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'''Stephen Wiley''' (born |
'''Stephen Wiley''' (born 1956) is recognized as the first artist to have recorded a full-length [[Christian rap]] album with his 1985 release on the Brentwood Records label, ''Bible Break'', a fact which was acknowledged by [[T-Bone (rapper)]] in his song "Our History" on his own album entitled ''GospelAlphaMegaFunkyBoogieDiscoMusic'' in 2002. At the time of this recording, Wiley was a member of the crusade team at Kenneth Hagin’s Rhema Bible Church in Broken Arrow, OK.<ref name="josefsorett">http://www.josefsorett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/beatsrhymesbiblestaap-websiteexcerpt.pdf Page 3</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Wiley would later serve as assistant pastor/youth minister at the predominantly-black Crenshaw Christian Center in Los Angeles CA under [[televangelist]] Frederick K.C. Price.<ref name="josefsorett" /> He then released two more albums for the Star Song label which were better received garnering a #13 hit with "Peace", a duet with Renee Garcia from the 1990 album ''Rhythm and Poetry'' and #14 "Attitude" from 1991's ''Rhapsody''. The latter album sought to bring in fans of more traditional gospel by including harmonies from gospel group [[Witness]] on the song "Real".<ref name="p1037" /> |
Wiley would later serve as assistant pastor/youth minister at the predominantly-black Crenshaw Christian Center in Los Angeles CA under [[televangelist]] Frederick K.C. Price.<ref name="josefsorett" /> He then released two more albums for the Star Song label which were better received garnering a #13 hit with "Peace", a duet with Renee Garcia from the 1990 album ''Rhythm and Poetry'' and #14 "Attitude" from 1991's ''Rhapsody''. The latter album sought to bring in fans of more traditional gospel by including harmonies from gospel group [[Witness]] on the song "Real".<ref name="p1037" /> |
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Wiley is the Founder and Pastor of Praise Center Family Church in [[Muskogee, Oklahoma]] and [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pastor's Corner|url=http://www.praisecenterfc.org/pastors.php|publisher=Praise Center Family Church|accessdate=17 March 2011}}</ref> He is also the Assistant Director of Christian Ministries at [[Bacone College]] in Muskogee, Oklahoma where he teaches full time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Center for Christian Ministry Staff|url=http://www.bacone.edu/christian-ministry/staff.html|publisher=Bacone College|accessdate=17 March 2011}}</ref> |
Wiley is the Founder and Pastor of Praise Center Family Church in [[Muskogee, Oklahoma]] and [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pastor's Corner|url=http://www.praisecenterfc.org/pastors.php|publisher=Praise Center Family Church|accessdate=17 March 2011}}</ref> He is also the Assistant Vice President, Director of Christian Ministries,Assistant Professor od Religion, at [[Bacone College]] in Muskogee, Oklahoma where he teaches full time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Center for Christian Ministry Staff|url=http://www.bacone.edu/christian-ministry/staff.html|publisher=Bacone College|accessdate=17 March 2011}}</ref> |
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== Discography == |
== Discography == |
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| NAME = Wiley, Stephen |
| NAME = Wiley, Stephen |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Dr. D.J. / E-Man |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American musician |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American musician, Youth Communicator |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1956 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Haskell, Oklahoma |
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Revision as of 22:29, 31 January 2012
Stephen Wiley (born 1956) is recognized as the first artist to have recorded a full-length Christian rap album with his 1985 release on the Brentwood Records label, Bible Break, a fact which was acknowledged by T-Bone (rapper) in his song "Our History" on his own album entitled GospelAlphaMegaFunkyBoogieDiscoMusic in 2002. At the time of this recording, Wiley was a member of the crusade team at Kenneth Hagin’s Rhema Bible Church in Broken Arrow, OK.[1]
Biography
Wiley was born in 1956 and grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma. A University of Oklahoma graduate, Wiley began a career as a jazz drummer in 1979 and wrote a song called "Basketball". This tune would later go on to be recorded by mainstream rapper Kurtis Blow and become a #71 hit (in 1985).[2] By 1982, Wiley was performing rap music with Christian lyrics at a time when Run DMC's breakthrough to the mainstream was still a year away. In 1984, Wiley took a job as chaplain at a juvenile detention center.[2]
In 1985, Wiley released Bible Break and saw its title track reach the #14 spot in 1986 on Christian radio.[2] " That slap from the CCM world was balanced by a 1988 article in Spin magazine nicknaming the young chaplain the "Grand Master of Rap".[2]
Wiley would later serve as assistant pastor/youth minister at the predominantly-black Crenshaw Christian Center in Los Angeles CA under televangelist Frederick K.C. Price.[1] He then released two more albums for the Star Song label which were better received garnering a #13 hit with "Peace", a duet with Renee Garcia from the 1990 album Rhythm and Poetry and #14 "Attitude" from 1991's Rhapsody. The latter album sought to bring in fans of more traditional gospel by including harmonies from gospel group Witness on the song "Real".[2]
Wiley is the Founder and Pastor of Praise Center Family Church in Muskogee, Oklahoma and Tulsa, Oklahoma.[3] He is also the Assistant Vice President, Director of Christian Ministries,Assistant Professor od Religion, at Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma where he teaches full time.[4]
Discography
- Bible Break (Brentwood Music, 1985)
- Rappin For Jesus (Brentwood Music, 1986)
- Rap it Up (Brentwood Music, 1987)
- Get Real (Brentwood Music, 1989)
- Rhythm and Poetry (StarSong Records, 1990)
- Rhapsody (StarSong Records, 1991)
Citations
- ^ a b http://www.josefsorett.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/beatsrhymesbiblestaap-websiteexcerpt.pdf Page 3
- ^ a b c d e Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, P. 1037
- ^ "Pastor's Corner". Praise Center Family Church. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ "Center for Christian Ministry Staff". Bacone College. Retrieved 17 March 2011.