Rawsrvnt | No Ordinary Love
For those of you who may not yet be familiar, Rawsrvnt is a worship leader/artist in what he calls “Hip-Hop Worship”. When I asked him what other artists/sounds he would compare himself to, Rawsrvnt responded by saying, “that’s a lil tough because I’m doing something that not a lot of artists are doing. I tell people I’m a hip-hop worship dirty south rock star with a twist of reggae. So it’s kinda like taking The Police, Bob Marley, Sade, Kanye West, & Barry White and putting them into a blender and pressing stir. I do it all…hip-hop, rock, r&b, reggae so really there’s not just one person you can compare me to nor can you just box me into the hip-hop genre.” This is evident in the musical versatility of his 5th studio album “No Ordinary Love”.
“No Ordinary Love” was produced by Chuck Hemann on Soul Deep Records. The project was released worldwide on March 16, 2010 through HolyCultureDownload.com and all major digital outlets (iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, Rhapsody, Zune, etc.). Since the end of 1999, Rawsrvnt has made it his mandate to share God’s radical and unconditional love with people all over the world. So, for the release of his latest record, Rawsrvnt felt it was only fitting to title his new work with the theme of his mission, “No Ordinary Love”.
To be Honest, I am not really a huge fan of hip-hop/rap music. However, when I popped this project on my iPhone and started listening, I was hooked. “No Ordinary Love” is filled with a fresh sound which includes creative takes on some very familiar worship songs like “Here I Am to Worship” and “Holiness” featuring newly signed Sparrow Recording artist Audrey Assad. One of my favorite tunes is his take of Sade’s award winning “No Ordinary Love” featuring the vocals of Stellar and Dove Award Nominee Lisa McClendon. There is something for everyone on this project. From Rawsrvnt’s laid back grooves on tracks like “Speak” featuring Bobby Tinsley and “Flossin’ ( Urban Dictionary = to show off) Him”, to the genre of Reggae on “The Almighty” and the aggressive, rock worship of my favorite track “On Fire”, this project has a lot of variety.
I have had the privilege to get to know Rawsrvnt and his heart for God. “No Ordinary Love” oozes with his passion and personality. I would encourage you to pick up this project. Rawsrvnt is the real deal! If you would like to book Rawsrvnt for an event, I have added his contact info below. I have also attached a video of Rawsrvnt and myself performing a cover of Brandon Heath’s “Give Me Your Eyes”. So, I end this post the way Rawsrvnt ends all his emails to me…Peace in Jesus!!
Booking Contact
Soul Deep Ministries
P.O. Box 14307
North Palm Beach, FL 33408-4307
(561) 307-7723
booking@rawsrvnt.com
www.rawsrvnt.com
I wish you guys could use Rawsrvnt more often in worship… I’d love to see Holiness done at church with his video on the screens.(or No ordinary Love) God guided me to Christ Fellowship indirectly through him so I call him my hip hop shepard. I was asking God if CF was the right church for me and when I turned on the tv to light up the dark room, his song holiness was on the christian channel and I looked at the clock and it was 12:34.. (ascending numbers always a clue you’re on the right path.) It was a sequence of events that led me to where I am now and he was a part of it. He definately has a heart for God and He uses him in ways he may never know. I’ve been serving in the children’s ministry ever since and on many other service opportunities there. <3
That song you posted… Give me your eyes.. Is the exact 1st service at CF that I saw from online when I was lookin for a church, I saw CF from the news when they did the story about the kids mission trip to Belle Glade which prompted me to watch which set in motion the sequences of events that made me come to the conclusion I was on the right path.. It was also the very 1st time I had ever heard of Rawsrvnt.. Guess I was hiding under a rock before, but now yall can’t get rid of me. LOL!! I love that version of Give me your eyes, and Christ Fellowship.. that video came out flawless. Thank you for all you do for God’s children.