James Curran aka Jamesthemormon is a 29-year-old Utahn who grew up internationally, spending time in Russia, China and Uzbekistan. He started recording at age 17 but came out of the lime light with is 2016 EP titled "I'm Not a Rapper". The EP skyrocketed up the hip-hop charts on to the top 30th iTunes hip hop album in 2016. At age 23 he decided to serve a religious mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. “I was not going on a mission,” he said. “I was not about the church. I didn’t believe or not believe, I just was apathetic.” He ended up serving because he felt like it “was a good thing” and wanted to change his life." “In my mind, a mission was helping people,” he said. “I didn’t have any real understanding of the doctrine.” That all changed when he was in the Missionary Training Center and a woman bore her testimony of the gospel, and it all clicked for Curran and he thought, “It’s all true, and it’s the most important thing on this earth.” After his mission, Curran vowed to make sure everyone on this earth that knew him, knew his beliefs. He started making rap videos on YouTube with an emphasis on making the rap sound as normal "as any other rap album" but focusing on promoting values, family, and a healthy drive in life for success. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.