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Theology in the Raw
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🗓️ 26 January 2026
⏱️ 71 minutes
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nobigdyl. is a Christian hip-hop phenom. He's known most for combining concept driven lyricism with eclectic production. Musically he bounces from hard-hitting to ethereal—pulling from trap, jazz, golden era hip hop, underground and beyond to create his own sound. The Dove-Award winning, President Obama Playlisted, NPR Tiny Desk Contest Fan Favorite rapper is a storyteller at heart. His lyrics are part memoir, part stream of consciousness, as he wrestles with concepts such as faith, ego, love, and loss.
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| 0:00.0 | My ultimate fulfillment is in Jesus. Like when I try to chase fulfillment in fame or platform, you know, |
| 0:07.0 | I feel the emptiness of it. God said that I wouldn't find fulfillment in those things. He says |
| 0:13.9 | those things are idols that I only find fulfillment in him. And anytime I waver from that, |
| 0:18.4 | it goes bad. |
| 0:24.1 | Hey friends. Hey, friends, welcome back to another episode of Theology to Raw. |
| 0:26.6 | I am so excited about this episode. |
| 0:29.6 | My guest today is the one and only no big deal, or Dylan is his actual first name. |
| 0:40.7 | Dylan is a Christian hip hop phenom. |
| 0:46.5 | Personally, he's honestly, he's my favorite hip hop artists. I love his stuff. It's absolutely incredible. One of his biggest claims to fame was having one of his songs listed on Barack Obama's top 10 songs of the year. I think it was back in |
| 0:57.7 | 2022, 2023 or something like that. His lyrics are part memoir, part stream of consciousness as he |
| 1:03.2 | wrestles with concepts such as faith, ego, love, and loss. His lyrics are so, so powerful. And in |
| 1:09.6 | this episode, which was recorded in person. I got to |
| 1:12.4 | hang out in person, but no big deal. I was, I was fan boy in all over the place. Yeah, such a cool |
| 1:19.4 | dude, as you'll see. It was recorded live in person in Franklin, Tennessee, and we talk about life. |
| 1:24.3 | We talk about God, talking about music. And we discuss several of my favorite, no big deal songs. |
| 1:29.2 | Okay? |
| 1:29.8 | And we actually play some of the songs. |
| 1:31.2 | So if you're not familiar with this stuff, you will be in this episode. |
| 1:33.5 | So put in your AirPods or expensive earphones or whatever so you can really hear the beat. |
| 1:40.7 | So you can really experience this engaging episode. |
| 1:43.3 | Please welcome back to the show |
| 1:45.0 | for the second time. The one and only. No big deal. Dylan, good to see you, man. What's up? |
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