Gospel Rapper Miles Minnick: God Says To Come As You Are
Gaelika Brown
California Bay Area rapper Miles Minnick shares his Christian testimony. Miles talks about being a teen dad, using and selling drugs, and the Biblical roles of marriage is reversed.
Additionally, he breaks down "Yee" featuring Wande, "Glo Time", "Show Out" featuring Hulvey, and "W.Y.T" featuring Nobigdyl. in the 4-song-breakdown.
In High School, he started a rap group, and in his first performance with the group, they won a rap competition. Later, he performed a gospel rap song which put him on the map in the Christian music industry.
During the pandemic outbreak in 2020, he speaks on how he benefited tremendously from that year.
He reached a point where he questioned why he chose to do music. “I do music in hopes that it will bring people closer to God and make their lives better. “
Since then he has put in work creating gospel rap music, music videos, and pushing his message and music out into the world.
This interview shares a great story of how someone could start out early in their career serving as a youth pastor and transition into a gospel rapper.
It’s rare that Christian hip-hop artists start out this way and to conclude Miles Minnick said it best himself, “I don’t see a crowd, I see souls.”
Key Points In Interview:
04:32 Speaks about how the Bay Area takes pride in individuality
09:05 After an Alter Call in New Birth Church, a Pastor lays hands on Miles, and he feels the spirit of God for the first time at the age16 yrs old
10:57 Came to God as dirty as can be, under the influence (high on weed) and God changed his life
13:00 Miles Minnick met his wife when he was 18 yrs old at New Birth Church
18:37 Publishes a controversial YouTube video speaking about women being leaders in a relationship
23:27 He talks about how coincidences in his life “is God’s way of remaining anonymous”
30:46 Made a YouTube video about how $8 changed his life exploding his gospel rap music career
35:50 He pivots during the COVID outbreak to do virtual gospel rap performances
39:25 Miles Minnick gives an exclusive breakdown of his gospel rap journey and song collaboration with 1K Phew with “PLUTO”.
Suggested Artist Testimonies Mentioned In The Interview:
Montel Fish
Swaizy
References Mentioned in This Interview
New Birth Church
Connect with Miles Minnick
Instagram: @miles.minnick
Shows: https://www.theinvasiontour.com/