The Rise of Christian Hip Hop

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The Rise of Christian Hip Hop

Postby CrossMovement » Fri Nov 11, 2005 8:55 pm

Being from New York,I hear alot of music,especially the rise of Raggaeton (Oh God please forgive me but I REALLY DISLIKE RAGGAETON OH my GOODNESS!)But anyways,I've looked at hip hop and Im surprised at the decline of how Hip hop is.Everything is either gangster or talk about demeaning girls.The only lyrics I liked from secular hip hop was Game and Eminem.Even with that,hip hop is missing something.The lyrics in christian hip hop is serious,its not just.Like Cross Movement,they are like theologians with their lyrics,they are very intricate.But here's some lyrics from a song called "Datz Whasup" From the Nicky Cruz' Outreach's CD called Ready 4 War

"Heyo Lights Camera Action!/We Come out blastin,Gun Slinger of the word/Got my scripture fastinquick to pull out/no penetration on the first?I got one for ya vest/Wipe the dust off my tims and carry on the next/Until the world hears the truth,we never gonna rest/Pullin cats out the fire,turn them into our brother/runaways running home to unite with their mother/Durag and baggy yea,we always undercover/Use the word like cuffs/Lincoln love to one another/Like arbom is set apart off the flock/Kindred spirits writing link taking over ya block/This quort of five could never be broke/To was the trinity in one,this combo aint a joke


Some of the lyrics is a bit off because Im going based on listening on the song and not actual lyrics.That is almost the first verse of the song.
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Postby Stephen » Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:07 pm

I've looked at hip hop and Im surprised at the decline of how Hip hop is.Everything is either gangster or talk about demeaning girls.The only lyrics I liked from secular hip hop was Game and Eminem


Just about every song I have heard from Eminem and Game are both very guilty of singing about gangster crap or demeaning girls...or cutting there throat and sticking them in there trunk (Eminem)
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Postby glitch1501 » Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:31 pm

IMO the best christian hiphop/rap out right now is

dj maj - boogieroot
grits - art of TRANSFORMATION (not translation, its the remix cd which is 100x better :)
toby mac - renovating diverse city (not welcome to, again, its a remix cd, and is 100x better)


honorable mention goes to the ambassador with his new cd, and la symphony with their new cd, and manafest..

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Postby Yojimbo » Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:38 pm

That's a bit of a double standard there. Calling out rap and hip-hop on that when you make excuses for Eminem and The Game. You really must not be looking hard enough. There are plenty of good secular hip-hop groups out there that are not about ho's, guns, and drugs.

Jurassic 5
A Tribe Called Quest
The Roots
De La Soul
Run DMC
Grandmaster Flash
Ultramagnetic MC's
Talib Kweli
Black Star

Just to name a few off the top of my head.
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Postby That Dude » Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:18 pm

CrossMove have you heard of the label "Grapetree?" They used to be one of the biggest christian rap labels out there (I don't know if they still are, but they put out some good rap.)
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Postby CrossMovement » Sat Nov 12, 2005 6:25 pm

Yojimbo wrote:That's a bit of a double standard there. Calling out rap and hip-hop on that when you make excuses for Eminem and The Game. You really must not be looking hard enough. There are plenty of good secular hip-hop groups out there that are not about ho's, guns, and drugs.

Jurassic 5
A Tribe Called Quest
The Roots
De La Soul
Run DMC
Grandmaster Flash
Ultramagnetic MC's
Talib Kweli
Black Star

Just to name a few off the top of my head.



Yea your right,I didnt look hard enough,its just that the rap that is the stereotype of today is so mainstream.
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And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. [color=Red]But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
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Postby TrigunX89 » Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:04 am

glitch1501 wrote:IMO the best christian hiphop/rap out right now is

dj maj - boogieroot
grits - art of TRANSFORMATION (not translation, its the remix cd which is 100x better :)
toby mac - renovating diverse city (not welcome to, again, its a remix cd, and is 100x better)


honorable mention goes to the ambassador with his new cd, and la symphony with their new cd, and manafest..




Yeah, what he said. But add "The Last Street Preacha" by T-Bone to the list. ;)
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