DAMAC Christian hip hop rapper spits rhymes of hope

Michael Lacoste (DAMAC), a hip-hop Christian rapper gave students at a local school in Humboldt rhymes of inspiration on Wednesday.

School board member Mark Hodge coordinated the event with the Humboldt Special Schools Superintendent Janice Epperson. Everyone involved in the decision making of the event agreed this would be a great assembly and would be one where the students could be reached on their level of creativity and music.

DAMAC's first stop while in Humboldt was at the Humboldt Jr. High School. There he encouraged the students by sharing tough points in his life and how he overcame them. Rhymes from the song, "Can't Stop Won't Stop," instantly became catchy and could be heard during the program and heard resonating in the halls thereafter.

Wednesday night, DAMAC performed at the First Assembly of God Church in Humboldt. Youth from all over the city filled the sanctuary excited and ready to witness the DAMAC show experience.

DAMAC delighted the crowd with his freestyling techniques. He used items such as a phone, a hairbow, a pen, a sippie cup and more and created a rap that left everyone amazed. In the midst of the praise party, 15 people accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

"My heart was full last night," said DAMAC. "Just knowing the Jesus I rap and talk about is what they wanted for themselves."

DAMAC grew up in East St. Louis, Missouri. He beat the stereotypical thoughts that little Black boys who grow up without a father end up in jail. His father walked away from him and his family when he was 9 years old. The void of not having a father in his life left him fending to find his manhood through life experiences. His mom constantly encouraged him and supported his dreams and endeavors.

DAMAC attended college and great things began to happen for him. He was excelling in classes and dedicated his life to the Lord. While attending Interfaith, he was introduced to contemporary style gospel music, and it was not particularly what he liked. As time progressed, he began to find his love for the music and added his flavor by adding rhymes.

The name DAMAC stands for Deeply Anointed Music About Christ making his message simple, "sharing God's love through rhymes." DAMAC travels the world spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. He has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in Christian music today including but not limited to David Crowder, Building 429, FF5, Tenth Avenue North, Trip Lee, Derek Minor, We Are Messengers, Plumb, Gungor, Propaganda, and Lecrae. To get a sample of DAMAC experience, visit the website at www.iamdamac.com.

Katrina Smith is a reporter at The Jackson Sun. Send those story ideas to kmsmith@jacksonsun.com

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