#but like...i'm genuinely surprised by the lack of conscious rap i.e. lauryn hill late tlc a tribe called quest panacea type influences | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

apostle-therock-peter · 11 days ago

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"welcome to america" by lecrae is the closest a mainstream christian musician can get to anarchist christian/socialist christian/communist christian without people noticing because they're just grooving to lecrae's masterful flows and the epic beats and "this couldn't happen to me" etc etc etc

#christianity tag #progressive christianity #anarchist christianity #christian anarchism #socialist christianity #christian socialism #communist christianity #christian communism #christian music tag #my beliefs #and yes the song both slaps REALLY hard: lecrae has pulled his flows from experts in the genre i.e. jay z de la soul etc #but he's got his own voice his own sound his own sense of rhythm and flow that other rappers (especially other christian rappers) don't hav #i believe he had a track with andy mineo off of andy mineo's last album where they both wear their rap influences on their sleeves #iirc their influences are: 8ball and mjg which my white ass was too young and too sheltered to listened to as a christian #slick rick (who i've heard of) and doug e. fresh & the get fresh crew #megan thee stallion (which i'm genuinely surprised but. damn good taste lecrae + andy mineo. she's one of the best mainstream rappers)#oh and beastie boys surprisingly. and from lecrae's side too lol #i'm genuinely surprised at all their unique influences but yet somehow lecrae and mineo (both what i'd call conscious rappers)#(as well as the nebulous label of 'christian rappers') don't seem to have much conscious rap influence #which is genuinely both surprising and not surprising on lecrae's part #because i DO see a bit of 80s-90s gangsta rap influence in lecrae esp. in describing grittiness in american hoods and stuff #but i see a lot of conscious rap 'i want to solve these problems' type influence like say...de la soul doechii kendrick lamar #iirc he is influenced by kendrick and kendrick IS influenced by him (kendrick shouted him out on a verse in a new song)#(and lecrae wrote a genuinely heartfelt response song to that song)#but like...i'm genuinely surprised by the lack of conscious rap i.e. lauryn hill late tlc a tribe called quest panacea type influences #like. regarding nineties stuff he could've been listening to as a teen #to be fair panacea is a rather obscure dc band and i do not remember where lecrae lived in childhood. so he might have not grown up with th

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