gotta give it up, it's the voice of the streets
It doesn't take much, just a voice and a beat
You can keep a crowd hyper
Control the souls of a whole generation kind of like a modern Pied Piper
Face it, today ya favorite rapper's the icon
That's gotta hold on you like the wrap of a python
Lights on, Christ is the hype jawn
For him I gotta get my write on
So whether in the streets or in the booth, I'ma get at you
And I'ma prove you don't need the gin and juice
Mommie you don't gotta drop it like it's hot
And if you do it cause you wanna stop it like it's not
Son if you like that gangsta mind
Think of where them gangstas wind
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (uh)
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (yeah)
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (uh)
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (yeah)
Nix your smarts, I know one who tricks the smart
Slick's His art, his canvas is your wicked heart
You're in a spiritual fog and it's thick and dark
And like a spiritual frog you get picked apart
But I know One who'll fix the heart
Trust me he'll set you free like the girl from 106 & Park
So shine your light like when a wick gets sparked
And if you don't give Him props then the bricks'll talk
We switched up, we switched the pitch up
The lyrical mixture is fully loaded with Scripture
But some are fancy and cute
When people can't understand, they say ah you just can't handle the truth
Nah the bad news is while the gospel's an offense
Lack of clarity and substance just adds to it
So leave out the trivial tricks
Moms and kids can both love it
Kind of like the cereal Kix
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (uh)
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (yeah)
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (uh)
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (yeah)
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (uh)
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (yeah)
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (uh)
We go get you up
We gon get you open, (yeah)
Uh
Yeah
Uh
Uh
Yeah
Uh
Yeah
William Tyrone[1] "Duce" Branch a.k.a. The Ambassador or Ambassador is a Christian hip-hop artist who has recorded both independently and as a founding member of the group The Cross Movement.[2][3] Branch is the former president of Cross Movement Ministries. He is an alumnus of Dallas Theological Seminary and has a Master in Theology degree graduating with honors.
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The Explanation (Interlude) - Ambassador [The Cross Movement]
Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3TngcO9
From the Album 'The Thesis'
MC's: God gave us a gift
Made our lips so you can say that He made us to spit
B-boys, B-girls: Yeah we flip and spin
But for the One who made a trip to put a flip on sin
Graf artist: We use our markers and spray
To display the glory of the God that can save
Go DJ's: Every touch of the plates is like a touch of His grace
I've got a riddle- what went from little to larger than you thought
Adults and youth both support it- it started in New York
Mostly Black and Hispanic, but now in Iraq and Iran it's
In Japan in fact it inhabits the planet
Man this thing has expanded- went from wild entertainment
To a global culture that molds ya, with a style and a language
Now this thing is no stranger it's mainstream, it's the disc jock
The rapper, graffiti artist, the breaker- it's Hip-Hop!
Yes- the leading cause of why popular music flip flopped
Odd but it's true it's now toppin' the charts along with rock
It's properly known as a street phenomenon
Local to global those who peep the economics find
If you're looking for a treasure hip hop is the right soil
It was underground but now it's found like when you strike oil
But can't boast in it, like it's the ultimate
Ultimately nothin' is the ultimate till God gets hold of it
MC's: God gave us a gift
Made our lips so you can say that He made us to spit
B-boys, B-girls: Yeah we flip and spin
But for the One who made a trip to put a flip on sin
Graf artist: We use our markers and spray
To display the glory of the God that can save
Go DJ's: Every touch of the plates is like a touch of His grace
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Note the power of the culture- it seems to get obeyed
It's ghetto-made and it's able to push its ghetto ways
It used to be on the low just like get-a-way
Now instead it's on the cutting edge like a set of blades
Every place has been set ablaze; every race has embraced
I no longer get amazed when their getting braids
Better get a hold of this golden goose
It'll get hold of you
And expose you to some things that will oppose the truth
It'll have you thinking you fly, cause of the things that you buy
But when you die, you'll obtain them new eyes
And see for all the hoopla you got you traded the truth
Like Esau who had a birthright he traded for soup
I'm no hater it's true, I know from you God can get a thanks
So you think that you're connected like Harvard and brains
But God's on to the game, he wants more than a song with His name
A long studded chain- a picture of His Son in a frame
MC's: God gave us a gift
Made our lips so you can say that He made us to spit
B-boys, B-girls: Yeah we flip and spin
But for the One who made a trip to put a flip on sin
Graf artist: We use our markers and spray
To display the glory of the God that can save
Go DJ's: Every touch of the plates is like a touch of His grace
You know I'm theocratic- that's an advocate of His rule
Emphatic— 'cause I'm a addict by habit I'm in His school
To learn so I can discern what to burn and what's approved
To be fit and equipped in case God picks up this tool
'Cause my whole thesis is: Hip-Hop with no Jesus is
Like a Roscoe's with no chicken or waffles neither
But now a Hip-Hop that knows Jesus
Has a shot to save a lot from the place that's blazin' hot with no breezes
When hip-hop bows since Hip-Hop vows
To use every hip-hop style for the hip-hop crowd
We can see world missions 'cause to Hip-Hop the world listens
Listen, I'm not insistin' we're makin' the world Christians
I'm just settin' the aim
Wantin' to see everything with breath reppin' and spreading His fame
Catch us blessin' His name cause for our debt He was hanged
His blood's a token of love; let's start catchin' His train
MC's: God gave us a gift
Made our lips so you can say that He made us to spit
B-boys, B-girls: Yeah we flip and spin
But for the One who made a trip to put a flip on sin
Graf artist: We use our markers and spray
To display the glory of the God that can save
Go DJ's: Every touch of the plates is like a touch of His grace
William Tyrone[1] "Duce" Branch a.k.a. The Ambassador or Ambassador is a Christian hip-hop artist who has recorded both independently and as a founding member of the group The Cross Movement.[2][3] Branch is the former president of Cross Movement Ministries. He is an alumnus of Dallas Theological Seminary and has a Master in Theology degree graduating with honors.
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Crown Him - Ambassador (The Cross Movement)
Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3TngcO9
From 'The Thesis
[Ambassador talking]
In a day in time
When hip-hop seems to be runnin' things on earth
It's time to direct it's attention toward heaven
Let's do this!
It's time to meet ya maker
[Verse One]
The story's over 6, 000 years so it's pretty old
Been rhymin' about it, gotta shout it my city's cold
Like the artic, this artist has thought of martyrs
To keep me going regardless
In light of the Lord of harvest
Any life given to Christ does get affected
You gotta realized this guy was resurrected
That's why my motto is Hip-Hop's got to acknowledge him
The God of men liver than David, hotter than Solomon
Better than Pac and them- Biggie, and Pun put together
His Throne set up forever- Son has got the credibility
Ill as He is, still got humility
One God- but persons are three like a trilogy
I'm tryin' to monitor is this beyond your mind or what
This kind of stuff enlightens you like when it's noon and blinds are up
I'm just tryin' to get your confidence up
When you hear his name this kind of response is enough
'AND CROWN HIM LORD OF...!'
[Verse Two]
All things— everything, past, present and future
Broad things— I'm talkin' the vast and the minutia
He's better than you in whatever you think that you're better in
Stronger, plus he's been doin' it longer like a veteran
These are the things I'm feedin'
Even the heathen can see Him in action—
That's when they either leave or believe Him
Your career- He's controlin' it
Check the men who fished all night and caught nothin'-
Like a catcher's mit that's got a hole in it
Then he rolled up told 'em take the nets and unfold 'em
Cast the net, they gotta catch so big the boat couldn't hold them
Can't box Him in, You're looking for the top- it's Him
Beat Him, you'll never see it like me up in some moccasins
Many stories are just like this so I write this
Hip-Hop or not, you've gotta know who Jesus Christ is
'AND CROWN HIM LORD OF...!'
[Verse Three]
Your neighborhood or your block
Your mansion or ranch, your condominium
House on the lake or your yat
He's...
Lord over your writes, over your mic, over your booth the
Lord over you life, over your wife, over your mula
Lord of your acquisitions, Lord of your things
Lord of your chains, Lord of your watches, Lord of your rings
Deservin' worship- His word is a perfect law and it brings
Grace to the world universal- He's Lord of the kings
Hip-Hop- I'm tryin' to get you in your Bibles
So in your heart you'll prepare a place like He's doing for His disciples
Don't be alone, better have an aid
Satan'll have his way, plus your heart'll block truth like a barricade
This is to set it straight like when you calibrate
Out of babes He's established praise- why don't you have a taste
'AND CROWN HIM LORD OF ALL...!''
William Tyrone[1] "Duce" Branch a.k.a. The Ambassador or Ambassador is a Christian hip-hop artist who has recorded both independently and as a founding member of the group The Cross Movement.[2][3] Branch is the former president of Cross Movement Ministries. He is an alumnus of Dallas Theological Seminary and has a Master in Theology degree graduating with honors.
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Nu Thang - dc Talk
Amazon link: https://amzn.to/4715LTK
Lyrics:
(intro)
Ya know he's doin' it
God is doin' a nu thang
Ya know he's doin' it
God is doin' a nu thang
Ya know he's doin' it
God is doin' a nu thang
Ya know he's doin' it
God is doin' a nu thang
My God is doin' a brand nu thang
But, since time began, he remains the same
Faithful, forever to his word
And solid, a cornerstone unstirred
But, look down through the ages and you will find
God doesn't change, but he knows the time
From harp to piano, and song to rap
Ya know, god's wit us, so we can not lack and so
(chorus)
God is doin' a nu thang
In our lives so...
We're doin' a nu thang
Through jesus christ
God is doin' a nu thang
Through our music
We're doin' a nu thang
So he can use it
God's usin' this music and we're comin' strong
Dc talkin', often singin' a song
To make ya think twice 'bout the way thatcha live
And, let ya know christ is the one that'll give
Peace in ya heart, a nu start
Call on the lord, and he'll do his part
A brand nu thang to ya raggedy walk
He might just match it up to that big ol' talk
(repeat chorus)
(bridge-repeat intro)
Like an mc, I'm here to boast
I rap about christ, yo here's a dose
So loud and proud of the God I serve
Try to say he ain't wit it...huh, ya got nerve
Christ is the reason for dc talk
He's the focus of our daily walk, y'all
Without him, we ain't nothin' but names
But through god, we're doin' brand nu thangs
(repeat chorus)
God is doin' a nu thang
We're doin' a nu thang [5x]
DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian rap and rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They released five major studio albums together: DC Talk (1989), Nu Thang (1990), Free at Last (1992), Jesus Freak (1995), and Supernatural (1998). In 2002, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music called DC Talk "the most popular overtly Christian act of all time."[1]
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Things of This World - dc Talk
Amazon link: https://amzn.to/4715LTK
From the album 'Nu Thang'
Lyrics:
70 years is all we got
To accumulate goods that seem to mean a lot
For the first 20 years, you're off to school
Learnin' principles and learnin' the tools
To make lots of money, the ultimate goal
Gain the whole world and yet lose ya soul
Huh, humanism is on a roll
20 gets the the knowledge, 30 years to apply
and just 20 years left for askin' why
I didn't realize what it was all about
And, was there any use in this rigorous route because
[chorus:]
Things of this world are passin' away
Here tomorrow, but they're sure not here to stay
Things of this world are passin' away
So lay your treasure above
And start to live for Him today
All done for self in this world will pass
And all done for Christ in this world will last
Sounds like a simple task...
But everyday life seems to get in the way
No time to serve, barely time to pray
Our focal points lost and we get tossed
In the wind, cold facing the cost
Of fallin' without stallin' or even callin' the Lord
While you were blackballin'
He was waitin' for you to see the light
And find for yourself, these things are trite
[chorus]
[vamp:]
Our mind transforms a want to a need
A simple process that we call greed
Ya say ya like to have money, well I do too
The problem starts when the money has you
Workin' overtime to keep up with the pace
A lifestyle that you want to embrace
But it's 2 steps from where your needs are met
You're keepin' up with the Joneses, but your all in debt
Which will lead to stress, not meeting the bills
While ya sportin' a Benz with all the thrills
The domino effect's gotcha life in check
A temporary stitch and ya livin' a wreck
[chorus x2]
Don't lay up your treasures upon this Earth
They'll soon pass away
And all return to dirt [x4]
Things of this world are passin' away
Here tomorrow, but they're sure not here to stay
Things of this world, things of this world
The things, the things, the things of this world
Don't lay up your treasures upon this Earth
They'll soon pass away
And all return to dirt [x2]
DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian rap and rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They released five major studio albums together: DC Talk (1989), Nu Thang (1990), Free at Last (1992), Jesus Freak (1995), and Supernatural (1998). In 2002, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music called DC Talk "the most popular overtly Christian act of all time."[1]
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Walls - dc Talk
Amazon link: https://amzn.to/4715LTK
From the album 'Nu Thang'
Lyrics:
Man against man just ain't the plan
It's time for God's people to take a stand
I mean brother to brother, black to white
Stand up to the problem and begin to fight
Not against each other, you're wastin' time
Yo, I'm referring to a battle of minds
Not through debate or writin' on the walls
This kinda action is delayin' the cause
An eye for an eye, fight fire with fire
It's our turn to take it one step higher
Gotta live by example, show brotherly love
We're together on Earth, we'll be together above
So we're
(chorus)
Tearin' down the walls
Of segregation
Unity abroad
New revelation
Tearin' down the walls
Of segregation
Unity abroad
In every nation
To label churches by color ain't nothin' but wrong
We're in the same crew, we're singin' one song
If you're in God's army, that makes you my kin
Yo, our common bond is the Father of men
Of all attributes that we should possess
Love is in the Word ahead of all the rest
No negotiation to love a certain nation
All means all, with no discrimination
Boy, we can set a precedence the world can cop
Yo, fellow believer, now's the time to stop
Racism within our lines
Today is the time for this love to shine
So we're
(repeat chorus)
(vamp)
Judge a man by His heart, not color of skin
God views a man from what's held within
And, you're called one of His, so you gotta know
To be Christ-like is the way that you go
And my brothers and sisters in one accord
Yo, we're the sheep, and the Shepherd's the Lord
So whether black sheep, white sheep, or even swirl
God watches over all the sheep of the world
So tell me whassup when ya know the command
The Word's bold, "Love your fellow man!"
And treat Him like you would treat yourself
Pull brotherly love off ya dusty shelf
(repeat chorus 3x)
DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian rap and rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They released five major studio albums together: DC Talk (1989), Nu Thang (1990), Free at Last (1992), Jesus Freak (1995), and Supernatural (1998). In 2002, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music called DC Talk "the most popular overtly Christian act of all time."[1]
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Talk It Out - dc Talk
Amazon link: https://amzn.to/4715LTK
From the album 'Nu Thang'
Lyrics:
T, jumpin' on the m-i-c to
Promote talk in the family
You, say parents don't understand
Yo, that's ill, I know they can
But, you're feelings they cannot read
And, communication is the key
See, this structure is under attack, Jack
And all see it from white ta black
We got problems like never before
That won't fade by lockin' your door
Or runnin' away, so hear what I say
Yo, talk is the only way
(chorus)
Talk it out
Talk it out
Talk things out, begin to pray, ya'll
This unit is the only way
Created by God, the Father of all
Who gave each entity a different call
Add it all together to build a team
One voice, one unit, a Christian theme
But this can't happen if ya shut the door
Block things out and begin to ignore
Verbal interaction is atop the list
The only antidote to slashing a wrist
Talk things out with the Father above
Boy, communicate with the ones ya love
(repeat chorus)
(bridge)
You say you've got problems
Thinkin' they don't recognize
Let communication solve them
God will open up their eyes
(break)
You gotta talk, talk it out
Cause dc Talk is all about, well
This thing called a name
To ya family, it ain't no game
So just look, look to the hook
Of a song based on the Good Book, y'all
Of life, ya know what I'm sayin'
DCT and we ain't playin'
(repeat chorus 2x)
Talk it out
All you gotta do is talk it out
Talk it straight up with your family [4x]
DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian rap and rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They released five major studio albums together: DC Talk (1989), Nu Thang (1990), Free at Last (1992), Jesus Freak (1995), and Supernatural (1998). In 2002, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music called DC Talk "the most popular overtly Christian act of all time."[1]
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Take It to the Lord - dc Talk
Amazon link: https://amzn.to/4715LTK
From the album 'Nu Thang'
Aw, are we goin' back for this one now?
Aah, the dc gogo jam, oh gettin' busy with dc talk, get out
Now when you're down and feelin? out
I know ya take it to the Lord
But those times when ya got the clout
Do you take it to the Lord?
When you're outta cash and ya rent is due
I know ya take it to the Lord
But when you're livin? large and you got the juice
Do ya take it to the mighty Lord?
Take it to the Lord, take take take
Who you take it to?
Take it to the Lord why?all
You gotta take it to the Lord
Take it to the Lord, take take take
Who you take it to?
Take it to the Lord why?all
You gotta take it to the mighty Lord
You tend to take it to God when your losin? grip
You got Christ in your heart, but ya livin? a trip
I mean, when ya got trouble, ya call his name
But everybody prays when it comes to pain
Or when you're feelin? down and you need a burst
Say a short prayer, read a Bible verse
And then expect my Father to honor that
Yo the life that your livin? is straight up wack, you gotta
Take it to the Lord, take take take
Who you take it to?
Take it to the Lord why?all
You gotta take it to the Lord
Take it to the Lord, take take take
Who you take it to?
Take it to the Lord why?all
You gotta take it to the mighty Lord
Now this song ain't to dis your name
And it sure ain't to get me fame
I just gotta explain that it ain't no game
Call Him when you need him, then forget the name
Yo that's lame and I will proclaim
Stop usin? God for your personal gain
'Cause in the end, you'll be left to hang boy
Check the word, it'll tell you the same, you gotta
Take it to the Lord, take take take
Who you take it to?
Take it to the Lord why?all
We gotta take it to the Lord
Take it to the Lord, take take take
Who you take it to?
Take it to the Lord why?all
We gotta take it to the mighty Lord
You need to take it to God on the regular tip
When things go right, it seems that you forget
That He wants your attention, He wants your praise
Unsituational, regardless of days
It?s a 24-7 type a sich at hand
Based upon grace, God?s love for man
And he's ready and waitin?, arms open wide
So take it to God, 'cause he's on your side, you gotta
Take it to the Lord, take take take
Who you take it to?
Take it to the Lord why?all
We gotta take it to the Lord, yeah
Take it to the Lord, take take take
Who you take it to?
Take it to the Lord why?all
We gotta take it to the Lord, yeah
Take it to the Lord, take take take
Who you take it to?
Take it to the Lord why?all
We gotta take it to the Lord
Take it to the Lord, take take take
Who you take it to?
Take it to the Lord why?all
We gotta take it to the mighty Lord
When you're down and feelin? out
Who you take it to?
Even when you've got the clout you need to
Take it to the Lord
When you're out of cash, and your rent is due
Who you take it to?
When you're livin? large and you've got the juice
Do you take it to the mighty Lord?
Who you take it to, who you take it to, who you take it to?
Dc in the house
Who you take it to, who you take it to, who you take it to?
You got to take it to the Lord
Who you take it to, who you take it to, who you take it to?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Who you take it to, who you take it to, who you take it to?
Dc in the house
DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian rap and rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They released five major studio albums together: DC Talk (1989), Nu Thang (1990), Free at Last (1992), Jesus Freak (1995), and Supernatural (1998). In 2002, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music called DC Talk "the most popular overtly Christian act of all time."[1]
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Amba-SS-Ador - Ambassador
Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3TngcO9
From the album 'The Thesis'
[Intro]
Here we go
While cops bust Glocks and call cars
God calls the A-m-b-a, double-s, a-d-o-r
Second Corinthians 5:20
We get up (it's a lot of us out here)
[Verse 1]
It's been a while; I've been chillin'out, in and out of basements
You've been patient—waitin' for what's been marinatin'
God's a slow cooker
I know look how I'm stationed
Knee bones are bowed to the throne and now I'm facin'
Raised up stakes and a lot of anticipation
Allow me to shift the weight to the God who can get with Satan
If was a Colt you'd allow me to look to Payton
Well I'm William; now will you allow Will to look to grace and
Trust Christ to be the reason I feed them a true dish
Skills are only equal to probably barley and 2 fish
But Christ is known to whittle your stash
Till it's little and then he multiplies the little you have
Whether you laugh or not I'm a trust in His word
I dare trust the God who cares more for us than the birds
After I drop some'll ask, "What just occurred?"
Ambassador was more than rappin' he was rushin' to serve
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The Ambassador
Hymn
Jackie Hill Perry
[Chorus]
(As a) A-m-b-a, S-S, a-d-o-r
A-m-b-a, S-S, a-d-o-r
(I'm a) A-m-b-a, S-S, a-d-o-r
A-m-b-a, S-S, a-d-o-r
(You're a) Ammbaa! S-S, a-d-o-r
Ammbaa! S-S, a-d-o-r
(It's the) Ammbaa! S-S, a-d-o-r
Ammbaa! S-S, a-d-o-r
[Verse 2]
Hip hop is more than a music—more than a fad
Like the church is more the pews and more than pastor
It's what the streets asked for when they fell through the cracks
They felt trapped—hip hop gave them a back door
We were sheep—the streets were like pasture
We could feast on a beat—we liked rap more
At the core it's about art like a crafts store
The glory of God is what all of our crafts for
But like any culture without Christ—glass jaw
Easily robbed of its wealth—like cash draws
Now hip hop's in a peculiar position
Sides get divided by it like a tool of division
It can teach but not free you like a school up in prison
It can feed but it's usually junk food in the kitchen
And it's now in a ruler's position
Could go far; but the way things are the fuel's not efficient
[Chorus]
(It's the) A-m-b-a, S-S, a-d-o-r
A-m-b-a, S-S, a-d-o-r
(I'm a) A-m-b-a, S-S, a-d-o-r
A-m-b-a, S-S, a-d-o-r
(You're a) Ammbaa! S-S, a-d-o-r
Ammbaa! S-S, a-d-o-r
(It's the) Ammbaa! S-S, a-d-o-r
Ammbaa! S-S, a-d-o-r
[Verse 3]
I seem to love the culture but I hate most of its ways
I'm supposed to if I say I hope souls can be saved
It can make you gravitate to the foul spots
And make it look great to break all of God's "shall nots"
All of your pals flock to the place where the shells drop
They sell rock and make it look like you're on hell's block
Gals shop just make mouths drop
Hard not to watch when you see what these gals rock
And kids are so star struck, forget Harvard
They wanna be on a show that hooks their car up
And you can hang God up
You'll blow the whole mood, they're gonna go "boo"
When His name is brought up
But this is the mission Ambassador's on
This Christian is hip and he's rippin though its hazardous for him
I'm rappin' as long as I can till the chasm is gone
I know a God who'll put a Lazarus on them
[Chorus]
(It's the) A-m-b-a, S-S, a-d-o-r
A-m-b-a, S-S, a-d-o-r
(I'm a) A-m-b-a, S-S, a-d-o-r
A-m-b-a, S-S, a-d-o-r
(You're a) Ammbaa! S-S, a-d-o-r
Ammbaa! S-S, a-d-o-r
(It's the) Ammbaa! S-S, a-d-o-r
Ammbaa! S-S, a-d-o-r
[Outro]
Yeah, it's a rap
I dunno if y'all ready, but we comin'
Ambassadors for Christ
Grace and truth
We pledge our lives to serve
It's the cross, THEN the crown
Ambassador, CM
I'm out
William Tyrone[1] "Duce" Branch a.k.a. The Ambassador or Ambassador is a Christian hip-hop artist who has recorded both independently and as a founding member of the group The Cross Movement.[2][3] Branch is the former president of Cross Movement Ministries. He is an alumnus of Dallas Theological Seminary and has a Master in Theology degree graduating with honors.
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Jesus Is Just Alright (Reprise) - dc Talk
Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3NydQZc
From the album 'Free at Last'
Lyrics:
Jesus, He is my friend
And I say, Jesus, He is my friend, yes He is
He took me by the hand
Led me far from this land
Jesus, He is my friend
DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian rap and rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They released five major studio albums together: DC Talk (1989), Nu Thang (1990), Free at Last (1992), Jesus Freak (1995), and Supernatural (1998). In 2002, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music called DC Talk "the most popular overtly Christian act of all time."[1]
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No More - dc Talk
Amazon link: https://amzn.to/4715LTK
From the album 'Nu Thang'
Lyrics:
[dct in effect!]
Now you were born right into a world of sin
Short of god, the lord of all men
From the jump on the sixth day
A breath of life embarked a nu way
All they could want and so much more
Satan made a move to settle the score
Threw out a bait that still dont miss
A human want whatcha cannot have fix
(chorus)
No more givin in
No more givin in ta this thing we call sin
Im sayin
No more givin in
No more givin in ta sin
The fall of man cold lit the spark
And offspring gotta deal with a heart
Full of sin, all guilty at birth
Fight it like a habit for all youre worth
Until you find thatcha cannot stand
Super-natch defeats a mere man
But theres a way to get ahead of the sin game
Beat it down in the power of gods name
(repeat chorus)
(vamp)
This givin ins gotta come to an end
Through christ, we can say no ta sin
More of god, much less of me
Is the key thought to a victory
But it cant be done with an unsure vow
And youll fail til ya choose to bow your head
But when ya finally do
Youll find the words of God to be true
(repeat chorus 2x)
Word up people, we aint about sin no more
As a matter of fact,
We cold boycottin sin right off the face of this earth
Yo k-max, you down with that?
[Im steppin to that!]
Yo t, you got my back on this boycott sin thang?
[ya know it, holmes!]
Word up sin, you are history!
(repeat chorus)
DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian rap and rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They released five major studio albums together: DC Talk (1989), Nu Thang (1990), Free at Last (1992), Jesus Freak (1995), and Supernatural (1998). In 2002, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music called DC Talk "the most popular overtly Christian act of all time."[1]
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Glory - Geoff Bullock (From 'A Symphony Of Hope')
Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3RDbv1u
This album has beautiful orchestral renditions of Geoff Bullock's worship songs.
Geoffrey William "Geoff" Bullock (born 6 November 1955) is an Australian singer-songwriter and pianist. He helped pioneer the Hills Christian Life Centre, which later became Hillsong Church. He was appointed as the church's worship pastor and was also the convenor of their annual conferences from 1987 to 1995, before leaving Hillsong in late 1995.
Bullock has recorded over 20 albums and written two books, Hands of Grace (1998) and The power of your love... Jesus the unexpected God (2000).
Also available at: https://www.dailymotion.com/GeorgeMcFly
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He Works - dc Talk (audio only)
Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/4715LTK
DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian rap and rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They released five major studio albums together: DC Talk (1989), Nu Thang (1990), Free at Last (1992), Jesus Freak (1995), and Supernatural (1998). In 2002, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music called DC Talk "the most popular overtly Christian act of all time."[1]
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WDCT - dc Talk
Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3NydQZc
From the Album 'Free at Last'.
Words:
Ahhh, yeah, WDCT.
Talk radio [yeah] with the sounds to shake them bones
[shake them bones]
Cause we're bringing you the funk
The whole funk and nothing but the funk
dc talk style [oh yeah]
day and night, night and day
And its me, the E, flippin' the wax
So kick back, relax all you little funkadelics
Cause the trains' in the house
Kickin the mad styles for ya, so yo
Next up is that little diddy off that
Funky, funky, funky little album Free At Last
[It's about time] Word [coming out for 2 years been waiting on this record]
[Bout time be flippin'] Brothers be flippin'
DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian rap and rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They released five major studio albums together: DC Talk (1989), Nu Thang (1990), Free at Last (1992), Jesus Freak (1995), and Supernatural (1998). In 2002, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music called DC Talk "the most popular overtly Christian act of all time."[1]
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2 Honks & A Negro - dc Talk
Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3NydQZc
From the album 'Free at Last'
Lyrics:
[wait, give 'em somethin'
Give 'em a little somethin']
[go ahead man, break it down]
[when you really break it down]
We're just two honks, and a negro
Servin' the lord
We're just two honks, and a negro
Singin' our song
DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian rap and rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They released five major studio albums together: DC Talk (1989), Nu Thang (1990), Free at Last (1992), Jesus Freak (1995), and Supernatural (1998). In 2002, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music called DC Talk "the most popular overtly Christian act of all time."[1]
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Testimony - dc Talk
Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3NydQZc
From the album 'Free at Last'
Lyrics:
[Yo, yo T why don't you tell them that story]
[Bout how you were back in the day, in the hip-hop day]
[Ya know what I'm saying? Tell them that story man]
We're gonna go back to the bascis of the hip-hop scene
Just a loop and some lyrics and a mic' ya know what I mean
I was just a mere child in the capital of the nation
When I heard Sugar Hill on my favorite station
I dropped all I was doin', took a train to the city
To Douglas Records and the wiz, so light was the diddy
No script for my (politee?), not a pop for my sicle
And since that day I was never ever fickle
[Ahhh yeah, that was smooth T]
[I like that story]
DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian rap and rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They released five major studio albums together: DC Talk (1989), Nu Thang (1990), Free at Last (1992), Jesus Freak (1995), and Supernatural (1998). In 2002, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music called DC Talk "the most popular overtly Christian act of all time."[1]
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I Don't Want It - dc Talk
Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3NydQZc
From the album 'Free at Last'
Lyrics:
[Do you copy?]
S-E-X is test when I'm pressed
So back up off with less of that zest
Impress this brother with a life of virtue
The innocence that's spent is gonna hurt you
Safe is the way they say to play
Then again safe ain't safe at all today
So just wait for the mate that's straight from God
Don't have sex 'til you tie the knot
(chorus)
I don't want it, I don't want it, want it
I don't want it, want your sex for now
I don't want it, I don't want it, want it
I don't want it, 'til we take the vows
Girl, it's gonna take a little time
For us to see [the truth]
That love is simply more
Than fulfilling the need [for S-E-X]
Respect is what we need to find the cure
For this disease [of lust]
And trust in God above
To shape our lives in harmony
[Do you copy?]
That's why I'm saying
(repeat chorus)
[Ah yeah, Red Leader, I don't think I copy that
Uh, did you say you don't want sex for now?
I'm confused, could you clarify? Over.]
Girl, they say that it takes two
To make a thing go right (for love)
But girl, we gotta remember
There's another in our lives (in God we trust)
We must add up the cost
Before indulging in the heat (for now)
And trust that God will give us
Something better if we wait
That's why we got to say...
(repeat chorus)
1-900-LOVE, S-E-X is on the TV
Too much skin is in your vision
You gotta make the right decision
God has set His standard higher
Purity is His desire, I'm gonna choose to wait
I don't want it, I don't want it
I don't want your sex for now
Yo, s-e-x is a test when I'm pressed
So back off with less of that zest
Impress this brother with a life of virtue
The innocence that's spent is gonna hurt you
Safe is the way they say to play
But then again safe ain't safe at all today
So just wait for the mate that's straight from God
Don't give it up 'til you tie the knot
I don't want it, I don't want it, want it
I don't want it, your sex for now
I don't want it, I don't want it, want it
I don't want it, I don't want your sex
I don't want your sex for now
Until we take the vows
Even if they dog me out
I don't want your sex (4x)
[Red Leader, Red Leader, I don't think I copy]
[Your sex for now!]
DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian rap and rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They released five major studio albums together: DC Talk (1989), Nu Thang (1990), Free at Last (1992), Jesus Freak (1995), and Supernatural (1998). In 2002, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music called DC Talk "the most popular overtly Christian act of all time."[1]
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When DC Talks - dc Talk (audio only)
Buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4715LTK
DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian rap and rock trio. The group was formed at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They released five major studio albums together: DC Talk (1989), Nu Thang (1990), Free at Last (1992), Jesus Freak (1995), and Supernatural (1998). In 2002, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music called DC Talk "the most popular overtly Christian act of all time."[1]
In 2001, the group released an EP, Solo, which contained two solo songs from each member. Since that time, DC Talk has been on an indefinite hiatus, and the three band members all have led solo careers and two have joined other groups. They performed and recorded individual songs together several times during the 2000s, although the group never officially reunited or disbanded.
The group's musical style evolved significantly throughout its career. Its first two releases, DC Talk and Nu Thang, were predominantly hip hop. Their third album, Free at Last, also mainly took influence from hip hop while the group's music began to incorporate rock and other influences. The trio's last two albums, Jesus Freak and Supernatural, were predominantly pop rock. They are currently on hiatus and no announcements of new albums have been made. In 2017, the band reunited for a cruise, and did so again in 2019.
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We're In Charge of Fun - Z Amigos
Extremely catchy underground hit from an obscure New Zealand Christian band.
You will not regret hearing this.
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OFFICIAL TRAILER Doctored: The Film the AMA Does Not Want You to See by Jeff Hays
Buy 'Doctored' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/48iLnOX
Doctored: The Film the AMA Does Not Want You to See by Jeff Hays Films
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