The Cross Movement Releases “HIStory” Today

Nashville, TN – Cross Movement Records is pleased to announce that June 5, 2007, marks the release of HIStory: Our Place In His Story, what may be the last project for GRAMMY and Dove Award nominated hip-hop group The Cross Movement. Taking their cue from the writer of Hebrews who tells in chapter 11 about a host of people who faithfully played their role in the story being told by God, The Cross Movement (consisting of members The Tonic, Phanatik, T.R.U.-L.I.F.E. and The Ambassador) stands to answer the call of the 12th chapter of Hebrews which says, “having such a great cloud of witnesses that have gone before us, let us run the race that is set before us.”

Sonically, HIStory brings the hip-hop collective’s artistic sound full-circle and takes listeners back to the vibe of the earliest Cross Movement projects. Longtime fans will still find tracks featuring the layered orchestral beats that have marked the group’s recent projects, but HIStory is truly a piece of modern hip-hop. “9-10” blasts with The Tonic’s sharpest social commentary to date over hypnotic keys and jagged snare breaks. Phanatik boldly revisits an early Cross Movement hit from 1998’s Heaven’s Mentality album on “Now Who’s The Man?” T.R.U.-L.I.F.E. marches to the funky drum beat of “Louder” with the untapped confidence of a lyrical soldier. The Ambassador, the hip-hop seminarian, unhinges his praise-driven verbal gymnastics on the uptempo reggae funk jam “Trust in Him.”

T.R.U.-L.I.F.E. says of this final project, “We get to end by telling our place in His story, and spur and encourage others in finding their place in God’s story.”

Rave reviews are already streaming in about HIStory. A few review highlights include:

“A fitting hurrah for a group of significance; The Cross Movement will leave a big hole to fill.”

1. CMCentral.com

“HIStory comes at you like the constant jabs of a boxer on a roll. It holds hit after hit after hit.”

1. Rapzilla.com

The Cross Movement’s HIStory is available on Cross Movement Records and distributed in the CBA market by Provident-Integrity Distribution and by Sony/BMG in the general market. For more information on The Cross Movement and their new album HIStory, visit www.crossmovementrecords.com.