Christian hip hop

Christian hip hop, originally Gospel rap, but also known as Holy hip hop, or Christian rap is a form of hip hop music that uses Christian-themed lyrics to express the songwriter's faith.

Related Topics:
Hip hop music - Christian

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Only during the 90's did the term Christian hip hop become descriptive of this type of music.

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Many mainstream hip hop artists include acknowledgements of faith, artsts such as DMX, Nas and Tupac Shakur are not typically considered Christian hip hop, as the themes their of lyrics do not reflect religious faith.

Related Topics:
DMX - Nas - Tupac Shakur

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The audience is typically Christian, but can be used in mission to reach those considered unsaved or lost souls.

Related Topics:
Christian - Mission

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Christian hip hop and rap artists tend to be professed Christians, and use the fact that they are urban or suburban as a positive issue used to spread their religion, and like all religious music, it can be experienced as Christian worship.

Related Topics:
Urban - Suburban - Religion - Religious music

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