Shai Linne

Shai Linne is a recording artist with Lamp Mode Recordings, an independent Christian hip-hop record label whose mission is to highlight the character of God while presenting the gospel of Jesus Christ and a biblical worldview through hip-hop culture.

Shai is a theologian, poet, and pastor at Risen Christ Fellowship in Philadelphia – his own church plant. Shai has appeared on numerous independent and national Christian hip-hop releases and has released seven solo projects of his own: The Solus Christus Project (2005), The Atonement (2008), Storiez (2008), The Attributes of God (2011), Lyrical Theology Part 1: Theology (2013), Lyrical Theology Part 2: Doxology (2014), and Still Jesus (2017). He is currently working on Lyrical Theology Part 3: Sociology. Shai lives in Philadelphia, PA, with his wife, Blair, and three kids.

Best known for his heavy reliance on theological concepts and the complexity of his rhyme schemes, in 2015 Shai was notably ranked as the fourth best technician in rap (out of 94 artists) by a special algorithm set by a Finnish doctoral candidate, Eric Malmi.