Yes, the title is click bait. And yes, I am classifying Kendrick Lamar’s latest, certified-platinum (its only been three weeks, y’all!) album DAMN. as a sermon. Scratch…… Read more “Let’s Be Honest: DAMN. Is One of The Best Sermons I’ve Heard in a While”
Category: Hip-Hop
Hip-Hop, Opportunity, and Black Privilege: A Young Pastor’s Views on Charlamagne’s New Book
For the last several years, my mornings have consisted of the following: An alarm, a yawn, a glance to the right to see if one of my…… Read more “Hip-Hop, Opportunity, and Black Privilege: A Young Pastor’s Views on Charlamagne’s New Book”
Where Do We Go From Here?: Protests, Violence, Colonialism and Kingdom
Like millions of people around the world I was up late awaiting to see who would sit on the Throne of America as the next president of…… Read more “Where Do We Go From Here?: Protests, Violence, Colonialism and Kingdom”
Let Me Clear My Throat: The Prophetic Radicalism of the Hip-Hop Generation
Introduction “Hip-hop is the voice of this generation… It has given young people a way to understand their world, whether they are from the suburbs or…… Read more “Let Me Clear My Throat: The Prophetic Radicalism of the Hip-Hop Generation”
Rights, Privilege, and the Power of Sitting
“Injustice sometimes causes us to sit when privilege is not granted to all but only some. “
Christian Hip Hop: The New Age Reformers
What do artist like Christian Hip Hop Artists Lecrae, Bizzle, Sho Baraka, and G.S., have in common with great church pioneers Martin Luther, John Calvin, and John…… Read more “Christian Hip Hop: The New Age Reformers”