Shai Linne Explained

Shai Linne
Birth Date:August 21, 1974
Origin:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre:Christian hip hop
Years Active:2002–present[1]
Label:Lamp Mode
Associated Acts:116 Clique

Shai Linne (born August 21, 1974)[2] is an American East Coast Christian rapper. Linne has been collaborating with other Christian rap artists and releasing studio albums since 2002. Linne has recorded studio albums under the Lamp Mode Records label.

Early life

Linne was an atheist for most of his childhood and dates his conversion to 1999.[3] Linne is Reformed in his soteriology (doctrine of salvation), and his 2008 album The Atonement included a song "Mission Accomplished", which defended limited atonement.[4]

Career

Linne has collaborated with Lecrae, Trip Lee, Timothy Brindle, Flame,[5] Hazakim, and numerous other Christian rappers. He appeared on the 116 Clique album 13 Letters. In 2011, Linne was featured on "The Lord is a Warrior", the tenth track from Matt Papa's This Changes Everything.[6]

In 2013, Linne released a single called "Fal$e Teacher$", in which he criticized prosperity theology, and named false teachers, including Joel Osteen, Kenneth Copeland, Creflo Dollar, T. D. Jakes, Benny Hinn, Paula White, and Joyce Meyer.[7] [8]

In addition to being recognized as a pioneer in "lyrical theology", Linne has been touted for the complexity of his rhyme schemes when rapping. According to a study performed by a Finnish doctoral candidate, Eric Malmi, Linne placed as the fourth as measured by rhyme density. The study took the lyrics of 94 artists and plugged 10,082 songs into an algorithm that Malmi created to detect assonance rhymes. Linne was preceded in the rankings only by Inspectah Deck of Wu-Tang Clan, Rakim and Redrama.[9] [10] [11]

In 2016 Linne, along with Brian Davis, planted Risen Christ Fellowship in Philadelphia.[12] Linne is currently an assistant pastor at Del Ray Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia,[13] [14] having previously been a member of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C.,[15] and Epiphany Fellowship in Philadelphia.

Personal life

Linne is married to Blair Wingo, and together they have three children.

Discography

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positions[16]
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Chr
US
Gos
US
Ind
US
Rap
The Solus Christus Project
The Atonement
Storiez 31[17]
The Attributes of God 1453215
Lyrical Theology, Pt. 1: Theology 136[18] 742612
Lyrical Theology, Pt. 2: Doxology 1363717
Still Jesus
  • Released: July 21, 2017
  • Label: Lamp Mode
  • CD, digital download
16[19] 25
Jesus Kids
  • Released: September 21, 2018
  • Label: SDGFella Music
  • digital download
Lyrical Theology, Pt. 3: Sociology
  • Release: TBA
  • Label: LampMode
  • Digital Download

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lamp Mode Recordings » shai linne . November 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110131081252/http://www.lampmode.com/artists/shai-linne/ . January 31, 2011 .
  2. Web site: U.S. Public Records Index . Family Search . 2009 . Family Search . 292181095 .
  3. Book: Hansen, Collin. Young, Restless, and Reformed: A Journalist's Journey With the New Calvinists. limited. 2008. Crossway Books. 117–118. 9781581349405 .
  4. http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/content/pdf/110502spot_reformedrap.pdf Reformed Rap and Hip-Hop
  5. Web site: To My Heart – Flame feat. Shai Linne. Crawford. Terlenda. 2013-07-21. Jam the Hype. en-US. 2019-02-24.
  6. Web site: The Lord Is a Warrior (feat. Shai Linne) Song Lyrics Matt Papa Lyrics Christian Music Song Lyrics, Christian Music NewReleaseToday. www.newreleasetoday.com. 2019-02-24.
  7. News: Steffan . Melissa . Reformed Rapper Calls Out 12 Popular Pastors as 'False Teachers' . April 15, 2013 . . April 11, 2013.
  8. News: Lu. Angela. Rapper calls out Osteen, prosperity preachers . April 16, 2013 . . April 9, 2013.
  9. Web site: Shai Linne ranked 4th best rapper alive by rhyme algorithm. February 23, 2015. Rapzilla. February 16, 2019.
  10. Web site: Algorithm That Counts Rap Rhymes and Scouts Mad Lines. Eric. February 13, 2015. Mining for Meaning. February 16, 2019.
  11. Web site: The best rapper alive, as decided by computers. Edwards. Phil. February 23, 2015. Vox. February 17, 2019.
  12. Web site: » Leadership. January 5, 2017.
  13. Web site: Shepherds. Del Ray Baptist Church. July 30, 2014.
  14. Web site: Our Location. Del Ray Baptist Church. July 30, 2014.
  15. Web site: 2013 National Conference. The Gospel Coalition. April 16, 2013.
  16. Web site: Shai Linne Awards. AllMusic. February 13, 2015.
  17. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?page=1&f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname%3AShai%20Linne&f%5B1%5D=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Shai%20Linne Billboard Chart
  18. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname%3AShai%20Linne&f%5B1%5D=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Shai%20Linne Billboard chart
  19. Shai Linne - Chart history Billboard. Billboard. September 28, 2017.