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FLAME'S Our World Redeemed Nabs GRAMMY Nod
Acclaimed Hip-Hop Artist Nominated Alongside Some of CCM's Biggest Names
Nashville, TN - Dove and Stellar Award-nominated Cross Movement Records gospel hip-hop artist FLAME has received his first GRAMMY nomination, for Our World Redeemed.
FLAME is nominated in the "Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album" category alongside some of CCM's biggest names, including tobyMac, Superchick, After Edmund and Sanctus Real. For a full list of nominees, visit www.grammy.com. The winners in all categories of the 51st annual GRAMMY Awards will be announced during the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on CBS on February 8, 2009.
The GRAMMY award nod for Our World Redeemed follows on the heels of his recent 2009 Stellar Award nomination in the "Rap/Hip-Hop Gospel CD of the Year" category. The project debuted at #5 on the Billboard Top Gospel Chart in March 2008 and hit the #1 position on the CMTA R&B/Hip Hop Chart, #1 on SoundScan's Christian R&B/Hip-Hop Chart, and #7 on iTunes' Mainstream Rap Chart.
Our World Redeemed is the second installment in FLAME's two-part audio novel and is the sequel to his album Our World Fallen, which released in April 2007 to rave reviews, hitting #7 on the Billboard Top Gospel Chart. The two-part album series captures the story of FLAME befriending a non-believer and pointing him to the cross of Christ, while examining the fallen condition of the world.
Picking up where the Our World Fallen cliffhanger ending left off, Our World Redeemed digs deeper into the plot concerning FLAME's fictional non-believer friend, whose life is now surrendered to Jesus Christ in this second chapter. FLAME paints a vivid picture of his many efforts to disciple and to exhort his friend in all areas of the Christian life, from ethical values to Biblical principles. Based on FLAME's example, his friend then begins to disciple others, leading many to Christ. The plot thickens as tragedy turns to triumph, when the untimely passing of the fictional character's relative becomes the inspiration to carry on the legacy of the Gospel.
