“Broken Tablets: the Rebirth,” an album released in April by an Oklahoma City gospel rap group, is the latest effort by the quartet “to spread the Word,” a spokesman said.The Exodus Movement was formed nine years ago as a quintet, but one of its members (Carl “Vocab” Wilkerson) died in 2006, leaving HD, Lapo, Apocalyptic and Kadence as its four members.
“The album conveys a message of frustration,” the spokesman said, “but it uses that frustration as a motivator to change the hearts of man towards God.”
Appearing on “Broken Tablets” are Cam, Tiny and Kamikazee, and the album is produced by Kadence, Halo and Tony Tone Beatz.
The album includes music from “Boyz in the Hood,” as well as the singles, “On Everything” and “Fade Away.”
“ ‘Broken Tablets’ stresses how a ‘peace that surpasses all understanding’ can be achieved, even in the most bizarre circumstances,” the spokesman for the quartet said.
“God can change you,” he commented, “and He can change [those circumstances].”
The Exodus’ first release was the single, “Need Jesus,” which was followed by an album, “Street Testaments.”
The group played a role in another album, “The Slow Lane Chronicles,” and released “The Mixtape (Vol. 1)” in 2004.
“We believe that a song with Christian principles and Christian values can really change the way even a little kid thinks about a situation,” the group’s spokesman emphasized.
“That is one reason why we have come together as a group,” he continued. “We believe that, if that same kid listens to Christian Hip Hop, that could really encourage him, and would give him a positive way of looking at the world.”
The spokesman said The Exodus Movement’s music is designed to broaden the horizons of urban young people.
