Talk:Christian hip hop
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[edit] List
needs list of prominent artists. ReverendG 00:35, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
yes please merge "christian hip hop" and "holy hip hop" - but PLEASE do NOT list under "Holy Hip Hop" that sounds so dorky. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Djp72 (talk • contribs).
[edit] Unexplained deletions
Please give some explanation as to why history should be deleted. Paul foord 14:37, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
you guys need to listen to DMX's song lord give me a sign if you want to listen to some real christian rap.
[edit] Please Explain
likewise the secular hip hop community has also at times persecuted Christian hip hop artists and followers.
This sentence reeks of NPOV, either we should scrap that sentence or add sources.
- Yes, it does "reek of NPOV," because it was written from a neutral point of view. I'm sure you meant that it is the writer's point of view, but that's beside the point. Unfortunately, it is true that many Christian emcees (most infamously D-Boy) have been persecuted by secular hip hop artists and crews. That's probably where the term "sucker emcee" came from. |phantasy phanatik|talk|contribs|
Not true. The term "sucker emcee" goes back farther than Danny boy.
[edit] D-Boy's death
Is there a reliable cite for D-Boy being killed due to evangalizing the gangs? All reliable sources I can find say it was a case of mistaken identity or the motive for his killing was unknown. Ashmoo 02:47, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Intro too long
Some of the intro needs to be moved to the article. At present it is very unbalanced hjaving an intro as long as the article. Whats with all the links to clothiong brands etc. It looks a lot like spam to me? David D. (Talk) 06:59, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
- i notice an anon IP reverted back to the bad old version that had an overlong intro and tons of spam links. i have reverted it bac to the last good version by LeinadSpoon. This is not acceptable format on wikipedia. Articles should not become link farms. David D. (Talk) 06:45, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Corrected Info. about D-Boy's Murder
Per the Dallas Morning News (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-cookie_08met.ART.State.Edition2.e26d8ac.html), Danny Rodriguez "D-Boy" was murdered in 1990 when he was leaving his apartment complex. Police have never apprehended a suspect and the motive for the killing is not known.
[edit] Other rappers
One of the most ironic quirks of rap artists, given their usual lyrics - look through the liner notes to most US RAP/Hip Hop. You will find the artist/band thanking god. I think Geto Boys are the best example of this 164.143.244.34 17:58, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Opinion or Fact?
...two groups emerged in this new scene that not only had the "gospel" / "Christian" part, but also had the credible skills and "street wise" artistry to make an impact in the secular or mainstream scene as well...
This section in particular seems to just be blind assertion. Whether someone is 'street-wise' or not is a matter of opinion. A better way of framing this would be if you found someone of prominence in the hip hop community who expressed this point of view.
[edit] First Hip Hop Worship Album?
How is Rawsrvnt's album, "In Rare Form" listed as the first Hip Hop Worship Album? Wasn't Hip Hop Praise's album "Sinner's Prayer" way before that? This article seems to have a lot of fake statements like this one, and I'm concerned the credibility simply isn't here. 141.151.175.91 20:54, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
