There's nothing like the good word. The good word of GloRilla that is.
The rapper's lyrics have made their way to the pulpit via Baltimore-based pastor Rev. Melech E. M. Thomas. In video of a recent sermon he delivered at Payne Memorial A.M.E. Church, Thomas uplifted wise words from the rapper's chart topping track "Tomorrow."
"This is why I love, I love, I love good gospel music. I love good gospel music, and there's this new gospel artist. Some of you might know her, some of you don't, but her name is Gloria Hallelujah Woods," Rev. Thomas began, referring to GloRilla's legal name.
Thomas goes on to cite the song's chorus, while preaching about the promise and hope of tomorrow.
"Some of you might know her as GloRilla," he continued. "GloRilla has a song called 'Tomorrow' and she makes this statement that blesses me; she says, 'Everyday the sun don't shine, but that's why I love tomorrow.' And I'm talking to some people that life ain't been the kindest to you, but you understand that what big mama said all the time: that weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. That every day is not good, but as long as I can make it to tomorrow, something can turn around."
The song's hopeful message clearly resonated with many folks, as the track's remix with Cardi B earned Big Glo her first top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2022.
Thomas concluded his sermon with a reference to GloRilla's new viral single. "Come on, look at your neighbor, say, 'Yeah, Glo!'" he added.
As Rev. Thomas' sermon circulated the web, GloRilla heard the message loud and clear. "PREACH!" she wrote in response to the video on X.
The Memphis rapper has spoken about her origins in the church, telling GQ Hype last year that before she became a household name, she had to steal rap albums with her nine siblings. Growing up, GloRilla's religious mother prohibited her kids from to listening to secular music.
“We used to steal Lil Wayne and Drake CDs from Walmart,” she told the outlet. “We’d steal the CDs and download all the songs onto the PlayStation. That was the only way we could listen to other music. We probably wouldn't have known nothing other than gospel music if it wasn't for us being bad.”
It looks like there's still a bit of gospel to be found in the words of Glo.
