The night was held at the Holy Redeemer Hall on 19th March and featured The Rescued, E.Tizz and New Direction Crew.  You can also see photos of the evening here.

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Film by Katy Brock.

The evening happened in Streatham and featured E.Tizz, New Direction Crew and The Rescued.  DJ Big T kicked off the evening with a slamming set while Franco worked the crowd with his magic.  Around 120 people came to hear the music including MOBO award winning artist, Jahaziel.  Si ended the evening by explaining John 3:16 and the good news of Jesus.

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HIP HOP NIGHT

Lambeth Life, the Council newspaper, ran a story on our Hip Hop event with the below photo and headline, “Easter not just about ‘chocolate and chickens”‘. See page 11, 1 March edition here.

Clockwise from right: Rosie, Si, Kate, Arnold, and Israel from The Holy Redeemer Streatham

The Streatham Guardian featured the event with the headline ‘Hip-hop and holy: Streatham Vale’s Alternative Easter Story’.   Read the article here.

The Bridge is the Southwalk Diocese Church of England Newspaper.  It highlights Dying to Live? in their March edition.  See page 9 here.

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LENNOX EVENING

Tooting Life website has a short piece on Professor John Lennox’s talk entitled ‘Oxford Professor to take public questions in Tooting’.  See here.

Professor John Lennox - photo on About My Life

About My Life is a local news website. There is a report on the Lennox evening entitled, ‘Oxford Professor in Tooting with A Passion for Life’s Big Questions’. Click here.

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Newspaper image by Brij, Flickr. Dying to Live photo by Alan David. Lennox photo by John Cairns Photography.

NEW DIRECTION CREW consists of singer Elizabeth, songwriter and rapper Prince, who raps with Isasc, and writer and producer GP.

The group has been together for almost 10 years and they are steadily making their mark.  They have performed alongside top UK and US Gospel artists such as Lecrae and Micah Stampley and have appeared at Brixton Academy and on R Music TV.   Their Album ‘The Saviour’s Shadow’, features Jahaziel, G Kid, Verbswish, Jack Ellis, Mark Asari, and S.O.   They say that their sole desire is to give God the highest praise.  Listen on Myspace. See NDC website

E.TIZZ is an up-and-coming Gospel Hip Hop artist who is rapidly becoming an established part of the British scene.

Before embarking on his own solo carrier he was ‘hype man’ for MOBO award winning artist Jahaziel and has played with artists such as Lecrae, Ambassador and Grammy award nominated Da’ Truth.  His debute album ‘Sound of My Soul’ was released this summer and features top UK artists such as GuvnaB, G-Force, SammyG, S.O and Jahaziel.  In his own words, the purpose of the project is to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ. Listen on Myspace

They will be supported by The Rescued and joined by a big-name British Hip Hop DJ who will make a surprise appearance.  The evening will also involve close-up magic by Franko, there will be a non-alcoholic bar and a message about Christ’s passion for our life.

For more information, visit www.apassionforbstw/hip-hop

including writer, producer and rapper, Si and singer and writer, Sharon.  They have supported MOBO award winning artist, Jahaziel and often do open-mic nights in South London.  The moto for their music is ‘Strictly for the King’ (Jesus Christ). See Myspace page.

They will be playing at our youth event on Friday 19th March 2010 in Streatham and will be sharing something of how they came to CONNECT with Christ.

Details of other acts can be found on www.apassionforbstw.co.uk/hip-hop