Dax REVEALS Why The Music Industry is DARK Faith in JESUS?

You know, I feel like everyone [music] who believes in God, they're, you know, taught. Then at one point they get to a certain point where they ask questions and then they have to make a decision as to not whether or not they're going to continue or not. Where are you at with Jesus?

Cuz cuz that's what some people would say about God, but like where you at Jesus, the resurrection, Bruce Lawn, what do you think there is if if you had to take a a guess like at the industry, right? What do you think there is about Hollywood, media, entertainment, hip-hop that has this dark element to it where basic stuff that you said this basic stuff we did in basketball, bro, but you hear about these other artists that are like, "No, man, you can't tell me, you know, and getting kicked off the tour or leaving the tour. " What do you think that is about that that scene that that just seems like it's it's like the upside down?

Like it's just some stuff's just backwards, right? I think um just the idea of standing on a stage and having people like you know watching you while you're up there. Yeah.

It's very like it's it's not normal. Even just like you know having a phone to your face is not normal. And I think a lot of like like there's an escapism where it's like you want to you want to get away like you don't want to actually mentally fully be there because not only is it like nerve-wracking you know you're nervous and all these things.

So it's like you end up doing substances to escape you know from the reality even though the reality is like you know quote unquote it's dope but you don't want to just like be there sober you know it's like you know when you go to the club you're just going to like I remember like when I was uh trying like I went to the club a couple time back when I used to go out and I was like man let me just try like not drinking here and I'm like yo this doesn't this doesn't even make sense it's not as cool when you're not drinking it [laughter] literally you look around music's too loud you can't really have a conversation right what's what's really like so I think it's almost like that in the music stuff because there's, you know, everything's such easily accessible, but without anything like altering your brain, you almost start looking at it like, yeah, wait, hold up. Yeah. Do you think there's anything going on in the in the supernatural, in the spiritual realm of just the the the scriptures talk about like there's the prince of the air?

You know [clears throat] what I mean? Do you think have you seen some of that kind of stuff? I think there's definitely a lot.

I think there's spiritual warfare going on for sure. Um, I've always been on the outside of the industry looking in. I don't know.

I'm not in any of the places like where people say quote unquote this that that I've never seen anything or been put in a situation like that, but I think you know there's there's stuff going on, you know, and I I I the end times are here. I'm just I'm going to be completely honest, you know. Yeah.

It's crazy. Yeah. Yeah.

You wrote the song Dear God. Yes, sir. Which is when people really started like cuz I already knew who you were, but people were like, "Yo, check out Dear God.

Check out Dear God. You should reach out to Dax. Check out.

" And I was like, "Okay, like this is this is cool. " You know, that you're thinking about these things. I always find it interesting when artists that that don't overtly brand themselves as Christians are having these thoughts and these ideas and then you did the response.

It was almost like a response to to Dear God. It felt like or I don't know child of God. Child of God, right, which was felt like the release, right?

Dear God was questions, child of God with statements, right? And would you say that was kind of the would you say you've always maintained a degree of faith in God or would you say that was when after you got sober and all these things start happening the art and and you asking questions and then doing the responses and all and you kind of start being more aware of who God is. For me personally, I've never personally question God.

Okay. People like see my dear God song but they like you know I think they miss the fact even in the beginning I'm like you know I believe sometimes it gets hard. So essentially to me, dear God is like, you know, I feel like everyone who believes in God, they're, you know, taught then at one point they get to a certain point where they ask questions and then they have to make a decision as to not whether or not they're going to continue or not, [clears throat] you know.

So I felt like dear God was essentially giving every single question one might have and letting them know it's okay to have these questions. for me with God just you know you meet my mother you'll see she's praying all the time you know and just like as I've grown older the way my brain works I've always thought of things logically and I've always just been like okay so you know everything has you know we accept everything has a creator this someone created this shirt you know what I mean so I was just like as a kid this was around 11 when I just started doing all stuff I was like okay well if everything has a creator well then I'm like human beings are the most intricate and most complicated thing so something had to make us if I if I'm going to believe something made this basketball. Yeah.

Yeah. So that was my just like there has to be a god. Yeah.

Yeah. So I've just always stuck to that and that's my explanation whenever someone asks. So I've never really questioned it.

They called it the finetuning theory. When you when you really look at how intricate the universe is to to the detail of your eyeball and all that kind of stuff, you go this it is impossible that something this deliberate and this fine-tuned could have came without a creator behind it. Sometimes as a creator yourself, as a as an artist yourself, you know that like, wait a minute, this came together, but it almost feels like something other worldly like inspires you to create, you know, so you're like, you know, whether we call it flow state or whatever, you know, you know that there's something happening, right?

And I don't mean to be like in a weird like, oh, you go into trance, but you could just feel this like aspect. Even though our conversation right now, like there's this we're creating something in real time, you know, and and you go, yeah, there that that doesn't happen on accident. Like there's something behind that, right?

The world is creation. Everything is like that's what the world is. Everything like even creating a child like we all we all create.

Yes. Every single day. So something created us and there you can't tell me it was just some randomness, you know?

So that's that's me and God right there. So yeah, me personally, I know a lot of people probably think I've had like questions with my faith, but I haven't. And uh growing up as a kid, I would always speak and people would always be like, "Yo, I was just thinking that.

" I would like talk in the car, say something like, "That's crazy. I was just thinking that. " So I've always like sort of spoken Yeah.

for people. Yeah. You know, which is why the hardest part for me sometimes with music is like choosing what type of pronouns I'm going to use in terms of like personal pronouns or general, I or you.

But sometimes you sounds weird. Sometimes you sounds like you're yelling at the listener, right? You know what I mean?

Whereas I or we sounds like I'm processing this externally. Right. By the way, there's a strong message to this.

Exactly. And then I also like saying I, you know, obviously there are some songs that are about my life or whatever it is, but I like to say I so that way anyone's singing along, it becomes an affirmation. Yeah.

Yeah. I think the tough part for people to process about art in general is that there are times where you may be embellishing, you know, and it's not in a I'm trying to be deceptive. It's in trying to capture a moment so that other people can relate to it so that the truth can be packaged into it, right?

And I think sometimes people can kind of struggle with like how literal is are those questions that you're asking in that song where you're like, "No, no, you don't get it. I'm actually writing for the consumer and asking questions people actually have about God in an attempt to communicate and build common ground with them. Amen.

That's dope. So, tell me where I I You said your New Year's resolution or one of your goals in 2022 was to go to church more, right? Um I I think you said that was on uh bootlev.

Um how was that going? I know you said you popped into a couple churches here and there. Yeah, it wasn't I mean I went to church home.

Church home. Yeah. Shout out to Judah.

Judah, right? So, I went there. So, I I accomplished that goal in 2022.

I think I only I think I went twice. Okay. Twice.

That's Hey, [laughter] that's a start, baby. I'll take it. Let's go.

I'm not I'm not in LA all the time. You know what I mean? So, you know, I hit that.

Yeah. Um, that was great. Haven't been yet this year, but I will.

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Where are you normally? Up in north of LA. I'm I'm normally I'm I'm normally honestly it's all it depends on where the music video is being shot.

Okay. Where are you at with Jesus? Cuz cuz that's some people would say about God, but like where you at Jesus, the resurrection, all that good stuff.

That's my guy. Yeah. That's that's the guy.

That's my guy. Yeah. Yeah.

So you believe the resurrection of Jesus bodily that that actually happened? Yeah. believe I believe that there was a there was a man by the name of Jesus.

Did Did he die for your sins and rise from the grave? I believe all that. Yeah.

That's awesome. It's You've also been kind of like, man, I I believe, but I'm I I wrestle with the idea of like organized religion, right? I I I that's that's one thing that that's hard for me.

It's like belief for me is easy. You know, I don't I I don't like the fact that, you know, you know, there's 10,000 different religions. So, essentially, you know, it's the game of telephone and if One religion doesn't necessarily fit to the confines of what you may think is right or wrong.

You're going to alter it and [clears throat] create your own, which is why there's so many. So, that's the only thing I struggle about with religion. Yeah.

Is that it's like it it is man it's it's man-made at this point because there's so many different man-made religions, you know. And do you think that's what kind of prevents you from wanting to to press deeper into church and community and being around more more more followers of Jesus? Not necessarily.

I've always just, you know, I just I really don't go out that much, you know? Yeah. But like I I like church, you know, especially like, you know, Judah's a great speaker.

Tell I tell him I tell him all I'm like, "Yo, what you're saying is actually dope. " Like I actually like listening. You know, I grew up in Catholic church where it was like, you know, Father Frank and it was like [laughter] he's like, "Hey, bro.

How long is I'm trying not to pass out during the, you know, the 20 minute like sermon part. " Yeah. So, you know, like I like I like hearing dope content be spoken to me because I like to learn from it.

Yeah. Well, you're also thinking of it from a creative standpoint as well, right? Cuz you're like, "Oh, okay.

" Like, "Oh, that story hits. " You know what I mean? I'm I'm I'm the same way where, you know, and and I could do this.

I've I've done this to a fault where I can just become like a a preacher junkie. Like, I'll like dive deep, you know what I mean? But that that's not always helpful either because it's like you're supposed to take it and apply it and implement it into your life, you know?

That's awesome, man. I I I I'm I'm excited to see like where all of this takes you, you know? I'm I'm excited to see you more be be more overt about your faith online.

I feel like I've seen it just just from the the window we've been following each other on Instagram. Like I feel like even just within that window, I see you be more and more overt. And I don't know if that's intentional or not, but even in the music stuff, it seems like you're you're so vulnerable in the art, you know?

But I feel like you saying these things I think is going to help a lot of these kids that are like they they need they need to think about this in a different way. And it may not come from a Christian rapper and that's and that's no or it may not even come from someone like me. You know what I mean?

That makes overtly Christian content. It may be like you're the on-ramp. They might see you see you on an interview like this and then go down a rabbit hole and get oh and then you know get into a pastor get into a church.

You know what I mean? And I think that's that's dope because I think the the the fallacy that the fans have is they're going to be like all right cool. So, Dax, when are you making Christian rap music now?

And when is all the We don't want no more profanity. You know what I mean? Like, see, I don't even I I that's why it's hard cuz I I'm never going to put myself inside of a box.

That's why like, you know, I sometimes I'll put like on a heading for a TikTok, oh, uh, recording a rapper who believes in God or record, you know what I mean? I do I do stuff like that. I've always been like I love I love saying God.

And, you know, my goal has always been to grow while also glorifying God's name. Yeah. You know, my mom's on me about that.

So, I'm always big on that. Yeah. How does your mom feel about everything you do now?

Oh, she loves it. She loves it. She's happy that I'm making, you know, positive bass music, glorifying God's name.

All we talk about is God, literally. So, it's just usually just about, you know, make sure you're still praying and glorifying God's name as you continue to grow and, you know, mention him and putting him in the forefront and all these things. Yeah.

Well, I appreciate you, brother. Guys, check out Dax on all platforms. It's Dax.

It's Dax. And, uh, check out uh to be a man. We're going to go over to our Patreon exclusive segment.

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