Last week, R&B singer Tyrese was so moved by KlarKent’s new video for “Oh My God” that he shared his excitement on Instagram. While he said some of R&B’s biggest hit are derived from gospel, he also said how each of these artists influenced him and asked the question, “Is this gospel?” He seemed to be in favor of the new gospel sound, which may be more appealing to millennials, but Pastor Jamal Bryant got wind of the topic floating around and versed his opinions in something like an open forum where he invited commenters to speak on it, just as Tyrese did.
“There’s a dying generation who’s listening to us and they want to know do we really believe in the Word where it says be separate as I am separate,” Bryant said in the lengthy Pericope video below. “I ain’t hating on nobody… I’m just saying that maybe we need to do a check-up if the secular society is questioning our sanctification.”
Tyrese responded, “I guess it’s unholy to ask questions?”
Days before the social media exchange, Tyrese said “I firmly rock 1,000 percent with @KlarKentMusic they’re the new faces of this NEW NEW gospel movement.” He raised the question in awareness of gospel music’s reach. But, you could say Pastor Bryant was doing the same.
It sounds like a miscommunication between the two, but the exchange raises a great topic: Does an alternative or neo-soul sound take away from the purpose and power of gospel music even though the lyrics glorify God? Does the style really matter?
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source: gospelgoodies.com
