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“I still haven’t found / what I’m looking for…”
U2’s Bono nailed the sentiment. In over 20 years of listening to holy hip hop (First purchase: 1986 / Stephen Wiley’s “Bible Break” single – on tape!), I have yet to run across The Perfect Christian Rap Album.
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On December 17th, 1991, Judge Kevin Thomas of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an injunction against Warner Bros. Records that changed the direction of Hip Hop music forever. The case was, of course, over sampling and copyright infringement. Biz Markie, a signed artist of Warner Bros. Records (and inventor of the slang “Oh, Snap!”) used a sample from the song “Alone Again (Naturally)” by singer-songwriter Gilbert O’Sullivan. The case set a precedent for the music industry and created a wave of legal woes still felt by Hip Hop producers to this day. It was ruled that 100% of all samples must be cleared first by the original copyright owners before any third party use.
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The days after Thanksgiving and before Christmas represent the busiest shopping season of the year. Its shopping insanity. People getting up at 3am, waiting in long lines, arguing over the last video game system or the new Elmo even stampedes and real fist fights. It seems each year it gets a little bit more intense and the retailers always try to push the envelope a little bit more in their marketing efforts to get us to spend more.
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Some of us reading this have visited someone behind bars before. Some of us may have even spent some time there ourselves. But all of us can at least somewhat imagine what it would be like as we’ve seen movies, TV shows, and even heard first hand descriptions about what it’s like on the inside. Getting locked up can be a badge of honor in the street. It’s often given props in hip-hop music and culture. But even still we all know it’s not good. It’s not a place we’d like to go for any amount of time. It’s ugly.
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It seems this title and this article definitely stirred up some emotion in a lot of people. Some are sad to see it die, some are happy, and some even seem to be upset that were just talking about it. Well why are we talking about it? Why it is a topic of discussion?
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Will the Movement Stop? If youre a fan of The Cross Movement, thats the question... Click Here to read the article from CCM Magazine June 2007 issue.
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Urban D's first column article talking about some of his story and what a church service looks like at Crossover. It also takes some quotes from his new book as well.
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Up-and-commer FLAME is living proof that redemptive hip-hop is a life changing reality. Click here to read the article from CCM Magazine (April 2007).
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