Hezekiah Walker Is Sometimes Lovingly Referred To As The Hip-Hop Pastor

HEZEKIAH WALKER

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Hezekiah Walker, Jr. (born December 24, 1962 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Grammy Award-winning gospel music artist and pastor of prominent Brooklyn, New York megachurch Love Fellowship Tabernacle.

Hezekiah Xavier Walker has released several albums on Benson Records and Verity Records.

In 2001, Hezekiah & The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir were nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Best Gospel Artist, Traditional on the strength of the album Love Is Live!

The group has won Grammy Awards for Best Gospel Album By Choir Or Chorus twice: once for Live in Atlanta at Morehouse College (1994), and once for Love Is Live! (2001).

Separate from The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir, Walker's LFT Church Choir released an album entitled Recorded Live At Love Fellowship Tabernacle in 1998.

LFT Church Choir was more youthful and hip-hop leaning ensemble than its predecessor and its album hit the Top 5 of Billboard's Gospel Chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award the same year.

Walker is sometimes affectionately referred to as "the Hip-Hop Pastor" due to the number of high-profile secular hip-hop recording artists who attend his church, such as Foxy Brown and Sean "Diddy" Combs.

On February 15, 2006, an article entitled "Prominent Black Minister Is Gay" appeared on Media Take Out's website.

According to the story Pastor Walker's divorce was caused because he wanted to get his wife and children out of the house so he could carry on an affair he was having with an unnamed cross-dressing man. The story was picked up by many sources on the internet, including Musicnewsweekly.com.

This prompted a statement by Walker explaining "it’s all lies...it’s completely false and not even remotely true."

Tim Hunter, founder of Music News Weekly, later apologized in a public post entitled "Hezekiah Walker and Gay Affair Story False." Rumors concerning his sexuality are still existent, particularly in web postings and on blogs.

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	Souled Out, Accompaniment CD By Hezekiah Walker / Mansion Entertainment
This performance accompaniment track includes printed lyrics and a demonstration plus accompaniment in high (F), medium (Db), and low (A) keys, with and without background vocals. Not original artist.

	Moving Forward, Accompaniment CD By Hezekiah-Walker / Daywind
Daywind Soundtracks are high quality performance tracks mastered with the latest in audio recording technology and featuring Nashville's finest studio singers and musicians. This soundtrack includes a demonstration and accompaniment in high (A) and low (F#) ranges, with and without background vocals. Lyrics enclosed. Original artist listed for reference only.

	Souled Out CD By Hezekiah-Walker & LFC / Verity Records
With Souled Out, Hezekiah Walker & LFC present a gospel worship event for the ages! Recorded live at the Love Fellowship Tabernacle, this twelve song session blends electrifying celebration with poignant praise ballads.

	You're All I Need By HezeKiah Walker / Daywind
This Daywind Soulful Sounds track includes printed lyrics and a demonstration (not original artist), plus accompaniment in high (E) and low (C#) keys, with and without backing vocals.

	Grateful, Accompaniment CD By Hezekiah Walker / Daywind Music Group
This Soulful Sounds Black Gospel soundtrack includes a demonstration and follow with accompaniment tracks in high (Ab) and low (F) ranges with and without background vocals. Lyrics enclosed. Original artists listed for reference only.

	I Need You To Survive, Accompaniment CD By Hezekiah Walker / Daywind Music Group
This Soulful soundtrack tracks in high (Db) and low (Bb) ranges with and without background vocals. Lyrics enclosed. Original artists listed for reference only.

	Wonderful Is Your Name, Accompaniment CD By Hezekiah Walker / Daywind Music Group
This track includes lyrics, a demonstration and accompaniment in high (Bb) and low (G) keys, without backing vocals.

	God Favored Me, Accompaniment CD By Hezekiah-Walker / Daywind Music Group
This soundtrack includes a demonstration and accompaniment in high (D/E/F#) and low (B/C#/D#) ranges, without background vocals. Lyrics enclosed. Original artist listed for reference only.

	Souled Out, Accompaniment CD By Hezekiah-Walker / Daywind
This soundtrack includes a demonstration and accompaniment in high (F) and low (D) ranges without background vocals. Lyrics enclosed. Original artist listed for reference only.

	Family Affair Part II: Live From Radio City Music Hall, Compact Disc [CD] By Hezekiah-Walker / Provident Music Distribution
The follow-up concert to Walker's Grammy winning Family Affair album matches the awesome power of the LFC with the historic context of the Radio City Music Hall. Enjoy stirring renditions of "We Made It," "The Lord Will Make a Way" (Featuring Kim Burrell), "I'll Make It" (with John P. Kee), and more.