Youth Event - LZ7

So who are these LZ7 guys i was rattling on about in the last post?



Well the reason i wanted to bring you attention to them is simple: in my opinion i think they were exactly what i have imagined in my head as the "tool" or the way to get young people interested in Christianity.

They were fresh/urban/cool/gangsta and full of energy and attitude thatwas so modern you couldnt help nod your head and want to get involved.

there stage act is 1000% pure energy and madness. Some of the youtube clips show them jumping off blocks in to the crowd.. completly mad :P lol they had some great tunes and great rapping by the main guy - 'Lindz'



How would i sum up their music? "progressive, hard hitting, catchy tunes with a Rocky / Grime / Hip Hop flavour." The kids can relate to this and in a fresh and "street" way. The LZ7 guys nailed it and were spot on.

So yeah LZ7 impessed me as i thought they were bang on the money on how they presented them selves. There was no chance of any steroetyping going on here saying 'oh no not another christain band'... haha



They kept the "God bit" simple and uncomplex and not in your face. Somthing that i think is very important if you are to win the youth off the street over. There were no long sermons or pushing bible verses out like they are free candy. they kept it simple with a few testomonies from their members who hadcome from rough drug backgrounds and how they had changed and see how life is so much more than that.

Kids are more likley to listen to some one young giving the real word on the street and how they have changed than an adult reading a passage from a bible and then talking about it for 30 min..



So yeah check them out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh722XFZan0
One of their current tunes of their album
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOtR64eRB0w&feature=related

And their classic act:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLLZvb08HMg&feature=related

This last vid really proves what i have been saying above :) no christian sterotyping scaring pple off here. I mean if you think about the London Schools and some of the other areas of Britian - these guys need something new and fresh to keep their minds occupied and seeing LZ7 do just that was great.

I had massive respect for them taking the word of the lord out on to the streets and keeping it fresh and modern to todays young people.