For the uneducated ear, how is a Christian spoken word artist different from a Christian rap artist?
KF: Christian rap artists are more limited than spoken word artists because of the timing. Rap, which means “Rhythm And Poetry,” has to bring the message to a hook. As spoken word artists, we can write everything we want to say without the limitation of eight or sixteen bars. With poetry, you are free to express more than you can in rap. The downside is that people may be more interested in rap because it has that beat and the majority of spoken word is straight up performing. Some of my pieces have a beat, but they don’t have cutoffs here and there. I’m basically trying to give you the feeling of what I’m feeling when I write. Seventy percent of the performance is presentation. Honesty is what spoken word is all about, being honest to yourself and encouraging people through your life and your writing. Your track “Child Abuse” has a particularly compelling message. What inspired you to write and record this piece? KF: “Child Abuse” was inspired by an incident in which my first cousin l
