{"id":2248748,"date":"2026-01-24T19:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T19:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2248748"},"modified":"2026-01-24T19:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T19:54:11","slug":"christian-rapper-dc3-defiantly-hits-back-after-bbc-news-hissing-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/christian-rapper-dc3-defiantly-hits-back-after-bbc-news-hissing-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian rapper DC3 defiantly hits back after BBC News ‘hissing’ backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Christian rapper DC3 has released a new music video responding to the controversy surrounding his recent BBC News appearance.<\/p>\n

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\n

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The video opens with the statement: \u201cThe revolution will be televised.\u201d<\/p>\n

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<\/div>\n

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The rapper’s interview went viral online<\/p>\n

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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

During the live BBC News interview, Ms Guru-Murthy asked the musician to name his heroes.<\/p>\n

The rapper listed Santan Dave and Kendrick Lamar before adding \u201cmost of all Jesus Christ\u201d.<\/p>\n

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<\/div>\n

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Geeta Guru-Murthy was criticised for making a ‘hissing’ sound after the rapper shared about his Christian faith<\/p>\n

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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

\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

The clip rapidly spread online, with many praising the Northampton-based artist for openly expressing his faith on national television.<\/p>\n

Ms Guru-Murthy swiftly addressed the criticism, sharing the full interview clip and issuing a statement on social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\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

A BBC source echoed the explanation, while a spokesman told MailOnline: \u201cThis story is categorically untrue.\u201d<\/p>\n

The incident marked the latest occasion in which the presenter has faced scrutiny over her on-air conduct. <\/p>\n

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<\/div>\n

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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

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

Mr Chenjerai, who hails from Northampton, has built a substantial online following, boasting more than one million Instagram followers.<\/p>\n

His tracks include I Know, No Disrespect and DC3\u2019s Prayer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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DC3 released a new music video referencing the viral incident<\/p>\n

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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

Fans of the rapper were quick to react to his new video, flooding the comments with messages of support.<\/p>\n

\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

\u201cAMEN,\u201d a third commented, as a fourth joked: \u201cFrom reporter hiss to this, DC3 ain\u2019t gonna miss.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.gbnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christian rapper DC3 has released a new music video responding to the controversy surrounding his recent BBC News appearance. 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. The video opens with the statement: \u201cThe revolution […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2248749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[25507,22367,21800],"class_list":["post-2248748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-bbc","tag-celebrity","tag-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Christian-rapper-DC3-defiantly-hits-back-after-BBC-News-hissing.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2248748"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2248750,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2248748\/revisions\/2248750"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2248749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2248748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2248748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2248748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}