Craig Mack has risen again. Not as part of the Bad Boy reunion that’s currently making news, but rapping about religion to a congregation in a new video from The Overcomer Ministry.
In the clip recorded at a service on May 21 in Walterboro, S.C., the former Bad Boy rapper appears with the group’s spiritual leader Ralph Gordon Stair.
“You’d be surprised how many people in the underworld know about Craig Mack,” the pastor says. “When he showed up here I didn’t pay him no respect at all. Then when they told me he had money I showed him less respect. Now I see he got faith I’m giving him all respect.”
Mack makes a series of “Amens” as Stair speaks, before then rapping a verse a cappella to the congregation. An on-beat version of the song appears at the end of the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO5d6iNI_Ck
The opening lines to the verse show Mack’s continuing faith.
“Well I know to the world, the rap I kick will make you think I’m a lunatic, lost my mind or mentally sick / But for all mankind this is it, new kingdom on the earth where the devil don’t fit / No more bad times and no more wars, New Jerusalem the city with the gold on the floors,” he raps.
After years away from the spotlight, the MC who rose to prominence in 1994 with “Flava In Ya Ear” and its all-star remix popped up in the news again in 2013, denouncing his former ways to the same congregation, describing them as “wickedness.”
In the most recent sermon, Stair preaches about Mack’s conversion.
“Craig Mack did not find the Lord,” he says. “He wasn’t even looking for him. He found what he was looking for: fame, women, money, pleasure. He found it all, and when he found it, he found he was lost … The Lord found him. The Lord found Craig Mack.”
He also name drops Mack’s former label boss, Puff Daddy. “The guy he used to work for was in the news yesterday. Puff Daddy is he called? Hello Puff Daddy. Now I want everybody to check out Puff Daddy, maybe Puff Daddy can talk about Craig Mack and Craig Mack can talk about Jesus some more.”
The Overcomer Ministry is a small farm community mostly removed from the rest of the world, aside from the sermons that Stair broadcasts through the radio and online, where he preaches that Jesus’ return is imminent and that we are “the last generation.”
About 70 people live in the community, sustaining themselves through farming, explains the group’s website. It also outlines a communal way of living for its members. “All have given all their worldly good and monies to the Lord, large or small, and no one owes anyone anything but to love and no one owns anything,” the website states.
Stair and his ministry have gone through several controversial legal debacles throughout the years, and have been investigated by authorities multiple times, reported Charleston’s Post And Courier in 2007. In 2002, Stair was arrested for his interactions with two female members of the community and spent 77 days in prison on a reduced charge of assault and battery.
Craig done lost his fuckin mid. smfh.
Craig done lost his fuckin mind. smfh
This is a pretty much confirmed cult. The man standing next to Craig Mack has been known to sexually abuse and beat women and has also told parents to keep their sick babies away from doctors. Infants have died because of that asshole. Diddy needs to pull that “Black Superman” shit and get Mack out of that cult.
Co-sign, +1. The real Bad Boy in this footage is not Craig Mack, I’m sure Brother (mole)Stair has a longer criminal record than him. I know God works in mysterious ways, but forcing two chicks who are less than third of your age to sex with you 70 times sounds like a little too … mysterious.
if you join any religion you are officially lost… he need to join bad boy records again.
Making Moves With Puff (2016 Remix)? Agreed. Instead of embracing Stair as a brother, he should focus on staying a sole child.
Craig Mack has turn his life over to God and no one can ever question that. after runnin with da devil over at Bad Boy dats da only place to go to save your soul! swag
That’s a cult Dumbass!
Exactly this so-called preacher or scammer had a sexual assault. Read the whole article he’s in a compound they live there eat there make there own clothes! Crazy Ass cult taking advantage of suckas!! Old school HIP HOP conscious EMCEE’s is where it’s at. Not this tired one hit wonder crap we hear today!! Mack had skillz poor sucka hope he gets outta there someday!!
flava in ya ear!
The remix is a/k/a Why You Should Never Biggie Have The First Verse: The Song. How the might LL and Busta have fallen since then!
LL went on to host Grammy’s & Busta moved on to be arguably the Best live performer in Hip Hop with video imagery that has yet to be matched….
But they pay people to professionally troll website. Muppet Show ass comment from the balcony
Are you remedial?
Biggie got killed. I don’t know how much better that is.
‘Bout to drop THE hottest m!xt@pe “Closer to Gawd” with the 1st single “Savior In Ya Ear”
Lol you win!!
This is truly amazing to see. This is the message the kids and this generation and all people need to witness. Someone who has witnessed everything money can offer yet he was not satisfied since only Jesus can satisfy us! God Bless Craig Mack I’m no happy he is happy now.
This is a cult Dumbass!
another victim of dealing with puffy. that nigga must be the devil for real
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Y’all eating this up huh? Tha ain’t funny
Salute to Craig Mack. Nothin wrong wit positivity folks
In 1994, I wasn’t diggin Flava In Ya Ear like everyone else was. The beat and lyrics were hella slow and I have no idea why The Source gave him rhyme of the month. But listening to it today, Craig is like Rakim compared to all this other bullshit in today’s music.
The remix with Big, LL, Rampage and Busta was better than Craig’s solo anyway. “Don’t be mad, UPS is hiring”
“…You shoulda been a cop, fuck hiphop
with that freestyle you bound to get shot…”
Puff rubbing his hands like bird man remix playboy take that
God did not find him. God knew exactly where he was because he created him, Craig was lost and he found God.
I truely wish him well but wish he could see how stupid he look testifying before a congregation of Devils!
Proud of you Craig. Sounds like you’re in a beautiful and peaceful place. My love to you and the kids. *they’ll always be “kids/babies” to me. -Jill
Well to you aka “Nature Girl” always barefoot 🙂
I’m extremely proud of Craig Mack & the spiritual growth he has experienced. Only God can give us authentic peace & love. Craig Mack is a prime example that one can have all the fame and money in the world, yet be unhappy. What is it for a man to gain the world, yet lose his soul? Meditate on that & be blessed!