Christian Rappers are "Weird People" ( I also figured out how to create a title)

In class on Thursday we talked about Laura Capon’s post titled “Weird People”. In her interesting post she has a very good point: “Even when listening to music or looking at artwork, it's like communicating with the creator.” That’s actually why I love the Christian Rap genre. In this genre there is sadness, anger, happiness, just like any other genre of music but with a twist: it’s not bubbly like Christian Contemporary, but, like Christian Contemporary, it talks about and glorifies Jesus, some rappers like NF put their life into their lines. NF’s song “How Could You Leave Us” from his album “Therapy Session” is a perfect example.

“How Could You Leave Us” is about his mom but, it’s not that simple. Turns out that his mom was addicted to drugs and had her children taken away. In the song NF is very emotional because of this topic pointed out by the crying and breaking down at the end of the song. I don’t know what that feels like and maybe you do but I love this song because of all of this raw emotion it shows.

I’m sure I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again: His music is more real to me than the bubbly music that they play on Christian radio stations but less misogynistic and rude than that of the main stream rap and hip-hop stations.

I guess what I’m saying is that media touches lives. In my case music and comics touch my life. What media touches yours?

 

This is Andy Mineo. He is a prominent Christian rapper. He is most known for his song "Paisano's Wylin' " and his work with his fellow Reach Records artists: Trip Lee, Tedashii, Lecrae, KB, and others.