Marvin Sapp On His Legacy And Being Transparent In The Upcoming Biopic ‘Never Would Have Made It’

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Marvin Sapp has been a staple in the genre of gospel for over 30 years. His body of work includes I Believe, Be Exalted, Thirsty, Here I Am, and a list of other chart-topping albums that focus on family, faith, and following the word of God.

This Michigan-raised artist has been able to open up to listeners all across the world through his music for decades. Now, Sapp’s story is being told on the small screen, with the upcoming biopic Never Would Have Made It.The film, titled after his 2008 single of the same name, will chronicle Sapp’s (played by Chaz Lamar Shepherd) upbringing, his struggles with drugs and alcohol, and his rise in the music industry.

With a career spanning more than three decades, this prominent preacher has said and done almost all there is to do – so why the biopic now?  “I said this before that I didn’t search out for this; it kind of found me,” Sapp tells ESSENCE. “I don’t know if there is necessarily a ‘now’ reason for the biopic, other than people thought that my life story was intriguing.

They thought that based on the things that I’ve had to come through to get to this particular place in life, this would be something that people needed to see from the standpoint of having gone through some really traumatic things as a young boy, and as a young man.”“So, I really think that this story is going to help people to see that no matter how bad life has been, all of us have had ‘Never Would Have Made It’ moments in order to get to where we are today,” he adds.As he continues to inspire others to push through times of turmoil, Sapp has decided to put some of his most personal moments in the movie.