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ROCKWILDER RETURNS TO HIS CHURCH ROOTS: Producer shelves secular rap in favor of Christian hip hop.
*Grammy-winning hip hop producer Rockwilder, who has worked with Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, Janet Jackson and Destiny's Child, has decided to leave secular music behind and focus his attention on Christian hip hop.
“It’s a new movement going on. And it’s a situation whereas hip hop has reached a level to where it’s boring," Rockwilder told Movement TV. "[I don’t] really want to glorify the violent aspects of it," he added. "Right now, I’m pretty much doing a 360-degree [change] and bringing it back to the essence when I was first raised on Christian music.”
Rockwilder, born Dana Stinson, gained early fame as a producer for longtime friend Redman, highlighted by their 1999 collaboration "Da Rockwilder" with Method Man. He most recently worked with Brandy and Beanie Sigel. In 2001, he won a Grammy for a remake of Labelle's "Lady Marmalade" with Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa, and Pink for the film "Moulin Rouge!"
Rockwilder said his work in secular music is pretty much done, although he wouldn't rule out working with Redman or Method Man sometime in the future.
“You know, I’m still who I am, but I know my focus and my drive is going to be towards Christian music. I like the message, I like the music, I like the way it is received,” he explained. “We’re in a generation where we are killing each other rapidly and a lot of kids ain’t learning…so they are gonna learn from the streets. Basically the music is gonna raise some of these kids and I don’t want to be apart of that. I’m just for the Kingdom.”
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