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The Weekly Devotional: The Gospel Humbles and Empowers

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on June 5, 2012 at 10:59am

Verses of the Week:

The Gospel Humbles:

All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God… (Rom 3:23)

The Gospel Empowers:
…and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. (Rom 3:24)

The Gospel Humbles:
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. (1 Jhn 1:8)

The Gospel Empowers:
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 Jhn 1:9)

Quote of the Week:

Atlanta: The Hollywood of Gospel Music

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on June 5, 2012 at 10:04am

Lecrae attends 43rd Annual GMA Dove Awards at The Fox Theatre on April 19, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images North America)

Christian rapper Lecrae first came to Atlanta as a teenager for a youth conference in 1999, but what ultimately convinced him to lay down roots here was its thriving gospel music scene.

"Atlanta is just a musical hub," said the 32-year-old, who moved from Houston three years ago. "There are a slew of producers, engineers, artists and writers. There's

Cissy Houston to Write Memoir About Daughter for HarperCollins

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on June 5, 2012 at 9:54am

Whitney Houston's triumphant, heartbreaking life is being remembered in a book by her mother, singer Cissy Houston.

Houston has a deal with HarperCollins for a memoir it says will reveal the "unabridged and unbelievable story" of her Grammy Award-winning daughter, who died in a Beverly Hills, Calif., hotel bathtub in February at age 48. HarperCollins announced Monday that the currently untitled book is scheduled to come out next February.

"When I lost my daughter Nippy (Whitney Houston's n

108-103: Surging Oklahoma City Thunder One Victory Away from NBA Finals After Game 5

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on June 5, 2012 at 9:47am

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Kevin Durant #35 and Thabo Sefolosha #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder look on against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center on June 4, 2012 in San Antonio, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images North America)

Kevin Durant and the surging Oklahoma City Thunder are just one victory from the NBA finals.

"We never just thought we were supposed to wait our turn," the 23-year-old Thunder star said following the biggest road wi

4-0: Los Angeles Kings On Brink of First NHL Title After Shut Out of Devils

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on June 5, 2012 at 9:43am

Zach Parise #9 of the New Jersey Devils skates by Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings at the end boards in first period of Game Three of the 2012 Stanley Cup Final at Staples Center on June 4, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Harry How/Getty Images North America)

After Jonathan Quick put Los Angeles on the brink of its first NHL title with yet another shutout, the Kings' unbeatable goalie wore pretty much the same placid expression he sports after exhibition wins in September.

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So Much Batman! "The Dark Knight Rises" Runs Nearly 3 Hours Long

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on June 5, 2012 at 9:39am

Final Batman film will be two hours and 45 minutes long, making it the longest movie in the series.

If you caught the amazing never-before-seen footage from "The Dark Knight Rises" Sunday night (June 3) at the MTV Movie Awards, you may be getting that all-too familiar sinking feeling that you have seen too much of something you're really looking forward to. Perhaps it was one too many trailers or an overly revealing TV spot, but you start to wonder if there's anything you haven't seen a

Lecrae Breaks Down His Nine Most Essential Songs

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on June 1, 2012 at 7:07pm

In the last year, Lecrae has steadily become more of a household name in hip-hop circles. Thanks to work with Statik Selektah, shout outs from artists like Kendrick Lamar, and, more recently, his Don Cannon-hosted Church Clothes mixtape—which features No Malice as well as production from 9th Wonder and Boi-1da—Lecrae has been building upon his already substantial fanbase in the Christian community. New listeners are realizing that this MC with a message can really spit. Here, for those who may

Music Leak: APPLEJAXX - CREAM

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 30, 2012 at 7:55pm

From the 2nd episode to the Organic series, Breakfast Club, out on Fadacy Music this summer.

Justice Department Head Eric Holder to Brief Black Pastors on Campaigning for Obama

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 29, 2012 at 3:38pm

Attorney General Eric Holder, the IRS, and the liberal lawyers at the ACLU will brief several hundred pastors in the African American community on how to participate in the presidential election -- which the Congressional Black Caucus chair expects will help President Obama's campaign.

"We will have representatives from nine denominations who actually pastor somewhere in the neighborhood of about 10 million people, and we're going to first of all equip them with the informatio

WATCH: JIN ON UPCOMING BET 106 AND PARK FREESTYLE FRIDAY HALL OF FAME CYPHER

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 28, 2012 at 6:14pm

New Heat From JIN! - BRAND NEW ME

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 28, 2012 at 5:25pm

Available on iTunes May 29, 2012.

Faith Under Pressure

Posted by Michael Beckford on May 28, 2012 at 10:47am

Life always seems to present a struggle, you have the heroes and you have the villains. You have the doubters and you have the believers. Faith left untested is not faith at all, because faith is the substance of things hope for, not what you already have, and the essence of things that have yet to be seen. There have been many times that the Lord has placed my faith under pressure; I'm speaking of extreme pressure. You know the kind that feels like you are stuck between two heavy ton weights, a

"The Avengers" Success Forces Paramount Pictures to Delay "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" Debut

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 24, 2012 at 7:10pm

Just a month before its June release in the U.S., Paramount Pictures delayed the debut of "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" by nine months after another movie based on a Hasbro plaything was trounced at the box office by "The Avengers."

Paramount on Wednesday pushed back the release of the "G.I. Joe" sequel from June 29 until March 29, 2013, in order to adapt the movie for 3-D screens, according to Paramount's executive vice president of publicity, Katie Martin Kelley.

The move comes after "Battle

'Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt' Movie, Based on Anne Rice Novel, Back on Track for 2013 Release

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 24, 2012 at 7:03pm

The author's 'Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt' is back on track, slated for 2013.

We've all wondered what Jesus was like as a boy. All we know is that he "grew up healthy and strong" and was "filled with wisdom, and God's favor was on him" (Luke 2:40).

Novelist Anne Rice has wondered about it too, so she did a lot of research and wrote Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt (2005), imagining Jesus at the ages of 7-8. The story has "movie" written all over it, and after a number of fits and starts, it's

You Say You Want An Android Phone For The Low? T-Mobile (Huawei) Prism on sale now for $20

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 23, 2012 at 6:10pm

Need an Android phone for not much dough? Live in a reliable T-Mobile 3G area? Then you might want to consider the “T-Mobile” Prism, Huawei’s latest de-branded device for the American carrier. The Prism is low-end in every sense of the word, but that doesn’t necessarily mean bad and the low-end is moving forward nearly as fast as flagship devices are. The biggest improvement here is the 3.5-inch 480×320 touchscreen, markedly larger and sharper than the 3.2-inch screens that typify the c

WATCH: Parents Disagree with FAMU Desposition saying that Their Son Wanted to be Hazed

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 23, 2012 at 6:00pm

A Florida A&M drum major who died after being hazed on a bus asked to go through the ordeal because it was seen as an honor, a criminal defendant in the case said in a deposition released Wednesday.

Twenty-six-year-old Robert Champion (pictured right) had asked all season to go through the hazing ritual, defendant Jonathan Boyce said.

"It's a respect thing, you know," Boyce told detectives. "Well, he was wanting to do it all ... all season."

Champions' parents have said their son wa

Will Smith Says Daughter, Willow, Will Star In Modernized Film Version of Musical "Annie"

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 23, 2012 at 5:27pm

Actress Willow Smith attends the Premiere Of Sundance Selects' 'First Position' at Aero Theatre on April 22, 2012 in Santa Monica, California. (Valerie Macon/Getty Images)

It's official: the Smith family is ready for another big screen close-up.

In an interview with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts, on Wednesday, Will Smith confirmed that the youngest of the Smith clan, Willow, 11, would be following in her parents and older brother Jayden's (The Karate Kid) footsteps, with a starring rol

Rihanna's Pastor Worried Star Will End Up Like Whitney Houston

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 23, 2012 at 5:03pm

Rihanna's preacher is so worried that the young star will end up dead at a young age like Whitney Houston after recent reports suggest the star is going over the rails with her hardcore partying.

Bishop Vibert Lowe, who was a childhood mentor to Rihanna has told Now magazine that it's not only him that's worried about the 'You Da One' star.

The 64-year-old told the magazine: "I'm very concerned. We all are." RiRi, 24, has been putting in the hours on the dancefloor recently, hitting up nightc

Lecrae blogs "Church Clothes - Purpose, Passion, Progression"

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 22, 2012 at 8:37pm

Reach Records artist/co-owner Lecrae recently wrote a response to the "Christian rapper" controversy and more. Here's what he had to say:

The truth is God is still at work!

Thanks to everyone who is downloading and spreading the "Church Clothes" mixtape.

I'm blown away at the response. It’s humbling and pushes me to keep going.

Back at the beginning of my music, my intention then and now was to enrich and give hope to the listener. I was volunteering at a halfway house and the young

Where Do the Lakers Go From Here?

Posted by Prince Malachi The First on May 22, 2012 at 8:32pm

The Lakers likely will need to break up their frontcourt of Pau Gasol (left) and Andrew Bynum in order to upgrade around Kobe Bryant. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

An optimist might look at the Lakers-Thunder series and come away thinking about how close Los Angeles is to championship contention.

The middle three games of Oklahoma City's five-game win in the Western Conference semifinals were all close, and with better crunch-time execution, the Lakers could have won all three and be headed ho

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The Weekly Devotional: The Gospel Humbles and Empowers

Atlanta: The Hollywood of Gospel Music

Cissy Houston to Write Memoir About Daughter for HarperCollins

108-103: Surging Oklahoma City Thunder One Victory Away from NBA Finals After Game 5

4-0: Los Angeles Kings On Brink of First NHL Title After Shut Out of Devils

So Much Batman! "The Dark Knight Rises" Runs Nearly 3 Hours Long

Lecrae Breaks Down His Nine Most Essential Songs

Music Leak: APPLEJAXX - CREAM

Justice Department Head Eric Holder to Brief Black Pastors on Campaigning for Obama

WATCH: JIN ON UPCOMING BET 106 AND PARK FREESTYLE FRIDAY HALL OF FAME CYPHER

New Heat From JIN! - BRAND NEW ME

Faith Under Pressure

"The Avengers" Success Forces Paramount Pictures to Delay "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" Debut

'Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt' Movie, Based on Anne Rice Novel, Back on Track for 2013 Release

You Say You Want An Android Phone For The Low? T-Mobile (Huawei) Prism on sale now for $20

WATCH: Parents Disagree with FAMU Desposition saying that Their Son Wanted to be Hazed

Will Smith Says Daughter, Willow, Will Star In Modernized Film Version of Musical "Annie"

Rihanna's Pastor Worried Star Will End Up Like Whitney Houston

Lecrae blogs "Church Clothes - Purpose, Passion, Progression"

Where Do the Lakers Go From Here?

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