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buzzz worthy. . . Ga'briel Carter's Faith Driven Messages  Meet Street Beats & Urban Advocacy In an age that begs for positive and lyrically uplifting music, few think to look to the rap genre anymore. Once a medium that expressed the challenges and triumphs of urban life, it went from reflecting progressive movements to stereotyping them. Is there still a need for positive rap music? In answer to the question; rapper, drummer, and songwriter, Ga'briel Carter releases music to prove there is still some higher ground to climb. Yet in a sea of hip-hop, and even with the growing presence of Christian emcees, Carter doesn't push an average rapper's agenda-one set on fame or blinged out success. Instead, the young musician uses all of his musical talents as a tool to reach the masses-particularly the youth-with a push toward better days. By using the internet to distribute his music around the world, Carter states his goals, " I want to keep b...