May 12, 2025 • 10 mins
Brett Keane Show | Are Christians Allowed to Be Gangsters?
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(00:10):
Where? Are you?
Tonight empty streets belong. Something in the air can quite
live. Let it.
Go the. Feeling that you're there every
(00:40):
single night I look up high trying to catch a sign that
you're watching over me, but I just can't see.
Where are you tonight? When I need you more.
(01:13):
Hello, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Brett Keene from GOD
TV Radio. I hope you're all having a
blessed day. When you get an opportunity, you
can check out my radio station on Spotify, Amazon Music, and
hundreds of thousands of other different outlets all over the
Internet. You can listen to me while
you're driving down the road in your vehicle.
(01:35):
Yeah, it's very cool. If you check on my website, I've
released a new album as well as a book.
You guys can check that out. Also for a limited time, those
who buy the CD also get my book for free.
Isn't that cool? And it's Afterlife Simulation.
Very good, very good. I got some news folks.
(01:58):
As you guys know, you probably listen to some of my album for
free off of YouTube where it canbe found on the front page and
you probably notice there's different vocalist.
Most of the music is soft rock, pop, country music.
That kind of stuff gets a littleheavier towards the end, but not
(02:19):
quite to the point where someonewould go metal.
So I'm going to be releasing a metal album as well as some
other material. But in order to be able to get
some of the people that were willing to sing and help with
the collaboration of the music, I made some deals.
(02:41):
And the deal was is that if I have people work with me on my
stuff, I need to help them with their material and content as
well. Now the question comes for my
Christian brothers and sisters out there, I just released and
distributed an album and helped produce an album and also did
(03:04):
some music on it for a group called the Original Gangsters of
Saint Louis. They are a hardcore rap group.
They do a lot of old style gangster rap as well as some
forms of trance music if that makes sense.
Hip hop, R&B. They they do a lot of different
(03:27):
styles, but sticks close to the whole gangster rap setting And
they they actually sing one of the songs on my release, my CD
called Money is the Root of All Evil.
So we put that out there. And a lot of you have already
(03:50):
you already realized that I do recording and engineering and I
deal with sound and all that. And I think a lot of musicians
like using me for their go to guy because I don't RIP people
off. I don't burn people when they're
trying to produce C DS or produce music and all that.
(04:11):
And another thing too, of course, you know, in my local
area, I'm about 17 miles South outside of Saint Louis, there's
a lot of musicians where they goto any one of these studios
before the studio even hears what they've got or what they're
doing, they usually charge them up front for thousands and
(04:34):
thousands of dollars. Where I will listen to the music
it depending on how complicated it is, I usually do things who
are a lot cheaper. And people have said that I am
much more talented than some of these other people because these
other people, they do it for money and the musicians don't
(04:55):
feel like there's as much love involved.
And if a band doesn't have a lotof money or they don't even have
the money to pay my services. And sometimes I work deals with
them where if they collaborate with me on something I'm doing
or they're willing to share someform of royalties from their own
(05:17):
music, then I will help. I will basically say no to some
of the payment that is required.The payment will be paid through
doing music. I love music.
I love doing it. Well with this particular band,
they do rap music and all that. And I assisted them on some of
(05:39):
the melodies and pieces and, andall that and help produce and
also set the order and the mastering mix and help them
distribute it. Now the question I have for
religious folks though, is, is this a problem?
Is this a problem for Christians?
If you're working a job, let's say that you're a Christian and
(06:01):
you're working at a store or you're working at a restaurant
and somebody comes in that doesn't share your ideology or
your views, or someone asks for a product that you don't agree
with or support or endorse, do you consider it satanic?
Is it evil? Is it wrong to work with people?
(06:22):
Even if they may not share some of the same views?
I can assure you these guys do believe in God and all that.
But some of their songs are a little rough and I'm going to be
showing you one of their tracks here in a moment.
And it's one of the more harder,rougher ones on their album.
And you guys can check it out and actually listen to all their
(06:44):
tracks for free and of course have the ability to purchase the
album if you're interested. But I'd like to know from my
brothers and sisters in Christ. I'll be honest with you, I'm
more than happy to hear your opinion and views, but I'm not
going to turn people down unlessthey're coming into my studio
(07:05):
and wanting to like sacrifice pigs or something and get blood
all over the place. If it's just, you know, cuss
words and some nasty stuff everyonce in a while, it's like, I
don't know. That's why I'm asking you guys.
What do you think? Will it send me to hell if I
help some gangsta rappers do their thing?
You let me know. All right?
(07:26):
I'm going to mute my mic and let's hear what they got.
Yo, what the fuck you staring at?
Step back, clown. I was like daggers.
But I'm holding this crown. Ain't no punk.
(07:46):
I'm the spark in the dark mouth running foul.
But I'm fighting like a shark. You looking for trouble?
I'm the storm in the street. Oops to the payment.
Bring the heat to the beat, motherfucker.
Keep your gaze off my crown. I'm a king in this game.
You just wasting my time. What the fuck you looking there?
You'll keep it moving. Because the story.
(08:25):
Every fight's a muscle. You play it like you know me,
but you don't know shit. I'm dodging your shade while I'm
stacking my chips. God dreams too big for your
small Lasko. Why are you hating from the
sideline to come in the rope? Fuck your dirty looks.
I'm a phoenix I saw kick down the door.
Leave your shook to the core. What the fuck you looking at?
You'll keep it moving. I saw me, but I'm steady
(08:46):
grooving motherfucker, you'll know my pace.
They're out of my lane. Don't get burned in my flame.
What the fuck you looking at? Don't test.
I see you stare, but it don't mean nothing.
Talk that trash. But I keep on stunting.
(09:07):
My heart's a furnace. My soul's untamed.
You'll flicker in the dark. I'm a motherfucking flame.
So turn your head. Better run from this fight.
I'm a legend in the making. Burning bright in the night.
You looking at? You're keeping moving, moving
nice on me, but I'm steady grooving you away.
(09:28):
You'll know my pain. Step out of my lane to get
burned in my flame. What the fuck you looking at?
Don't test my vibe. I'm a wolf in the night.
Watch me rise. I survive.
(10:38):
Where are you? Tonight, empty streets belong
something in the air.
Where? Are you?
Tonight empty streets belong. Something in the air can quite
live. Let it.
Go the. Feeling that you're there every
(00:40):
single night I look up high trying to catch a sign that
you're watching over me, but I just can't see.
Where are you tonight? When I need you more.
(01:13):
Hello, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Brett Keene from GOD
TV Radio. I hope you're all having a
blessed day. When you get an opportunity, you
can check out my radio station on Spotify, Amazon Music, and
hundreds of thousands of other different outlets all over the
Internet. You can listen to me while
you're driving down the road in your vehicle.
(01:35):
Yeah, it's very cool. If you check on my website, I've
released a new album as well as a book.
You guys can check that out. Also for a limited time, those
who buy the CD also get my book for free.
Isn't that cool? And it's Afterlife Simulation.
Very good, very good. I got some news folks.
(01:58):
As you guys know, you probably listen to some of my album for
free off of YouTube where it canbe found on the front page and
you probably notice there's different vocalist.
Most of the music is soft rock, pop, country music.
That kind of stuff gets a littleheavier towards the end, but not
(02:19):
quite to the point where someonewould go metal.
So I'm going to be releasing a metal album as well as some
other material. But in order to be able to get
some of the people that were willing to sing and help with
the collaboration of the music, I made some deals.
(02:41):
And the deal was is that if I have people work with me on my
stuff, I need to help them with their material and content as
well. Now the question comes for my
Christian brothers and sisters out there, I just released and
distributed an album and helped produce an album and also did
(03:04):
some music on it for a group called the Original Gangsters of
Saint Louis. They are a hardcore rap group.
They do a lot of old style gangster rap as well as some
forms of trance music if that makes sense.
Hip hop, R&B. They they do a lot of different
(03:27):
styles, but sticks close to the whole gangster rap setting And
they they actually sing one of the songs on my release, my CD
called Money is the Root of All Evil.
So we put that out there. And a lot of you have already
(03:50):
you already realized that I do recording and engineering and I
deal with sound and all that. And I think a lot of musicians
like using me for their go to guy because I don't RIP people
off. I don't burn people when they're
trying to produce C DS or produce music and all that.
(04:11):
And another thing too, of course, you know, in my local
area, I'm about 17 miles South outside of Saint Louis, there's
a lot of musicians where they goto any one of these studios
before the studio even hears what they've got or what they're
doing, they usually charge them up front for thousands and
(04:34):
thousands of dollars. Where I will listen to the music
it depending on how complicated it is, I usually do things who
are a lot cheaper. And people have said that I am
much more talented than some of these other people because these
other people, they do it for money and the musicians don't
(04:55):
feel like there's as much love involved.
And if a band doesn't have a lotof money or they don't even have
the money to pay my services. And sometimes I work deals with
them where if they collaborate with me on something I'm doing
or they're willing to share someform of royalties from their own
(05:17):
music, then I will help. I will basically say no to some
of the payment that is required.The payment will be paid through
doing music. I love music.
I love doing it. Well with this particular band,
they do rap music and all that. And I assisted them on some of
(05:39):
the melodies and pieces and, andall that and help produce and
also set the order and the mastering mix and help them
distribute it. Now the question I have for
religious folks though, is, is this a problem?
Is this a problem for Christians?
If you're working a job, let's say that you're a Christian and
(06:01):
you're working at a store or you're working at a restaurant
and somebody comes in that doesn't share your ideology or
your views, or someone asks for a product that you don't agree
with or support or endorse, do you consider it satanic?
Is it evil? Is it wrong to work with people?
(06:22):
Even if they may not share some of the same views?
I can assure you these guys do believe in God and all that.
But some of their songs are a little rough and I'm going to be
showing you one of their tracks here in a moment.
And it's one of the more harder,rougher ones on their album.
And you guys can check it out and actually listen to all their
(06:44):
tracks for free and of course have the ability to purchase the
album if you're interested. But I'd like to know from my
brothers and sisters in Christ. I'll be honest with you, I'm
more than happy to hear your opinion and views, but I'm not
going to turn people down unlessthey're coming into my studio
(07:05):
and wanting to like sacrifice pigs or something and get blood
all over the place. If it's just, you know, cuss
words and some nasty stuff everyonce in a while, it's like, I
don't know. That's why I'm asking you guys.
What do you think? Will it send me to hell if I
help some gangsta rappers do their thing?
You let me know. All right?
(07:26):
I'm going to mute my mic and let's hear what they got.
Yo, what the fuck you staring at?
Step back, clown. I was like daggers.
But I'm holding this crown. Ain't no punk.
(07:46):
I'm the spark in the dark mouth running foul.
But I'm fighting like a shark. You looking for trouble?
I'm the storm in the street. Oops to the payment.
Bring the heat to the beat, motherfucker.
Keep your gaze off my crown. I'm a king in this game.
You just wasting my time. What the fuck you looking there?
You'll keep it moving. Because the story.
(08:25):
Every fight's a muscle. You play it like you know me,
but you don't know shit. I'm dodging your shade while I'm
stacking my chips. God dreams too big for your
small Lasko. Why are you hating from the
sideline to come in the rope? Fuck your dirty looks.
I'm a phoenix I saw kick down the door.
Leave your shook to the core. What the fuck you looking at?
You'll keep it moving. I saw me, but I'm steady
(08:46):
grooving motherfucker, you'll know my pace.
They're out of my lane. Don't get burned in my flame.
What the fuck you looking at? Don't test.
I see you stare, but it don't mean nothing.
Talk that trash. But I keep on stunting.
(09:07):
My heart's a furnace. My soul's untamed.
You'll flicker in the dark. I'm a motherfucking flame.
So turn your head. Better run from this fight.
I'm a legend in the making. Burning bright in the night.
You looking at? You're keeping moving, moving
nice on me, but I'm steady grooving you away.
(09:28):
You'll know my pain. Step out of my lane to get
burned in my flame. What the fuck you looking at?
Don't test my vibe. I'm a wolf in the night.
Watch me rise. I survive.
(10:38):
Where are you? Tonight, empty streets belong
something in the air.
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