Holy Rhymes
Many in his Nairobi parish know him as Father Paul, or “Masaa.”
But to young people around town, he’s known as “Sweet Paul” for his positive rhymes in freewheeling raps about youth community involvement.
“I rap sweet, I talk sweet, I dance sweet,” he told the BBC.
Father Paul began his unconventional preaching style in the wake of tragedy in 2007, when a stampede during a concert in Nairobi left several young people dead, according to Kenyan news agency, Standard Digital.
Afterwards, the Catholic priest started using his talent behind the mic to draw young people into safe spaces like the church to be entertained – and to discuss pressing political and cultural issues that will affect them as they come of age, like drug use, community involvement or climate change.
Father Paul sometimes delivers more traditional sermons, but some contemporaries criticize that his more-modern verses are “watering down [the] priesthood.”
But like any good rapper, Sweet Paul doesn’t let the haters affect his craft.
“Usually I tell them that we have the talents and we must use the talents.”
Click here to see this rapping priest spit his holy rhymes.
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