Street Hymns is using battle rapping to shine the light of Christ in dark places, truly using his gifts to be a light in the dark and a hospital for the sick.

It is the battlefield and I am going into a dark place. The place where I did my first battle had a bar right next to us. People were getting drunk, stripper pole behind us; we were in the midst of there praying.

Some of the people at the bar approached him surprised, saying, “Hey, that was crazy. I didn’t know that the Lord was actually using rappers like that.”

In preparation for his battles, he familiarizes himself with his opponents and prays. “Going in there without having prayed is dangerous.” In modern battle rapping, the rappers prepare their verses beforehand, and Street Hymns is no exception. He does involve freestyle elements, but they are mostly at the start of his verses and in response to what his opponent said. Before his battles, you will see Street Hymns circled up with his team praying.

I get advice from a lot of people as far as me doing ministry; that one of the things to always push is praying and understanding that to be in a situation where darkness is promoted and evident everywhere, we are going in there to be a light, and we have to be covered.

street hymns 1Mitchell is not one to just block out what his opponent is saying and then do his part. He believes that musical artists are the philosophers of the day and that most of them are using music to share their worldviews and perspectives.

If what you are saying is real and what you live by, I’m going to give you an ear.

Then he responds as he is called to with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

If it were not for other Christians being lights and taking part in battle rap, he would not have a foundation to boldly proclaim the Gospel through that form. Some of the battle rappers who’ve inspired him Mr. Biscuits, Isaac Knoxx, Th3 Saga, A. Ward, and Propaganda.

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