thought my Jesus piece was so harmless...

oh lord...


David Goldberg sent me this one.

Some highlights… what is really interesting is that most hip-hoppers might agree to some of these particular sentences…

Yes, we do have very powerful Christian rap groups that preach the word of God through rap, but we must not get confused and call what they are doing Hip Hop.

… until a realization that the writer is trying to separate ‘Christian rap’ from it’s hip-hop origins

You have to understand that God does not embrace anything that has a corrupt origin.

Hip-hop is not rap! Rapping is style of conveying a message, like singing, humming, whistling, etc. Hip-hop is a culture, or way of living and governing your life. There is also a style of music that is a part of the hip-hop culture, but it’s not just represented by rap.

The founders and original pioneers of this culture teach that it is a religion. They teach that it is a tool to point people to their god. Not the God of the Holy Bible. KRS-ONE teaches that the bible is irrelevant to the knowledge of his god. Hip-hop is a very effective tool for the degradation of our nations youth. KRS-ONE and the Temple of Hip Hop teaches that this culture was designed to give knowledge to self, or to show the Black man himself as god!

And of course the classic…

In hip hop…Being a thug is cool. Looking like you just robbed a bank is the norm.