“I’m a strong believer that to be successful at anything, you have to have a real conviction for it,” explains Marvin Sapp, who recently ventured into R&B after decades as a gospel artist.

MICHEL MARTIN, BYLINE: By the time Marvin Sapp was 10 years old, he was singing all the time. He sang in church. He sang R&B with his buddies. But then his mother told him he had to make a choice.

MICHEL MARTIN, BYLINE: By the time Marvin Sapp was 10 years old, he was singing all the time. He sang in church. He sang R&B with his buddies. But then his mother told him he had to make a choice.

The morning that Bishop Marvin Sapp came to NPR, he told me that it was his two kids who really emphasized how important it was for him to accept our invitation to perform: "They told me ...

The morning that Bishop Marvin Sapp came to NPR, he told me that it was his two kids who really emphasized how important it was for him to accept our invitation to perform: "They told me, 'Dad, Tiny ...