Heavy and hard-hitting hip hop elevated by an original take on an iconic Bible story – Messenger The Choosen brings big beats and crisp vocal character back to hip hop, with a conceptual deep-dive into the story of God’s chosen leader Moses.
Blending sharp retellings with literal verses from The Bible, Moses follows a classic rap progression that’s dynamic and performative. The soundscape is equally powerful, cinematic in its meandering from the catchy groove to the passionate soundbites and samples that help create something dramatic and theatrical.
This is a completely fresh version of the story of Moses, and it effectively reaches out to a whole new audience. The style is also impressively distinct, the voice of Messenger The Choosen being one that rings out across all releases so far, in both topic and tone.
Consider also the single Jesus Walks, featuring Po Prophetess – a whole new creative backbone, a raw a-capella introduction capturing attention, and a tribal-like chant of a musicality laying down a hugely original, artistic foundation.
This track is gritty, haunting, confrontational, and leads with a first-person-perspective that quickly bridges the gap between audience and artist. The arrangement is multi-layered, unsettling but empowering, and its lyrics reflect upon the darkest sides of humanity – murder, hatred, lies, spiritual darkness.
It’s a completely different approach for the Christian rap genre, but still, the voice of Messenger The Choosen resounds as recognisable, and there’s a clear sense of Faith and possibility at its core. Despite the hardship and struggle, the song asks for forgiveness, for salvation, and the creative production helps reinforce that balancing of coldness and optimism.
Messenger The Choosen brings a clearly knowledgeable connection to the Bible through in sharp and smart bars for these releases, and the upcoming album is no doubt one that will build upon that initial authenticity and Faith with equal charm, power, and precision. The spelling of the name is intriguing, but there’s always a story at work, and all will be revealed in due time.
Full project drops November 25th. Find Messenger The Choosen on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook.
