Now that his nickname is "The Hope Dealer," MAJOR. told CBN News' Studio 5 how hope came alive in his life.   

"Can I say hope has always literally been in the who of me all my life, all my life. I had to hope. I just saw life through an optimistic lens. I didn't come from affluence financially; I didn't come from tremendous resource. But I came from a family that instilled the principle of faith and go-getter and excellence. If you want it, you work in excellence for it. And so, it was always in who I was." 

"But my mom, when she told me in college, the meaning behind my name, because Major is my real name. She said, I prayed that Major would make a major impact on the world if I named you that. And it was then that I said, oh, there's more purpose behind it. And hope rang true."

You can watch MAJOR. and a celebration of gospel at the 40th Annual Stellar Awards. It airs August 31st on the BET Network.

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