Article By Timothy Wright, Jr. // EEW Magazine Online // Music Spotlight

“Try Jesus/ not me/‘cause I throw hands,” are the first words of a hilarious viral song making its rounds on the Internet and being embraced by Christians and non-Christians alike.

Though the concept of the catchy and snarky tune by Houston rapper Tobe Nwigwe is funny, it should come with this disclaimer: Christians, don’t try this at home. Ha!

“Try Jesus/but please don’t try me/ because I fight,” the lyrics say, adding, “I have no problem layin’ these hands.”

As many adopt “Try Jesus” as their new personal mantra for 2020, it’s hard to ignore the fact that it rejects Christ’s command in Matthew 5:39 to “turn the other cheek” and recommends an eye for an eye instead. Even still, Bible teachers, pastors, evangelists, activists and self-proclaimed Christ followers have crumbled into laughter over the song’s audacious premise, while acknowledging that these words should only be taken with a grain of salt.

Nwigwe, a Nigerian-American artist, who boasts fans like former first lady Michelle Obama, may have made us all giggle a little with “Try Jesus,” but there is another song he released – only 44 seconds long – which is much more worthy of our serious consideration. It’s called “I Need You To,” and it calls for the arrest of the killers of Breonna Taylor and Elijah McClain, both Black young people killed during run-ins with law enforcement.

“I woke up, and I promise you, God gave me a vision to do the song,” Nwigwe told NBC News. “I woke up and got a vision to do that song specifically in a public service announcement-type manner.”

In the video, Nwigwe is seated between his producer LaNell “Nell” Grant and his wife, Fat Nwigwe, performing perfectly synced choreography. As he stares directly into the camera lens, Nwigwe says, “I need you to arrest the killers of Breonna Taylor/all of y'all who think we need more evidence, you goofy.”

He then reiterates, “I said arrest the killers of Breonna Taylor/And Elijah McClain too.”

This gem from Nwigwe has also gone viral as well on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram and is bringing awareness to the murders of these upstanding citizens who needlessly died at the hands of those who are called to serve and protect.

Taylor, 26, who was studying to become a nurse, was shot eight times by officers conducting a narcotics investigation on March 13. No drugs were found at her home. McClain, 23, was put into a chokehold by police on Aug. 24 who stopped him on the street in suburban Denver for “being suspicious.”