The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Holy Hip-Hop?

Pilgrim said:
Now.... again I have written this many times over here and elsewhere. Simply put, to "glorify" God is to faithfully reflect His nature and attributes as found in His self-disclosure, i.e., the Bible. Thus music must be analogous to God Himself and in accord with His revealed will given to us. Does Rap mirror the nature and/or attributes of God? Does Rap et al forms of music produce within us an attitude of self-denial or does it appeal to our base emotive element?

My personal conclusion has been for years that ANY type of music which is based upon a syncopated beat is unacceptable from the get-go. If I had to equate this type of music with something else I would have to say it is in the same category as the current "boost your self-esteem" fad. The bottom line is that this type of music is self-ingratiating; it feeds the raw emotions.