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by Ebony Utley<\/a>
R3 Contributor<\/p>\n

Rapper Meek Mill and Pastor Jomo K. Johnson <\/a>have beef. I know. Before this week, you\u2019ve probably never heard of either of them. Meek Mill <\/a>is a Philadelphia rapper whose track \u201cAmen\u201d has inspired the ire of Pastor Johnson who has called for a boycott of Mill.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve written elsewhere about why rappers incorporate religious themes. It\u2019s inevitable. Religion is in the hood nestled between the liquor stores and the churches on most urban corners. And when rap and religion combine, the result is oftentimes an irreligious song like \u201cAmen\u201d that incorporates religious themes.
Read the rest and watch the video here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"