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Mandisa on Modesty MUSIC REVIEWS FRESH FROM EC • BY KEVIN SPARKMAN

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Mandisa ended up as a top 10 flynn adam Such a Time (Gotee Records)
finalist that season. Her first flyNN aDam’S SouND if you like gNaRlS baRkley, you’ll love Flynn Adam. Adam, a
album, “True Beauty,” released In your world, modesty is probably ipod picks: iS paRt paRty muSic, member of LA Symphony, a Christian hip hop group, has created a
in 2007 and garnered both most popular television show in America. But “Dishes” paRt tHougHtful release that honors his hip hop background, but also establishes a
Grammy and Dove Award a synonym for unfashionable and this is also true for every Christian who chooses & “Such a lyRicS. more alternative sound. Adam counts the new album as an important
nominations. “Freedom” lame. That’s not quite the truth, to live their lives in a way that would be pleas- time” milestone in his journey of faith: “I have a better picture of who God is by just being honest and
released in March 2009. though. ec recently caught up ing to God. Some people refer to me as a “star.” upright with Him through this journey.” Learn more at www.myspace.com/flynnadam.
with Mandisa, singer and former Philippians 2:14-15 says that you are a star, too! Robert pierre Identity (thinkaboutit Records)
“American Idol” contestant to eC: Given that there is a certain level of self
chat about modesty and why it promotion in the entertainment world, how does ipod picks: RobeRt pieRRe tHiS album iS a tRue ReflectioN of an ordinary 16-year-old
Florida boy finding an extraordinary identity through Jesus Christ.
DoeSN’t let tHe woRlD
matters—onstage and off. modesty play into how you present yourself? DefiNe HiS iDeNtity oR There is, however, nothing ordinary about Robert Pierre’s talent.
“get up” &
maNDIsa: I have learned that just as “elementary” HiS SouND. Pierre delivers the ballads flawlessly (“I Will Love You” and “I’ll Be
There”) while turning a 180 with a slate of edgy pop/rock tunes to
eC: Modesty. What do you think of when you Philippians 2 says, God will promote those who round out this project. Coming from the heart of a teenager, there’s no question where Robert’s
hear that word? wa k in humility. Certainly if Jesus, being in very “Identity” lies. For more, see Robert online: www.robertpierre.com.
nature God, could humble Himself to serve
maNDIsa: To me, modesty is humility. I believe humanity by His death, [then] I can present Seventh Day Slumber Take Everything (BEC)
humility can be seen in one’s attitude, speech, myself in humility and allow God to promote me.
and appearance. I am fully aware that everything good I am, have, ipod picks: bottom liNe: tHiS Not oNly DoeS tHiS album feature a new spin on worship
and have done is because of the Holy Spirit’s album iNviteS uS to standards known the world over, but when you consider the life
eC: Because you have been very outspoken DeepeR RelatioNSHipS Seventh Day Slumber frontman Joseph Rojas has been delivered
“take
about your Christian faith both on “American work in me and God’s favor on me. everything” & witH cHRiSt, eveN iN from as a daily cocaine addict, it will put an entirely new
Idol” and beyond, do you think that the world eC: Is modesty just an attitude of the heart? In “carry me” HaRD timeS. perspective on this worship experience. On “Carry Me,” you hear
the soul of this hard rocker crying out to Jesus and offering an
Find mandisa online: holds you to a different standard in how you other words, if your heart is right before God, anthem for people suffering from hard stuff. More online: wwwseventhdayslumber.com.
mandisa.sparrowrecords.com present yourself, in how you look and what you does it really matter what you wear?
myspace.com/mandisa say? maNDIsa: I believe that if your heart truly is the various artists Hip Hope Hits 2009 (Gotee Records)
maNDIsa: On “American Idol” I learned that Lord’s, it will affect what you do. If my heart is tHiS compilatioN iS foR tHe fiftH time, Gotee Records releases one of the most
read more thoughts about there is always someone watching you. That is right with the Lord, I won’t want to say certain ipod picks: full of tHe beSt of anticipated hip hop records of the year. In the vein of popular
modesty on our blog: especially true in a world where living by bibli- things, wear certain things, or act in certain tHe beSt. compilation formats, Gotee comes strong with its ‘09 version
(ecmagazine.blogspot.com). cal values is not the norm. This is true for me, ways. I would want to live my life in a way that “when it feels featuring favorites tobyMac, KJ-52, GRITS, Verbs, and Pettidee.
Right” &
because of the fame I was given by being on the reflects well on Him. “one world” The compilation’s cohesive sound is a testament to the mutualr espect between artists like
these in the tight-knit Christian hip hop community.
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