Christon Gray's 'Stop Me' Breaks Christian Music Boundaries
Christon Gray's reach is continuing to expand beyond Christian markets as one of his hip-hop songs is being used to promote the hit HBO show "Ballers."
Gray, 30, took to Twitter to announce that his song "Stop Me" has been featured in a promotional video for the show that stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
"Hey @TheRock, @BrokeMogul & @BallersHBO — HUGE thanks for using 'Stop Me' on this promo," Gray wrote in excitement on Twitter.
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The hook for Gray's song can be heard in the promotional video where he's rapping: "Stop Me, Stop Me, Oh somebody stop me ... and Lord if I'm doing it wrong please stop me."
The promotional video for HBO's "Ballers" is not the only mainstream platform that has taken a liking to the Christian rapper and singer's track. The Temple University Owls football team from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, used Gray's track in a video to promote the start of their football season.
Gray seemed to appreciate the recognition and took to Twitter to write, "I see you @templeowls — Here's to a big season in The American!"
It was also a great honor for the musician to learn that his "Stop Me" song was played when recent NBA champion Lebron James accepted the ESPY Male Athlete of the Year Award earlier this month. Both Gray and James are Ohio natives, and the musician did not hide his excitement to have his song featured in a special moment.
"Words can't describe how cool it was to hear 'Stop Me' playing as Lebron took the stage to win Male Athlete OTY. Thank you @ESPN & the @espys," Gray wrote.
It may come as no surprise to Gray that his music is appealing to mainstream markets. In a previous interview with The Christian Post, he spoke about not always believing that he would be able to fit into the Christian music industry.
"I've always been interested to go the mainstream route simply because the messages that I present I felt would be more accepted, or at least not as taboo in the mainstream market," Gray said in an interview with The Christian Post earlier this year. "It's not that I wanted the applause from a mainstream market .. it's just that sonically it doesn't fit into gospel, contemporary Christian music or even a Christian hip-hop demographic."
