MEET C. GOSS: “I’M UNEQUIVOCALLY A CHRISTAN RAPPER, BUT THE DEVIL LIKES MY MUSIC.”

Name: Corey Goss

Rap Name: C. Goss

Years in the Game: 16

Latest Project: Fake Famous 2 (Released May 24, 2019)

What’s the concept behind the Fake Famous series: As an artists of any genre of music you will get the credit, the money, and the fame for when something is good or when something is bad (lol). As a Christian artist, I believe God gave me a unique skill set to glorify him thru music and to uplift others. So, it’s my job to give the money, the credit, and the fame back to him. So when its all said and done, I’m not really the famous one, He is. I’m just Fake Famous.

In your opinion, how does Fake Famous 2 differ from FF1: FF1 was mostly me being in my feelings. It was more raw emotion, and more about me getting over a girl. I was in a long standing relationship with a young lady that didn’t work out. The only way I knew how to express my feelings was through the music. It (Fake Famous 1) was also just a EP. It was just about 5 songs rather than a full length project. There are a few record on there where I’m rapping rapping, but for the most part its me being in my feelings.

Fake Famous 2 is me completely over her and getting back to rapping! This project is less commercial and more about making music for hip-hop fans. I have a few more features on this record with artists I look up to and purposely made it so that everybody featured on this record are better than me. I do a lot of social justice talk and explore the dynamic of being black while working with all white people. And I touch on defining our worth by God’s standards rather than by social standards. The subject matter on this album is broad.

Are you a Christian rapper or a rapper who is Christian: I am unequivocally a Christian Rapper. But the devil likes my music (lol).

How does your faith manifest in your rhymes: My faith informs my subject matter, so you get a clear understanding of my perspective. My faith influences my life and the choices I make. I don’t always get it right, but my foundation of where I come from is always a major player in everything I do.

FF2 has a ton of features (Radio B, J.Bizz, 22, Fro-Wunda, Jon Bibbs), was that by design or did the project just fall in place that way: The features on the album are by design. I wanted to get on tracks with all the people that I looked up to in the area. It was important – that I show love to those that may not necessarily believe like I do or look like I do, but to stand unified when it came to something bigger than us. Just from that gesture, it’s allowed me to build relationships with these artists, beyond just the music and has allowed us to create something that wouldn’t have been able to be done if not for a simple reach out.

What do you hope people take away from FF2: I want people to respect the art of making music and respect Christian Hip Hop (CHH). CHH has a negative connotation of being corny and boring (which some of it its) but there are a lot of CHH artists out there that are really good. I want FF2 to challenge the way you think and open you up to new perspectives. I want you to walk away and say, “that was a good album,” period. Not a good album – for a CHH artist, but just a good solid body of work.