"Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere."
--G.K. Chesterton
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--Walt Whitman
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This entry was posted on 9/27/2009 11:57 AM and is filed under Music, Faith and Doubt.
Christian rap? Why not?
Hip-hop, like commercial media generally, has become so dominated by bullets and booty that we might forget the sublime potential of spoken-word poetry. The strong beats and melodic hooks of hip-hop are well-suited to convey extremes of struggle and ecstasy that get bleached out of Christian soft rock.
I haven't found an artist who does this better than Grits. This track, "Supreme Being", is my favorite from their 1999 album Grammatical Revolution, a vibrant, many-faceted collection that also includes pounding spiritual-warfare anthems like "Man's Soul" and "Return of the Antagonist" and the poignant, gospel-inflected "It Takes Love".
I haven't been able to find lyrics online; buy the album and enjoy the liner notes for yourself!
