The Spirit of Truth

Identity of the preacher
When the videos appeared on an episode of VH1's "Web Junk 20", he was identified as "Reverend X"; due to his unconfirmed identity, many people referred to both the show and the preacher as "The Spirit of Truth." The identity of the preacher was revealed as Don Vincent on the July 27, 2006 edition of The Howard Stern Show.
Video observations
The camera operator zooms in and out of the preacher's face multiple times, as Chroma key effects are used for the production. In some shots, his head is at the bottom right hand side of the screen. In one video, the preacher is seen standing in front of a still image of Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park, whilst clutching a Bible. In another video, he is seen shirtless, sitting and standing in front of a still image of himself, reading rhymed verses from a much smaller book, consisting of what he calls 'my scripture'. In a later video he again appears in front of an image of himself in the background standing in a crane position. He holds a cane in some of the video clips, though having no apparent trouble walking or dancing. At one point, a listener jokingly calls in and says that the large book of scriptures he is holding 'looks like the Yellow Pages'.
Music featured in the videos
The videos feature several songs that play as the preacher speaks. These songs include:
*"" by Ice Cube featuring George Clinton
*"Ambitionz Az a Ridah" by 2Pac
*"Can't C Me" by 2Pac
*"Got My Mind Made Up" by Tupac Shakur featuring Daz, Kurupt, Method Man, Redman
*"How Do U Want It" by 2Pac featuring K-Ci and JoJo
*"No More Pain" by 2Pac
*"Here I Go" by Mystikal
*"Gangstas" by Mystikal
*"The Creator Has the Master Plan" by Brooklyn Funk Essentials
*"Somebody Told Me" by Teddy Pendergrass
*"U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer
*"Cross 'em out and Put a 'K,'" "King Of The Hill," "Westward Ho," "3 Time Felons" by Westside Connection
*"Kick in the Door" by The Notorious B.I.G.
*"Hypnotize" by The Notorious B.I.G.
*"Nasty Boy" by The Notorious B.I.G.
*"" by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring 112
*"Going Back To Cali" by The Notorious B.I.G.
*"Playa Hater" by The Notorious B.I.G.
*"Notorious Thugs" by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
*"What Is Love" by Howard Jones
*"King of Glory" by James Bignon
*"Killing me Softly" by The Fugees
*"Gettin' It" by
Cultural impact
On April 4, 2006, the Florida-based radio program The Hideout played a portion of The Spirit of Truth, with commentary from hosts El Jefe and JDubs. On the June 9, 2006 edition of "Web Junk 20", a video of the preacher was ranked #3. Radio station WRIF in Detroit mentioned the preacher on its "Drew & Mike" morning program and on its website, as well as KLLI's "Russ Martin Show" in Dallas. On September 8, 2006, Frank Kramer from the Frosty, Heidi & Frank Show played the audio from the first Spirit of Truth video.
On May 18, 2007, Don Vincent appeared on Kidd Chris Show on Philadelphia's WYSP. On the program, he confirmed that he had all of the videos from his "One Man Show" days, which spanned five years. The hosts asked if he planned on releasing them on DVD. Vincent said that there were plans in place to do so through his new production staff "Thee Production", although an exact date was not provided. Vincent also mentioned that he was currently in talks with cable network Black Entertainment Television and VH-1's "Web Junk 20" for future projects.
Don Vincent appeared as a guest on the Comedy Central show Tosh.0 for the "Web Redemption" segment, August 18, 2010.
Spill.com creator, animator and contributor Korey Coleman named the email section of the podcast "Let's Do This", to a quote by Rev X which is "F your thoughts". Mr.Coleman has gone over the fact many times in his show and outside.
Hip-hop artist Earl Sweatshirt sampled a portion of the segment in his song "Burgundy" on the 2013 album Doris.
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