Favorite Music.

  I would have to say my favorite music is Christian and Gospel. I used to listen to all types of music, R&B, Soul, Hip-Hop, Alternative, but as my relationship with the Lord progressed He showed me how those kinds of music were and are not appropriate . At first, it was extremely hard for me. That was the music I grew up on, the only thing I knew! I had a lot of help and support from members of my church. They introduced me to differen artists and sounds that were similiar or influnced by some of the music i used to listen to which helped a lot.

Secular, or worldly, music is negative and goes against many of the things I believe in. It promotes messages of hate and violence, use of illegal substances, degrades women, and many other things and what kind of Christian would I be encouraging that type of behavior? Chritian music is my favorite, because it is the complete opposite. It glorifies God, has messages of positivity and thanksgiving, can be relatable to things you're going through and it helps staying "in the world but not being of it".

Right now my favorite artist is Israel Houghton because I enjoy his voice, his lyrics come from a real place, and he doesn't stay within the boundaries of "Gospel" or "Christian" music. He has some popular, hip hop, r&b, even raggae influenced songs (musically, not lyrically of course) which is probably why I'm so drawn to his music. He is known for creating and leading the infamous group, Israel & New Breed and they are known for songs like: " You Are Good", "Not Forgotten", "Te Amo", " Say So", "Friend of God', and many, many more.