Doin’ hymns for the streets cause the streets need Him.

This is the motto of Mitchell West, aka Street Hymns, a 23-year old Christian rapper living in Dallas, Texas.

To use his own words, “my testimony is not a horror story.” Mitchell was raised in a two-parent home in suburban areas. According to his father, when Mitchell was four years old, he woke his father up late at night and said that he had a song from Jesus. That night Mitchell asked his dad how Jesus could save him. He has been following Jesus from a young age and says that by God’s grace I am twenty-three years old, and I’ve never been drunk, never got high, or smoked. The Lord kept me in my purity, and I’m still a virgin.”

He is also a battle rapper. Unlike most battle rappers, Street Hymns’ motives for battling is his desire togo in there and be a light, encouraging my opponent.

I saw a lot of opportunity to minister in battle rap.