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August 2025

August 04, 2025

A Paradox of Faith and Hip Hop in the Work of the Rapper DMX

The rapper DMX, also known as Earl Simmons, had a controversial Hip-Hop career. Riddled with...

August 01, 2025

Faith Pops: The Influence of Faith In Today’s Pop Music

When you see a tagline like this, you know there’s going to be a response...

July 2025

July 28, 2025

Silence In The Dark: Exploring the Faith of Ozzy Osborne

Based on the news from today, Tuesday, July 22, the passing of the legend Ozzy...

July 21, 2025

Gospel Rap from the Rez: Lil’ Mike and Funny Bone

The Native American Music Awards (NAMMY) released the list of the 2025 winners. The list...

July 14, 2025

Preaching to the Choir: Coolio’s “Gangster’s Paradise”

Reviewing the abundance of articles written about the 1995 classic, Gangster's Paradise by Coolio,...

July 04, 2025

Movements for the People: 100 Hoodz and The Whosoevers

There has been a surge of youth involvement in various ways to articulate a contemporary...

June 2025

June 20, 2025

The importance of Theomusicology, a Juneteenth Special

Theomusicology is the musicological study of religious music, including orthodox religious music study, history, and...

June 11, 2025

Court of Hip Hop Opinion: Gospel Rap vs. Christian Hip Hop

I took up the thought experiment on the differences in how Christian Hip Hop artists...

June 02, 2025

Christian Comic Reviewed: Analyzing Themes, Art, and Impact

Comics. What could be more innocent? Who has not taken a delve into some fantastic...

May 2025

May 26, 2025

“B-boys as C-boys”: Christian Breakdance As Discipleship

When you devote yourself to a discourse, the entire discourse needs to be addressed. My...

May 19, 2025

Props to Mom: Female Christian Hip Hop Special

There has not been enough attention given to female Christian Hip Hop. To honour all...

May 10, 2025

“Taking the 14th,” Pope Leo XIV, a Legacy Begins

My work in this area normally centers around pop culture criticism through a faith-based/Christian lens....

May 02, 2025

Are Prince and Sinead O’Connor Right? National Day of Prayer

The National Day of Prayer, May 1, 2025, is a Congressional-recognized day when the country...

April 2025

April 29, 2025

Rappin’ Faith: The Christian Hip Hop Cypher Experience

The Christian Hip Hop cypher (also spelled, cipher) is a critical arena for community and...

April 22, 2025

Giving Thoughts To The Pontiff, Pope Francis

Those who read my regular work know my commitment to Christian/faith-based Hip Hop culture to...

April 14, 2025

Deconstructing Lecrae: An Apologetic of Christian Hip Hop

Lecrae gained popularity through his framing of Hip Hop originating in a Christian doctrine, then...

April 05, 2025

“Depeche Mode’s ‘Personal Jesus’: Preaching to the Masses”

"Depeche Mode’s ‘Personal Jesus’: Preaching to the Masses" is the third in the series of...

March 2025

March 25, 2025

“Missing God?” Tori Amos analyzing “God”

This is the second in the series that started with the article on "Faith" by...

March 16, 2025

Annexing Faith: Deconstructing “Faith” by George Michael

This is the first in a two-part series working through a faith-based/Christian critique of pop...

March 09, 2025

“Play or Pray? Exploring Faith and Choice in Young Sheldon”

September 25, 2017. The date may not stand out to most. For others, this...

February 2025

February 25, 2025

Bizzle Be Better: Critiquing the Christian Rapper Bizzle

Few Christian Hip Hop artists can connect the lyrical poetics of both roots of Hip...

February 17, 2025

Edie Brickell’s ‘What I Am’: Pop, Philosophy & Shallow Faith

Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, "What I Am" “Really? Is That What You Are?”...

February 10, 2025

Christian Hip Hop: The Cross Movement and the Power of Roots

The Cross Movement: A Soundtrack of Faith and Authenticity When all else fails, go back...

December 2024

December 13, 2024

What Would People Think? DC Talk, “Jesus Freak”

So You Want To Write a Grunge-style Christian Song? Going to battle for your faith...

September 2024

September 18, 2024

To Be A Kumare?: A Socio-Religious Critique of Kumare

To Be A Kumare?: A Socio-Religious Critique of Kumare An Abject Expression Vikram Ghandi took...

September 08, 2024

Bustin’ Bizzle and Savvy Sanders, Christian Hip Hop

Bustin' Bizzle and Savvy Sanders, Christian Hip Hop and Culture Christian Hip Hop, culture, and...

June 2024

June 22, 2024

Small, Medium, Large: Three Christian Hip Hop Reviews

Small, Medium, Large: Three Brief Christian Hip Hop Reviews These past months, I've taken a...

April 2024

April 21, 2024

The Battle for Christian Hip Hop: Faith or Profit?

There's no secret that Hip Hop has both a direct and underscored ability to contest...

March 2024

March 03, 2024

It’s a G thang. Faith and fashion in Christian Hip Hop

It's a G thang. Faith and fashion in Christian Hip Hop My weekly Youtube episodes...

February 2024

February 27, 2024

Why Christian Hip Hop Matters

Why Christian Hip Hop Matters: Faith and Identity in Christian Hip Hop Who said anything...

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