It’s November already and I can’t believe how quickly this year seems to have flown by. It will soon be time for some Christmas songs, but not quite yet.
This week we are back with my alphabet search and it is time for the letter S.
It has taken me some time to find a band or artist that I have really liked, then all of a sudden I had two.
I’ll save one for another blog, but this week belongs to Si Knightly.
Hailing from Croydon, South London, Si Knightly is a rapper and songwriter, with the ability to rhyme at 140BPM; that’s quite a skill.
He describes himself in one of his songs as ‘a regular guy with a fire for rhyming tightly‘. I love that. He is certainly a master in his field, as you will see with some of the tracks that I post.
I have to say the Christian rap and drum and bass genres were something that I would have skipped over at one time, but since writing this blog I have come to really enjoy and appreciate the talent behind these songs.
The lyrics really are genius at times. I love the artists’ openness about their past lives and the positive messages that they spread through each track.
‘New Creation’ here, is my first choice for today. This is very much an introduction to the story of Si Knightly. Excellent lyrics and even Harry Kane gets a mention.
The beauty of these tracks is that every time you listen you seem to discover new little phrases that are pure genius.
With Psalm 23 in the Bible being one of my favourite passages, I was drawn to the next track called ‘Good Shepherd’ here.
I really love this one in collaboration with Knick Knack, which is filled with so many beautiful messages from the Bible.
I’ll end with a track called ‘Marathon’, which made it to number one in the rap category of the UK Christian charts.
The style of this track is gospel drill, (I’m learning so many new genres lately), and tells the story of life being a marathon, that requires perseverance and endurance.
The good thing is, as the lyrics state we don’t have to run it alone and God will always pick us back up to carry on whenever we fall. I’ll post the official music video here.
Wishing you all a good week and see you next time for more lyrics and rhyme…
