Point 5 Covenant

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Point 5 Covenant is a Roman Catholic Christian rap/hip-hop group from Dallas, Texas. The group includes rappers "Flip" ("J the Primate") and "Kiel" ("Moses the Black") and their DJ "Sean P."

Flip (J the Primate) and Kiel (Moses the Black) started freestyling to Apollos Beatbox back in Catholic High School. Upon graduating both decided to start a hip-hop group and eventually tagged the name Point 5 Covenant, meaning God has already fulfilled his part of the covenant and we need to do our half. Through this journey through hip-hop Flip has converted and Kiel has reverted back to the Catholic Faith. Along with their DJ, Sean P, they have shared the stage with artists such as Mars Ill, Grits, Pigeon John, Red Cloud, and Ill Harmonics.

In his senior year at SMU, Flip Cadarao recorded "The SMU song" and gained instant fame and popularity with both his fellow students, and even college students from other universities.

The SMU Song

The catchy anthem about his alma mater, Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas has attracted students to the dance floor with its poppy beats and compels them to consider the undeniable commonality between everyone that attends SMU: the mascot, fashionistas, fraternity bus parties, the Umphrey Lee cafeteria crowd and Mustang Athletes.

Caderao’s lyrics unify all that walk the campus regardless of their ethnicity, major, religion or gender. No matter what classes students take, what parties they attend, how much their clothes cost or the accent that colors their voices as they order sandwichs at Umphrey, “The SMU Song,” tags them in its good-natured game. Everyone is an equal part of the team. His song is relatable and shows the good in being able to poke fun at yourself. Caderao’s music reflects a desire to create bridges between social islands around him, connect people with lyrics that provoke discussion, stimulate thought and, in the end, make them see that beneath the “fashion” and the symbols that surround all students, everyone is having to make a go of it — whether to find a parking place or a couch to sleep on.

“I love the fact that I am so different from the stereotype. Not that the stereotype is a bad thing, it’s that it helps me grow individually and provides me with better perspective,” Caderao said.