KJ-52

KJ-52 (Jonah Sorrentino) is a Christian rapper, known for two songs addressed to the rapper Eminem. The name comes from "KJ," which was an abbreviation of his old rap name, but "52" (pronounced "five-two") represented the miracle of the five loaves and two fish. KJ-52 believed he was spreading the word of the Lord in much the same way Jesus shared the food in the story.

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Raised in a rough-and-tumble suburb of Tampa, Florida, KJ-52 was the product of a broken home, and eventually found himself mixed up in drugs, drinking, and chasing skirts. At fifteen KJ became a born again Christian. While a teenager, KJ began working in youth ministry at a Florida inner-city church. He also recorded a demo, but it was largely ignored. It wasn't until KJ met a young, likeminded rapper named Golden Child, the two formed the Sons of Intellect and began performing throughout Florida. Soon Golden Child moved on and the Sons dissolved. But that brief bit of success in Christian rap had whet KJ's appetite, and in the summer of 1998 he stepped down from his youth minister position to pursue his Christian rap dream full-time.

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