European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A amps Jim Dorheim Lead Singer Toby Mckeehan of the Christian rap group do talk with Young fans in Kirch guns West  Jesus Call us the head inbound Crew and you can be too if you Only knew what to did for you Christ died Don 7 Cha see to set us free look m Tho word a blurred you can find the key. By Anita Gosch staff writer they be got the same driving beat and singsong vocals but their message is different instead of rapping about sex and violence they rap about Jesus do talk is one of a handful of Christian rap groups hitting the music scene who Are providing an alternative to the rap music coming Over the airwaves. Quot when kids turn on their stereos maybe they Don t want to hear tone Loc talking about a the wild thing maybe they done to want to hear 2 live Crew talking about a me so Horny maybe they want to hear about Jesus Christ and what he can do Lor you Quot says do talks Lead rapper Foby Mckeehan. He Washington based Trio currently on a european tour was in Kirch Gons West Ger Many thursday to rap about Jesus for soldiers and family members at Ayers Cavern. Before a free perform not at the local theater that evening Tho group gave sneak previews at the Cavern s motor Pool dining Hall and snack bar. I to reaction to do talk s hip hop dance music was i to claim during Tho noontime show at the or Niue Trail but some soldiers responded i a 1 v to the coup s lyrics i a the message More than the rap Quot said in a  Kilpatrick of hic 2/22 and. Quot you be got to reach More Young people the More you can reach the  1 he mostly Young people crowded into Tho snack bar later were More enthusiastic about the music. Several lined up for autographs after the Brief performance. Though the members of do talk a Mckeehan Michael Tait and Kevin Smith a spend time signing autographs after their concerts they prefer to keep it to a minimum. They want their message to be in the spotlight and not themselves. A we re not out for self gratification to get Rich or anything like that Quot said Mckeehan. A basically what we re doing is we re trying to uplift the lord we re trying to Point kids to him not to  Mckeehan a 25-year-old with an easy Grin grew up listening to rap in Washington . He met Tait also of Washington and Smith a native of Michigan at Rev Jerry Falwell a Liberty University where he was majoring in political science. The Trio decided to Combine Mckeehan s rap talents with Tait s gospel and soul singing and Smith s Rock n Roll background. Do talk released its self titled debut album last year a second album. No thang will be out next month along with songs praising the lord it contains tunes that address social issues. Talk it out is about the breakdown of Tho family unit and tearing Down the Walls is about segregation even among  Mckeehan realizes that some conservative people May be offended by do Falk spreading Tho gospel through rap. But he said he found that most youth pastors and ministers at Liberty quickly warmed up to the bands style. A they saw that the kids were listening. They found that it was reaching some kids that no one else was  he realizes too that Christian rap has a Long Way to go before it reaches the widespread popularity that secular rap has. A basically we re going up a Creek without a paddle a he said. A but we do have a paddle because we do have the lord and hell get us where we need to  a amps Jim do hmm do talk rappers Michael Tait left Toby Mckeehan and Kevin Smith entertain at the snack bar at Ayers Cavern in Kirch Gons. Page 16 aaa the stars and stripes monday August 20, 1990