Timothy Brindle
{{short description|American rapper}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Timothy Brindle
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| birth_name = Timothy E. Brindle
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|11|7|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| instrument = Vocals
| genre = Christian hip hop, urban contemporary gospel
| occupation = Singer, songwriter, bible preacher and teacher of the gospel of Jesus Christ
| years_active = 2003–present
| label = Lamp Mode
| associated_acts = The Collective, Stephen the Levite
| website = timothybrindleministries.com, lampmode.com
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Timothy E. Brindle (born November 7, 1980), is an American Christian hip hop lyricist. He is also a pastor at Olive Street Presbyterian Church (PCA),{{cite web | url=https://olivestreetpres.org/leadership/ | title=Leadership – Olive Street Presbyterian Church }} and the Senior Stewardship Officer at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, where he is a PhD Student in Old Testament. His music and speaking ministry seeks "to make known the Glory of Christ from Genesis to Revelation."
Early life
Brindle was born Timothy Edward Brindle,{{cite web |author=Intelius |title=Timothy E Brindle in Pittsburgh, PA |url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&qf=Timothy&qmi=E&qn=Brindle&qcs=Philadelphia%2C+PA&focusfirst=0 |publisher=Intelius |accessdate=February 13, 2015}} in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 7, 1980.{{cite web|title=In turning 33 today i am humbled |url=https://twitter.com/timothybrindle/status/398653392660078592 |publisher=Twitter|author=Timothy Brindle official twitter account|accessdate=February 13, 2015|date=November 7, 2013}}
Personal life
He is married to Floriana Brindle, whose family is from Angola. Her parents fled the country because of the Angolan Civil War so that Floriana was born in a refugee camp in Botswana, but she moved to the United States city of Philadelphia, when she was just four with her family. They reside together in Philadelphia with their 8 children.{{cite web|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/timothybrindle/status/739882032562593792|title=Timothy Brindle|author=Lamp Mode|publisher=Lamp Mode|accessdate=February 13, 2015}}according to the Olive Street PCA church website https://olivestreetpres.org/leadership/
Timothy studies at Westminster Theological Seminary, where he completed the Master of Divinity program in 2016. He began the Th.M. in Old Testament that year, and is now a student in the PhD program in Old Testament at Westminster where he serves full-time as the Senior Stewardship Officer.{{cite web | url=https://www.wts.edu/donate | title=Donate Today | Support Westminster Theological Seminary }}
Music career
Timothy Brindle was the first artist on Lamp Mode Recordings, when the label began in 2003. Lamp Mode released The Great Awakening in 2003, then a re-release in 2005, which celebrates the new birth of God's Sovereign Monergistic Regeneration. His second album, inspired by John's Owen's Mortification of Sin book, is called Killing Sin and was released in 2005.The Restoration was released in 2012, and the following year Timothy Brindle collaborated with Stephen the Levite and Zae da Blacksmith to form a group called "The Collective" in which they released an album in 2013 by that name to fund their European Mission Trip.{{cite web|title=Timothy Brindle Artist Profile|url=http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/artistdetail.php?artist_id=3576|publisher=New Release Tuesday|author=New Release Tuesday|access-date=February 13, 2015}} The Restoration charted on one Billboard chart.[http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts Charts] billboard.com {{dead link|date=May 2024}} Wade-O Radio said "This album was a lyrical masterpiece."{{cite web|title=Timothy Brindle "The Restoration" – Triumphant Comeback Story or Just Another Album? |url=http://wadeoradio.com/timothy-brindle-the-restoration-triumphant-comeback-story-or-just-another-album/ |first=Aubrey |last=McKay |publisher=New Release Tuesday|access-date=March 5, 2015|date=July 20, 2012}} On April 20, 2018, Brindle released another album titled The Unfolding.{{Cite web|url=https://rapzilla.com/2018-03-timothy-brindle-announces-release-date-of-new-album-book/|title=Timothy Brindle Announces Release Date of New Album & Book|last=Boice|first=Edward|date=March 23, 2018|website=Rapzilla|language=en-US}} The album's focus was the theme of redemption, from the Old to New Testament, as found in the Bible. In The Unfolding Brindle asserts that redemptive history finds its culmination and fulfillment in Jesus Christ. The Unfolding was available in digital as well as print formats and was accompanied by a 400-page book of the same title.{{Cite web|url=https://jamthehype.com/timothy-brindle-releases-new-album-and-book/|title=Timothy Brindle Releases New Album and Book|last=Abou-Rizk|first=Fouad|date=April 23, 2018|website=Jam the Hype|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-17}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
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|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions |
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| scope="row"|The Great Awakening
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| scope="row"|Killing Sin
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| scope="row"|The Restoration
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| scope="row"|The Collective (Timothy Brindle, Stephen the Levite, and Zae da Blacksmith)
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| scope="row"|The Unfolding
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Category:American male rappers
Category:Musicians from Pennsylvania
Category:American performers of Christian hip-hop
Category:Rappers from Philadelphia