Great interview very informated. I hope to work on my music craft. Get picked up by Tim.

Great interview im Glade you brought up Sackclothfashion thats my favorite group but man there a mystery. We need more albums from them.

“Life is not a filter it just hit you when it hits” John Givez THAT’S FACTS!!!💯💯💯

I hate when someone put a artist like JG in the box lt just music at the end of day

I LOVE THIS RADIO SHOW! Been listening to you since early 2000’s! Keep it coming! #day1Fan !!!!

Blessings broskii GOD is supa good 24/7 like tha Waffle House. Your testimony inspired me fam 🔥🔥 I love your music n one of my goals is to do music with Plain James but on GOD'S perfect timing fambroskii 💪🏾💪🏾🔥🔥 #TEAMJESUS

"Keyboard warriors." John, you're not above criticism. When you bear the name "Christian" you're expected to bear it out in your life. I don't care if you smoke cigarettes, use the n-word, whatever. What I care about is that you may not understand the gospel. I am criticizing your beliefs, not you.

What about Christ? Are you a theist (someone who believes in God) or are you a Christian (someone who has received the gospel and walking in the light? 19 You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe-and shudder! 20 Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless? Jas 2:19-20 6 whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. 1 Jn 2:6.

you can't belong to the church until you believe. 37 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” 40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” 41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. The Fellowship of the Believers 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved. Acts 2:37-47.

Most rap artists present this perfect lifestyle. Givez is doing the EXACTLY opposite. Showing the good and the bad. That's freedom of expression

They never CARE how much you KNOW Until they KNOW how much you care

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Thank You For Taking A Break To Allow The Lord To Heal, Deliver, And Minister To You, Instead Of Doing What Too Many Christians In Leadership And Who Have Public Influence Don't Do, Because Pride And Paper. Just Chill in Christ, Kyle Manning

Being “grimey” is more than just cussin

man i hope you can still get in touch with him wade o because im so down for my brother because of this..... hes been losing this spiritual battle hes taking back all that he sang about since he CONVERTED... :( its ALL in his lyrics interviews everything. i think he struggled on "should a christian smoke weed or not", and MANY other pety things that fresh christians struggle over. wat im saying is please reach out to beleaf or you can reach out to john yourself. BROTHER wade o FEEL for a lost sheep disciple or atleast shed some light on it. I dont need his music, GOD want his soul! PLEASE WHEN YOU SPEAK TO HIM DONT AGREE WITH THINGS IF HE IS WRONG show him through the spirits lense when he IS wrong or wen he is right PLEASE WADE O. Ive tryied to reach out but he doesnt want to know me hahahahaha. please you can do it through the spirit HELP HIM. if you dont WHO WILL? :'( THE DEVIL IS WINNING THEM

"I want fatherhood to look more amazing." "I want fatherhood to be something people are proud of." I'm with the brother.

What do you think now a year later?

So is John Givens still with Humble Beast?

Really enjoy the mixes... you too much

live is a Journey for all of us didon't have a problem with taking Christian money you feel ashamed because God Convicte you. God call all of us out our zone and we got get with it. you fool a lot of us believing you was a Christian if anyone to say anything is the people. them you fool because you can't get to fool people any longer. that not being transparent

A summary please? English is not my first language XD

I love your podcast. Real music!!

The only difference I notice in the "chh" artist and them boys they ain't chh artist is that the "chh" artist don't curse or talk about sex or murder that much. That's the biggest difference to me bro. And I dig some chh stuff

Wade-o beating around the bush, is Jesus still your Lord & saviour? If he is, all the negative behaviour is forgivable. I'm not perfect but I claim Jesus as my Lord & saviour, just don't see John doing that anymore.

I think the issue for those who really love do love Christ but would prefer not to take the label has to do with marketing more than anything. Just by explicitly labeling something anything closes the door to some people. Think about how many people are not willing to take in something because of their preconceptions of it; even further think about the way algorithms work. One can completely miss the people one says they are trying to reach without proper marketing, whether it be the church or the world or both. The word Christianity itself has picked up a stigma. Would it be wrong to evangelize someone and not speak once of Christianity but call it "The way" and reveal to them that the way is Jesus Christ, just thinking outside the box here. Or maybe it's not all that out of unorthodox? Jesus himself chose to play it low key at times so as not to draw unwanted attention depending on the context he was dealing with for the sake of the mission, check 'Mark 3:7-12.' Music is supposed to represent culture and we tend to label it accordingly. Christianity is not a culture, though I feel like in some places and circle is has become one. Labelling a rapper a Christian rapper doesn't really make sense as Christianity is not an aesthetic, it has many aesthetics. If we were talking rock would we call an artist a Christian punk rocker? How about a Christian soft rocker? Lol I'm sure u get what I'm saying, it just too long. An artist should be labelled based on their aesthetic. Kevin gates and Lupe Fiasco are not labeled as Muslim rappers as much as they practise islam. Kevin is labled as a trap rapper and Lupe a conscious rapper. I'm a street evangelist from Toronto and I definitely know how to and agree with overtly preaching the Gospel. At the same time, when it comes to the music that I am working on right now not all of it will be blatantly Christian. Though some of it will be, I really am not trying to force anything. And I definitely know that we are called to be sheep in the midst of wolves and crafty as serpent yet soft as doves. Cutting up ppl constantly with your sword(the word) is definitely not how you wanna evangelize; at least not all the time, not it music and definitely not when it comes to business. At the same time Jesus said to be sheep in the midst of wolves so that definitely doesn't mean to assimilate but it may mean to be perceived as one even if believers don't get it. It would also really suck if believers baited out someone who was doing this through their comments. So many of us over value those who seem to be leaders in the harvest but under value those who plant seeds or the other way around. I also think that there is not just 2 reasons a person might want to be in this for. I think there are lots of reason. One person might do it for ministry, another might do it for the love of it, and another might jus be really good at it and work it like a job. Lol what's wrong with that? Just as their is room for business and ministry to cross over there should also be room for it not to intersect directly. But hey Wade hit me up on the gram and dm me fam i'd love to chop it up with u if at all possible. My gram is: wavecomingmusic. Lol I'm not even sure that I want to leave this comment here forever bc I almost feel like it might mess up my paper trail but plz hit me up fam let's talk.

Good word starting out at 1:29:22. Another good one Wade O. It's good to have your voice of reason back. I wonder though... can you deny God's people without denying Him? Or even better, in your scenario the dad would be Christ... so are they denying us or Him? He's dad, we're the siblings, it's His name not ours. Just something to think about.

I think its hilarious when someone is in sin n we bash FIRST the body and church for how SOME!!!! act?!!?!?! Rather than the sinner???? FOH

Good to hear from you Wade-O. Been a fan since 08. Its always been more than ministry with you brother. In relation to the convo with Laide Mak, let me say that... if you are anything like me, then you probably get discouraged while observing the current landscape of CHH and the young urban Church in comparison to what it once was. But just remember that Christ hasn't changed. It was never just about our enjoyment of the culture. It has always been about our enjoyment of His Glory. He has called us for a time such as this. Those golden years in CHH were just preparation for brothers like you and Shai Linne to speak life into this drought by reminding the culture that they are settling for an inferior joy. With that being said... please continue to be the wise elder that Christ has called you to be in this space. Thanks for the many years of ministry that have helped disciple thousands from afar. I will be praying for your continued passion for all things Christ. God Bless

Appreciate you talking about this topic publicly Wade-O

Remember Oside fam

Just don’t let em take your soul bro!

Great interview. Wade-o I have just started to listen to your podcast and I have to say that I am so impressed by the content and the excellence. Keep up the kingdom work and God bless!

All I can say I ain't worried God got him, if God is letting him go through this for a purpose who made you the wise guy to judge and claim. Let him be

I don't know if this observation helps but every time I'd go for on the road ministry, I was always really effective when my walk was ruff, when i wasn't talking to God. I'm confused about this.

I got mad respect for shai. No picks no filter. Speakin TRUTH!!

I would love for him to have been asked is he seeking deliverance from drinking, smoking, etc and is the message of deliverance relayed in his transparent message. I just think it's odd he volunteered no mention of it. Sure have your flaws and show them to the world but as men of God we should seek deliverance. That's the difference between us and the world...

Oh one last thing he says he has to be real. So if he has to work for someone he's going to go on the job cursing??? No he's going to save that for his private life. Does that make him less real?? Nope

Wade-O one thing I find interesting is John says he wants to get grimey. I've listened to his content post dream junkies and the major difference is cursing and saying the N-Word. Other than that there are a few songs that lean toward socially black consciousness. In other words it seems grimey is saying curses and n-words. I love J.Givez, I'm just finding out about him and with his talent, I was happy to share his music with my 10 year old. Can't do that currently. 😞

Respect, Family is the first ministry.

Thank you for posting this! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

dope intro

Reading these comments sure do push me further away from God or a religion it's krazy how y'all all just shitting on bro let him live and be great smh

Ty has A LOT to say! I'm so excited for his career. The dude is nice! Random comment: he spit fire on his track "Real Riches"

you are always exactly where u r meant to b, we are all here together, making us wiser in this life John i love get a bar 2. #1

Been waiting on this!

I love y'all both man. So thankful for you guys and your authenticity.

John are you still professing Christ?

The way John speaks in this interview sounds a lot like how I feel within the Church. I feel like an outcast a lot of the time because the Church tends to have a certain look or a feel to it that just clashes with my bluntness. I applaud John for being himself, knowing God is working in his heart and he isn't perfect. I know that God is working in me in a similar way but it's very hard to be a Christian in that space. I feel a peace of where I'm going when I die but man this struggle on Earth has me crying and hurting most days. My dream for the work that God has put in my heart is to see the Church be more genuine or own up to failing. Because it's in that failing or falling short that shows the very need we have for a Savior. Us not being enough exalts Jesus. I think the temptation for John and myself is to become so frustrated by the lack of genuine Christianity and try to go "unfiltered" to passively call out the Church's hypocrisy. I want to find a way to approach this better but when you're the underdog and alone like Jeremiah, depression and loneliness take its toll. Maybe pastors need to be called out, maybe elders, idk but the way the Church operates needs to change because both of us aren't always living Biblically and that's what needs to be discussed and repented of. God give us grace cuz we (me too) need it so much!

Good interview. 👍👍

I don't want him gone, but I do understand why he thought it was best for him to leave Christian Hip-hop. His very motives and intentions were on the cross roads. When it comes to "religious" Christianity it isn't just good and glorious as we want it to be - especially in US. If he was trying to get young people to go back into the house of the Lord and yet he, himself was having issues with what is going on in church - why would he continue to direct them there? That can cause a lot of uncertainty and conflicting thoughts. Personally - I got to know God better out of church than in church. So now when I am in church, I am not there to imitate nor trying to follow someone - I follow Christ! I do what God tells me to do. So personally I will send John all my love and he is in my prayers always - I pray for his success and that his success glorify God one way or another (for it is written - It all works together for good for those who love the Lord)! I'll pray that his heart don't delight in sin and that he continue to put Almighty as the leader and the guider of his life! Let it be!