Royce Lovett + The Roots of Gospel Rap w Soup The Chemist on the Jukebox
Royce Lovett’s blend of soul, hip-hop, and Gospel has found a wild path into the world – from a Motown Gospel debut to NBC’s The Voice and beyond. In this episode, we hear a slew of his music as he unspools the story of his inspiring journey so far. On the Jukebox, we listen back to some of the earliest examples of Christian Hip Hop and trace the roots of Rap back to Gospel, with pioneering musician and author Soup The Chemist and early artist and church-planter Pastor Chris Williamson.
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Music List:
Royce Lovett:
Write It On the Wall (1 Mic 1 Take version)
Up for Love (adio mix)
Good Morning
Say Something (1 Mic 1 Take version)
Show Me Love
Runnin’
Freedom (Live acoustic)
Ballad (Fly)
Everyday Problems
No Bars (I Sing) (ft. Springtime)
Keep Moving
Mandela
How It Feels (Radio version)
T-Shirt Man (Live acoustic)
(With Common Hymnal) – I Don’t Know Justice
Soup the Chemist:
Eargasmic Arrangements
Top Ramen Nites
Also heard:
Music Soulchild – Interlude
Lauryn Hill – Just Like Water (MTV Unplugged version)
Demure – Side Road
Ghost Beatz – Reflections
JMPSCR – Throwback Throwdown
Beautiful Eulogy – Doxology
JUKEBOX
Soup the Chemist – Turntablist (ft.Gabe Real, Kid Dragon)
McSweet – The Gospel Beat
SFC – In the House; DJ Dove break; The Vibe; Kill The Spirit
The Jazz Crusaders – Long John
Kraftwerk – Computer Love(3-D)
Public Enemy – Fight the Power
JC and Boyz – He’s Alright
Freedom of Soul – Caught in the Land of Time
Dynamic Twins – Reap What You Sow; The Judge (Instrumental)
D-Boy – The Boy Don’t Play
I.D.O.L. King – Ain’t Nothing In Hell I Want
LPG – Record Keeps Spinning
Gospel Gangstaz – Tears of a Black Man
And, of course:
Phil Keaggy and Rex Paul – Full Circle (exclusive True Tunes instrumental mix)