{"id":435443,"date":"2026-01-25T00:05:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T00:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/435443\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T00:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T00:05:14","slug":"christian-rapper-dc3-defiantly-hits-back-after-bbc-news-hissing-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/435443\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian rapper DC3 defiantly hits back after BBC News &#8216;hissing&#8217; backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christian rapper DC3 has released a new music video responding to the controversy surrounding his recent BBC News appearance.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old, whose real name is Daniel Chenjerai, released his newest track titled DID YOU SEE? which features footage from his now-viral interview with BBC presenter Geeta Guru-Murthy.<\/p>\n<p>The video opens with the statement: \u201cThe revolution will be televised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the song, the young artist directly references the moment which sparked a social media storm, rapping: \u201cYoung me would get mad \u2019cause TV took the Lord\u2019s name in vain. Checkmate, guess now I\u2019ve won.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"f18f2\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"e5ee928f6e57553ec961a1ca2956425c\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20603%20374'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/daniel-chenjerai.png\" width=\"603\" height=\"374\" alt=\"Daniel Chenjerai\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The rapper&#8217;s interview went viral online<\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics serve as a defiant affirmation of his Christian faith and his decision to publicly name Jesus Christ as his greatest hero during the live broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>During the live BBC News interview, Ms Guru-Murthy asked the musician to name his heroes.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper listed Santan Dave and Kendrick Lamar before adding \u201cmost of all Jesus Christ\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after his answer, the presenter appeared to take a sharp intake of breath, a moment that quickly went viral and was interpreted by some viewers as a disapproving reaction to his religious declaration.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"d2ae6\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"f2cccd12abb482501128b8f1c8816392\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20592%20374'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/geeta-guru-murthy.png\" width=\"592\" height=\"374\" alt=\"Geeta Guru-Murthy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Geeta Guru-Murthy was criticised for making a &#8216;hissing&#8217; sound after the rapper shared about his Christian faith<\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>BBC<\/p>\n<p>Social media users accused Guru-Murthy of \u201chissing\u201d at the mention of Christ, with several alleging the broadcaster displayed anti-Christian bias.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat was her big intake of breath for?\u201d one viewer wrote. Another commented: \u201cI\u2019m not religious, but why did she suck air through her teeth when he said Jesus Christ?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The clip rapidly spread online, with many praising the Northampton-based artist for openly expressing his faith on national television.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Guru-Murthy swiftly addressed the criticism, sharing the full interview clip and issuing a statement on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the record, I was simply breathing in before moving to end the interview. To suggest anything else is just untrue,\u201d she wrote, firmly rejecting any negative intent.<\/p>\n<p>A BBC source echoed the explanation, while a spokesman told MailOnline: \u201cThis story is categorically untrue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The incident marked the latest occasion in which the presenter has faced scrutiny over her on-air conduct. <\/p>\n<p>In 2024, she apologised after breaching BBC impartiality guidelines by describing Nigel Farage\u2019s language as \u201ccustomary inflammatory\u201d during coverage of a Reform UK event.<\/p>\n<p>DC3 later shared a clip of the interview on social media with the caption \u201cJESUS CHRIST ON BBC NEWS\u201d, which has since amassed more than 2.4 million views on X.<\/p>\n<p>Following the broadcast, he wrote: \u201cJesus is Lord. God is good and thank you all for the love,\u201d prompting an outpouring of support from fans.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Chenjerai, who hails from Northampton, has built a substantial online following, boasting more than one million Instagram followers.<\/p>\n<p>His tracks include I Know, No Disrespect and DC3\u2019s Prayer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"d2ec5\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"8d5ee00831c78ccbf7b3ee1cee3736cf\" data-rm-shortcode-name=\"rebelmouse-image\" class=\"rm-shortcode rm-lazyloadable-image \" lazy-loadable=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20492%20823'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-runner-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dc3.png\" width=\"492\" height=\"823\" alt=\"DC3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>DC3 released a new music video referencing the viral incident<\/p>\n<p> | <\/p>\n<p>DC3\/INSTAGRAM<\/p>\n<p>He was named Best Newcomer at the Premier Gospel Awards 2025 and recently received his first MOBO nominations, shortlisted for Best Newcomer and Best Gospel Act.<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the rapper were quick to react to his new video, flooding the comments with messages of support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsistent in Christ,\u201d one follower wrote, while another added: \u201cLiterally can\u2019t get enough of your work \u2014 you\u2019re so talented, it\u2019s crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAMEN,\u201d a third commented, as a fourth joked: \u201cFrom reporter hiss to this, DC3 ain\u2019t gonna miss.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Christian rapper DC3 has released a new music video responding to the controversy surrounding his recent BBC News&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":435444,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[64,63,1576,480,134,136],"class_list":{"0":"post-435443","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-bbc","11":"tag-celebrity","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}