Holy Hypocrisy: Christian Label Suspends Rapper For Extramarital Affair - BV Buzz


On the heels of the gospel music site DaGospelTruth.com breaking the news about several gospel artists having debaucherous affairs on their wives, Christian record label Cross Movement Records (CMR) has announced that they have suspended Christian rapper Da T.R.U.T.H. (whose real name is Emanuel L. Lambert, Jr.).
(For details on the scandal, read 'Love Triangle Takes on a Whole New Meaning! The Story Unfolds About Tye Tribbett & Da T.R.U.T.H.')
The Philadelphia-bred rapper's alleged extramarital affair with the wife of his friend and fellow gospel singer had been the topic of discussion on the gospel rumor mill for several weeks before the Grammy nominee announced his hiatus from the industry.


Da T.R.U.T.H. essentially confirmed the speculation when he posted a statement on his personal website, www.DaTruth.net, announcing that he was taking "a sabbatical from music ministry and teaching" due to a "moral indiscretion" in his "personal life."
Cross Movement Records has now released a statement announcing that the strict-Bible based music label will not permanently sever ties with Da T.R.UT.H., but would temporarily institute a "suspension of the promotion and forwarding of" of the two-time Stellar Award winner.


Their statement continued: "While obedience to the Word of God is the high standard for all who name the name of Christ, for the Christian leader, the standards and the consequences are even greater. We at CMR plead for your prayers for our brother Da Truth whom we sincerely love. We also ask for your prayers for his wife, his family, his Pastor, his Elders and Church during this very hard time in their lives. In addition, we both thank and applaud Da Truth for his letter of confession found on his site, as well as ours. We declare that in Da Truth's case, in light of all the circumstances, in light of the authoritative stand by which he preached, and in the case of the Christian leader, this should be the commendable example of the responsible servant."


No word from Cross Movement Records or Da T.R.U.T.H. on how long the "suspension" or "sabbatical" will be.
Da T.R.U.T.H., who has taken a very public stance against non-Christian music artists – unaffectionately called "secular artists" by churchgoers -- is not the first rapper to come under fire from Cross Movement Records for alleged adultery.


The label dropped rapper The Ambassador back in May and then posted a statement on their website explaining to fans why they did it.
"It is with much grief, severe disappointment and an overwhelming fear of the Lord that Cross Movement Records is sad to announce that we will be discontinuing the forwarding and promotion of the Artist and Minister, The Ambassador AKA William "Duce" Branch, due to recent findings of moral failure in his marriage. It is CMR's past, current and prayerfully, future position that living in moral compromise is unacceptable and never allowable in the lives of any of the ministers that we co-labor with. We continue to hold up the teachings of Christ as the standard for all Christians and especially those in Christian leadership and public ministry. Although it is a rare find these days, discipline is still one of the true marks of the true Church."

Originally Posted by chococat Oh well...at least they are standing by their principles....

Originally Posted by julie91 I applaud them for taking a stand and doing whats right instead of sweeping it under the rug and pretending that it doesn't exist. It bugs me when Christian leaders sweep things under the rug. Glad they didn't do it.

Originally Posted by julie91 "Tye cheated on his wife with a choir member who was his good friend’s baby’s mother. Da’ T.R.U.T.H., Tye’s mentee, cheated with Tye’s wife. And it’s all going on in gospel. Who would have thought?" OUCH!!

Originally Posted by taste.of.glow The republicans need to take a lesson from this... how to bow out gracefully. By the way... This really severely decreases my faith in marriage... why is EVERYONE cheating... SMH