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About Phanatik
- Brady Goodwin Jr.
- (born December 2, 1976) better known by his stage name, Phanatik is an American East Coast rapper and author who has recorded both independently and as a founding member of the two time Grammy-nominated Christian rap group The Cross Movement.
- His debut album entitled The Incredible Walk, was released on February 22, 2005.
- Phanatik has since released three other solo albums (Crime & Consequences, Party Over Here and The Art of Battle Rap).
- Phanatik is known for his creative concepts, wordplay or "witty word wizardry" and story telling.
- His "on beat - off beat" style has been described as a "Thinking man's flow." In 2008, Goodwin began a 2nd career teaching Character Education in Philadelphia public schools.
- This led the former rapper to develop his own course and curriculum which he titled "Hip Hop & Ethics." He currently teaches this course at Gratz High School and the Community College of Philadelphia.
- In 2015 the former rapper expanded his professorial roster when he began teaching courses in apologetics, biblical studies and cultural engagement at C.U.T.S.
- (the Center for Urban Theological Studies) in Philadelphia. As an author, his first book, The Death of Hip Hop, Marriage & Morals became available in August 2010.
- His second and third books City of Allegory (Part 1 and Part 2) were released in November 2011 and November 2012 respectively.
- The author released two more books, From Hip Hop to Hollywood: The Art of Christianity and Navigating the N Word in March 2013 and December 2015 respectively.
- He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Bible and Christian Service from Lancaster Bible College (2009) and a master's degree from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia (2015).
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