20 Years of Christian Hip Hop! Brinson on GodChaserz

Brinson didn’t plan on a ministry. He was a college graduate in Nashville, making secular music and battle rapping in clubs, when his apartment caught fire and trapped him inside. He prayed a simple prayer: “If you don’t let me die in here, I’mma serve you.” The door opened. He heard, clearly, “Put on your clothes and don’t run. Walk out.” He walked out through the smoke, and he kept his promise.

On this episode of Fresh Leftovers Radio, Brinson shares what came next. He moved home to Jacksonville and put the music down. For about four years, he simply served: cleaning the church, driving the church van, going into prisons. “I knew I needed more of God,” he says, because the old songs and images were still in his heart. Only then did God tell him to pick the music back up and do it for Him. He sold his 401(k), bought a studio, and started God Chasers Entertainment.

Twenty years later, the label has released more than 100 projects, made an award-winning documentary, and given toys to children’s hospitals every Christmas. His hunger hasn’t changed: “I want to see a revival break out from a hip hop show.”

Your homework: Is there anything still taking up room in your heart that God has asked you to set down? Make space for Him this week.

🎥 Watch the full episode on Fresh Leftovers Radio.

In the transcript, Brinson says it was an apartment fire, not a house fire. The Clip 2 Instagram post I wrote earlier says “house fire,” so change it to “apartment fire” before posting.

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