...r my Influences
I didn't realize how much time and 'letters' i was going to spend on HolyHiphop when i began 3 posts ago.
*Sigh*
It seems the more i research the issue, the more problems i find on "our side". For the sake of ___________ i dunno I won't mention names of the artists, but if you really wan' know, holla @ me. I was looking up websites of artists (not exactly well-known, but somewhat popular) with upcoming cd's to listen to samples. I came across 1 site/blog/myspace of a christian grp and listed under the influences were Jay-Z, Ludacris, Beastie Boys and others. Am I the only 1 who thinks there's sumthin seriously wrong with this?!?!
Now yeah there were some christian artists listed (oh Jay-z was #1) but why oh why would any christian artist be drawing inspiration from the world when we have the ultimate access to the ultimate reserve of originality and freshness and... That besides the point, considering the 'gutter' quality of the lyrics of these "influences" why even listen to their work? and then glorify them and their junk, (that's oh by the way "Contrary to the Word of God and everything Christlike" ) by honoring them as 1 of ur motivations and influences? I'm speechless. What ever happened to "come out of them and be ye separate?"
Maybe I'm taking it too seriously. But let me not hear any rappers complain on how the secular world gives them no props, when they hail them as models they look up to.
I had heard good things about this grp but i don't think I'll be laying out any green to cop their album. I'm not tryn to get a watered down version of the secular rap industry.
And other site of a christian artist had a link that took me to a frontpage with a busty naked woman with tatoos, it wuz literally porn. Wow, was all i could say, and i don't think there's much else to add to that.
I know in a banana bunch of 10, one always got 2 be bad. Majority of HHH stays true to inspiration from above, but some are tryn to be mirror images of secular rappers in the gospel industry, w/o the offensive lyrics. Let all of 'em be sincerely reminded, God doesn't take cues or ideas or styles from the enemy, from the devil. It's the devil that's the thief, that's always stolen from God. and how are you supposed to reach them, if you're coming with the same tired old style?
*Sigh*
It seems the more i research the issue, the more problems i find on "our side". For the sake of ___________ i dunno I won't mention names of the artists, but if you really wan' know, holla @ me. I was looking up websites of artists (not exactly well-known, but somewhat popular) with upcoming cd's to listen to samples. I came across 1 site/blog/myspace of a christian grp and listed under the influences were Jay-Z, Ludacris, Beastie Boys and others. Am I the only 1 who thinks there's sumthin seriously wrong with this?!?!
Now yeah there were some christian artists listed (oh Jay-z was #1) but why oh why would any christian artist be drawing inspiration from the world when we have the ultimate access to the ultimate reserve of originality and freshness and... That besides the point, considering the 'gutter' quality of the lyrics of these "influences" why even listen to their work? and then glorify them and their junk, (that's oh by the way "Contrary to the Word of God and everything Christlike" ) by honoring them as 1 of ur motivations and influences? I'm speechless. What ever happened to "come out of them and be ye separate?"
Maybe I'm taking it too seriously. But let me not hear any rappers complain on how the secular world gives them no props, when they hail them as models they look up to.
I had heard good things about this grp but i don't think I'll be laying out any green to cop their album. I'm not tryn to get a watered down version of the secular rap industry.
And other site of a christian artist had a link that took me to a frontpage with a busty naked woman with tatoos, it wuz literally porn. Wow, was all i could say, and i don't think there's much else to add to that.
I know in a banana bunch of 10, one always got 2 be bad. Majority of HHH stays true to inspiration from above, but some are tryn to be mirror images of secular rappers in the gospel industry, w/o the offensive lyrics. Let all of 'em be sincerely reminded, God doesn't take cues or ideas or styles from the enemy, from the devil. It's the devil that's the thief, that's always stolen from God. and how are you supposed to reach them, if you're coming with the same tired old style?
posted by Aima at 12:14 PM
1 Comments:
Hey Aima,
I think christian rappers who mention secular influences don't think deep enough about the meaning of what they're saying. I blame it on simple ignorance.
I think sometimes they can make it clear they admire someones style or creativity but make sure to reject the lyrical content. but these days everyone's sucking up to whomever'll give them recognition. That's the game my sista.
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