ADA BETSABE | SheHH PODCAST S2E4 - SINGER & RAPPER, THE INDUSTRY, BEING BILINGUAL, CHURCH HURT, SIN

The SheHH podcast is a podcast series all about Christian women in the front and behind the scenes of Christian music all over the world. The name is a play on the phrase CHH, which stands for Christian Hip Hop, but SheHH is for all genres (and all women!) within Christian music.  

Welcome to Series two, which is themed the Gritty Truths. We're speaking to amazing women and learning more about the realities of being called into music ministry, especially as a woman.   

In this episode, Paula speaks to Dominican-born, American-bred Ada Betsabe. She is incredibly raw and honest in this interview as she shares some of the deepest, most personal parts of her life journey so far. She talks about the sinful nature of the music industry, looking for fulfilment in other things and how impactful what she does is!  

Instagram: @shehhpodcast 

Email: [email protected]  

SheHH Podcast: https://anchor.fm/shehh  

Links: https://shehhpodcast.contactin.bio/ 

Female Christian Music playlist (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0EZj0YjdMEnNk0DXJOsND6  

Founder & Producer: Paula Melissa - https://paulamelissa.com/ 

Executive Producer: Bolu Bello  

Content Co-ordinator(s): Pamela and Zoe Yovela 

Research Co-ordinator: Ikeoluwa Lawson 

Playlist Curator: Hannah King  

Question time codes: 

00:53 - Who is Ada? 

01:36 - What type of influences shaped Ada's music and how? 

04:24 - Did Ada always intend to be a singer/rapper? - Her journey 

07:13 - Why Ada 'turned her back on God' and where she turned to 

15: 37 - Almost signing a record deal and nearly selling herself for money  

24:06 - Coming back to Christ and returning back to music  

30:05 - Ada's response to people who dislike Christian Hip Hop (CHH) 

35:55 - Being bilingual in her music - Spanish & English  

43:41 - How Ada stands out and builds a fan base without comparing herself with others 

48:19 - The message behind 'Masterpiece' - Ada's most recent album 

1:05:18 - Keep in touch with everything Ada  

Follow Ada Betsabe: 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7uNB59gDx8XVl1rTJDL1KT  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adabetsabe/  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/adabetsabe  

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