Christian Rappers


Dr. Sweet NUPE

Dr. Sweet NUPE

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I was working out and saw some video of Christian Rappers. Would any of you allow them to perform in your church, or is it too extreme just yet?
 
Dr. Sweet NUPE said:
I was working out and saw some video of Christian Rappers. Would any of you allow them to perform in your church, or is it too extreme just yet?
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Bring them on. I have a couple of locals in the congregation as it is.
 



I would...and our church still does. My pastor is a HUGE fan of Christian Rap but we carefully listen to what they are saying before they perform at our church. He won't let just anybody get up there and rap.

Local artist in BR such as Prizm, Doc Know and Big A have performed at our church. I listen to the Holy Hip Show all the time. My kids love it as well.

www.gforcerecords.com
 
I'm glad you all are thinking that way. Many people hate rap and have not even listened to any of the words, and condemn ALL rappers as bad.

Isn't Bizzy Bone moving more toward Christian rapping?
 
I say bring them on....I went to a church here that welcomed them with open arms!!! I've heard some pretty good ones. I see it as a way to reach those who like rap music....especially the younger generation of today.
 
Exactly...As a matter of fact, one of our Deacons and Pastors are gifted in the area of Christian Rap. One day I heard these two freestyling over a beat and man it was uplifting and mind blowing!!! Didn't matter that we went to rival high schools(bitter rivals)...when you do it in the name of Jesus...MAN!! Both of these cats are not even 30!!

I'm in the process of working with these two(schedules permitting) to lay down some vocals and sing some hooks.
 
Jax said:
Exactly...As a matter of fact, one of our Deacons and Pastors are gifted in the area of Christian Rap. One day I heard these two freestyling over a beat and man it was uplifting and mind blowing!!! Didn't matter that we went to rival high schools(bitter rivals)...when you do it in the name of Jesus...MAN!! Both of these cats are not even 30!!

I'm in the process of working with these two(schedules permitting) to lay down some vocals and sing some hooks.
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Man the freestyle sessions after service, were ALWAYS off the chains! There is sooo much talent at Annointed Life!
 
Dr. Sweet NUPE said:
TP have you listened to the rappers today and actually read their words. The last great rappers were Wu Tang. Now it's all about a beat.
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Yeah, but the Christian rappers are still worse.
 
I have listen to a few, most of them are awful. Just give me the old songs of Zion.

This is a quick money maker for some.
 



There's this one from World Changers. I like him. He has came for the 2nd year in a row to the Youth Conference and the kids enjoy him. He raps, but he preaches in between songs.
 
I don't feel it, but if it reaches the kids, and if the message is sound, then more power to them. To God be the glory.
 
From time to time in our worship services where our youth are in charge, some have performed rap songs that glorified God and it did invoke people to worship God. Yet the main reason I don't listen to a lot of Christian rap is what Tp inferred...poor mic skillz, weak beats, & etc. (being nice about it). However there is a rap group called the Cross Movement has been around for awhile. They are probably the closest thing to quality Christian Rap. Check out their label's website---->http://crossmovementrecords.com
 
BulldogM.Ed.23 said:
From time to time in our worship services where our youth are in charge, some have performed rap songs that glorified God and it did invoke people to worship God. Yet the main reason I don't listen to a lot of Christian rap is what Tp inferred...poor mic skillz, weak beats, & etc. (being nice about it). However there is a rap group called the Cross Movement has been around for awhile. They are probably the closest thing to quality Christian Rap. Check out their label's website---->http://crossmovementrecords.com
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I popped in Cross Movement this past weekend in Destin. Man...Cross Movement is TIGHT! I'm still listening to it. I personally like K9 and BB Jay and 3 local cats in Baton Rouge, Prizm, Big A and Doc Know. Check out their web site at www.gforcerecords.com
 
I used to attend hip hop gospel concert regularly back in the day. There was a group called GRITS they were pretty good. I believe they are still around. I don't really get to hear much lately.
 
Jax said:
I popped in Cross Movement this past weekend in Destin. Man...Cross Movement is TIGHT! I'm still listening to it. I personally like K9 and BB Jay and 3 local cats in Baton Rouge, Prizm, Big A and Doc Know. Check out their web site at www.gforcerecords.com
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Does Tai Trivette (sp? of name is not certain) fit into this rap category? I like how he and his group flow. They make me want to bob my head and dance!
 
J4J said:
Does Tai Trivette (sp? of name is not certain) fit into this rap category? I like how he and his group flow. They make me want to bob my head and dance!
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Tye Tribett, IMHO, does not fit in to the gospel rap category. He reminds me of how Kirk Franklin was when he came out, just a little more upbeat than Kirk was when he came out. I have Tribetts CD in rotation in the truck. His entire CD is nice.
 
J4J said:
Does Tai Trivette (sp? of name is not certain) fit into this rap category? I like how he and his group flow. They make me want to bob my head and dance!
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See I tried to tell you people about some of these folks awhile back. I thought no one was hearing me.
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BTW I got the V.I.C.T.O.R.Y. !!!
 
Hip-hop bridges the church-street gap

Diversions | Entertainment

JAIME HOLGUIN | Thursday, August 3, 2006 at 12:30 am |


Episcopal minster invites rappers to spread God's word and help attract young people to church

NEW YORK - To the uninitiated, HipHopEMass might feel more like a rap concert than an Episcopal church service. For one, clergy take a back seat to the rappers, outfitted in sneakers, baggy jeans, oversized shirts and do-rags, who deliver the day's sermon in the language and attitude of the streets.

But before dismissing it, listen closely, says founder Father Timothy Holder, an Episcopal minister in the South Bronx, and you'll find that every identifiable part of a traditional mass is there.

"It is the sacrament, it is the word ... just in the vernacular of hip-hop," he says.

Holder, 51, who arrived in the South Bronx - the birthplace of hip-hop - from Alabama in 2002, says bridging the gap between street and altar is necessary for the survival of both.

"We have done a very good job, I'm afraid, in the church, of locking up the gates, closing the doors and making fortresses out of our churches," he says. "And we've done a very good job on the streets of denying, killing and robbing."

The Harvard-educated priest, whose street name is Poppa T, ought to know. By his count, seven out of 10 of the young men in his neighborhood are incarcerated one or more times before the age of 40.

This grim reality served as the impetus for Holder's hip-hop homily. The idea became more urgent after he watched the Tupac Shakur documentary "Tupac: Resurrection." It was the late rapper's question, "Who will speak for the thug?" that resonated in Holder.

And so, in 2004, he decided he'd be the one to offer a voice for the underprivileged urban youth in his community.
 
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