Hip Hop Spirituality

Jul 20, 2004 Print This Post

{ MOOD: Good, Thanks for Asking | ITUNES: “Jesus Walks” – Kanye West }

Here’s an excerpt from P Diddy on MTV’s site. It’s from a two-part article on spirituality in the Hip Hop community and it is about Kanye West’s album (which Dan turned me on to, thank you very much).

“I think that a lot of times when you’re talking about God or Jesus, people get intimidated,” opines P. Diddy, who released the single “Best Friend” about his relationship with God in 1999. “The way Kanye did it, he made the record so hot that they can’t front on it. It wasn’t about the lyrical content; it was undeniable. Then, because [the record] was blessed to be a hit, you’re forced to deal with the power of God and the record is going to touch you. You can’t escape it. ‘Best Friend’ was definitely one of the first records, but to be honest, ‘Jesus Walks’ is just a hotter record. It’s a rap record about Jesus [that] young men and women can understand, instead of you pushing it down their throats. You hit them with that heat and they understood it.”

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Growing up in the Lansing area, I wanted nothing more than to get out. My exit strategy included a complex mixture of schemes for an urban church plant, iProducts, and an elaborate Bollywood car chase scene with zombies and catchy techno music.

As a 40 year old man, I find myself entrenched in the Lansing area at a church I love (Riverview), with 4 kids I love more (a high schooler, a junior higher, a middle schooler, and an elementary schooler), and a wife I love the most (Grace).

Instead of planting one church, I dream of helping hundreds get started without ever leaving my home base. I still love my iProducts and use them as tools to help lead and teach the thousands who attend Riverview. And when no one is looking, I blare the techno music and send my unimpressive resume to casting agents for Bollywood zombie films.

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