Here is a great article - This is a great weekend read
Here is a great article - This is a great weekend read
Should
the "Christian" Label be Removed from Christian Rap?
The
world took Christ out of Christmas, replaced the cross with the bunny as
the symbol of Easter, and now, there's a push to take the "Christian"
label off Christian rap, which is a highly effective urban evangelism tool.
But one man is standing up against
it. His name is The Ambassador and he's sitting down for a live two-part
chat with EEW Magazine President & radio host Dianna Hobbs about a recent
article he wrote in response to XXL Magazine's piece called, "New God Flow: Religious MCs Shed
Title of 'Christian Rappers' to Attract Mainstream Fans."
Xist Music's The Ambassador
will be live with Hobbs on WUFO 1080's top-rated urban Christian radio show CROSS CULTURE IN HD for a
two-part interview set to air Oct. 4 &5 at 6 PM EST.
In his live radio interview, the
graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary discusses his much buzzed about
response article to a piece that recently ran in XXL Magazine.
The Ambassador notes, the XXL article
"disappointed and even grieved" him after its writer praised
"'the host of upstarts' doing something new and better for Christian rap
by 'refusing to be labeled as Christian rappers doing Christian
rap.'"
In the Ambassador's rebuttal, he
points out the potential pitfalls of such a perspective for Christians
utilizing the vehicle of rap to reach the world with the gospel-something that
caught the attention of Hobbs, a well-known Christian urban media specialist,
named "One of the 70 Most Influential Black Christian History-Makers"
by Black Christian News Network.
After reading The Ambassador's
response which she applauds for "zoning in on the issue with
laser-like precision," Hobbs invited him to be a guest on her urban radio
show on Western NY's #1 and oldest black-owned urban station, WUFO 1080 AM.
"Seeing myself as somewhat of an
urban missionary, who takes particular interest in the hip hop generation, I
was grateful to use the interview platform to further unpack and elaborate on
why I believe Christians should not relinquish the narrative but rather control
the narrative concerning Christians who serve within the hip-hop context,"
said The Ambassador in a statement. "Having written an article that I
hoped would spark dialogue, it has been encouraging to see the response of
people who see this as timely and opportune."
CROSS CULTURE IN HD host Dianna Hobbs
said, "I'm very eager to discuss and share The Ambassador's views
surrounding the issue of taking the 'Christian' label off rap to reach a
broader audience. I believe his article serves as a great explanation of
Christian rap for non-believers and a clarion call to Believers to remain
focused on our ultimate mission, which is to reach the world with the gospel of
Jesus Christ."
article from EEW MAGAZINE
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