Who Am I? Gaining Perspective

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Check out this awesome article written on Illusent’s “Who Am I?” off the Pedestrian album. The article is titled “Who Am I? Gaining Perspective from Illusent”. Read a snippet of the article below, with the full article available at youthworker.com

By Torrey Garrison | CardboardInk.org | January 2012

It's about time to look at another hip hop artist and how one of his songs can become a sermon or a lesson with a little twist. I have a 1970 Cadillac that I like to take a ride in every once in awhile; and as the night had become cool here in Mobile, Ala., it was a perfect time to take it out. I was just cruising the Saraland community and a thought came to me. I wonder who I could find in the Christian hip hop community with that smooth west coast sound that I grew up on. Through a couple of searches online I came to an artist in Sante Fe, N.M., named Illusent. Many of you may have heard of him, but I had not. I shot him an email and asked if I could use one of his songs for a video I was shooting. After a few emails back and forth, I asked him about doing this article with me, so here we are… (Read More)