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June 2025

June 11, 2025
I took up the thought experiment on the differences in how Christian Hip Hop artists...
June 02, 2025
Comics. What could be more innocent? Who has not taken a delve into some fantastic...

May 2025

May 26, 2025
When you devote yourself to a discourse, the entire discourse needs to be addressed. My...
May 19, 2025
There has not been enough attention given to female Christian Hip Hop. To honour all...
May 10, 2025
My work in this area normally centers around pop culture criticism through a faith-based/Christian lens....
May 02, 2025
The National Day of Prayer, May 1, 2025, is a Congressional-recognized day when the country...

April 2025

April 29, 2025
The Christian Hip Hop cypher (also spelled, cipher) is a critical arena for community and...
April 22, 2025
Those who read my regular work know my commitment to Christian/faith-based Hip Hop culture to...
April 14, 2025
Lecrae gained popularity through his framing of Hip Hop originating in a Christian doctrine, then...
April 05, 2025
"Depeche Mode’s ‘Personal Jesus’: Preaching to the Masses" is the third in the series of...

March 2025

March 25, 2025
This is the second in the series that started with the article on "Faith" by...
March 16, 2025
This is the first in a two-part series working through a faith-based/Christian critique of pop...
March 09, 2025
  September 25, 2017. The date may not stand out to most. For others, this...

February 2025

February 25, 2025
Few Christian Hip Hop artists can connect the lyrical poetics of both roots of Hip...
February 17, 2025
Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, "What I Am" “Really? Is That What You Are?”...
February 10, 2025
The Cross Movement: A Soundtrack of Faith and Authenticity When all else fails, go back...

December 2024

December 13, 2024
So You Want To Write a Grunge-style Christian Song? Going to battle for your faith...

September 2024

September 18, 2024
To Be A Kumare?: A Socio-Religious Critique of Kumare An Abject Expression  Vikram Ghandi took...
September 08, 2024
Bustin' Bizzle and Savvy Sanders, Christian Hip Hop and Culture Christian Hip Hop, culture, and...

June 2024

June 22, 2024
Small, Medium, Large: Three Brief Christian Hip Hop Reviews These past months, I've taken a...

April 2024

April 21, 2024
There's no secret that Hip Hop has both a direct and underscored ability to contest...

March 2024

March 03, 2024
It's a G thang. Faith and fashion in Christian Hip Hop My weekly Youtube episodes...

February 2024

February 27, 2024
Why Christian Hip Hop Matters: Faith and Identity in Christian Hip Hop Who said anything...
February 08, 2024
Not just for kids: Missing Nemo, Elmo’s question, and calling 311 I’m not going to...

January 2024

January 27, 2024
What did he say? It's true, today, Wednesday, January 17, 2024, is National Popeye the...
January 09, 2024
Good House Keeping: House, M.D. and Faith through Stoic Philosophy Thousands of years of blazing...

December 2023

December 24, 2023
  Van Halen. Dreams. 5150, 1986. Diaspora – A Tragedy of Circumstance for Liberal Existence...
December 10, 2023
    Classified, Song Kick, 2023.   Let the People Speak After watching the video...

November 2023

November 30, 2023
“Hey Mr.!...Mister!  What’s that song?” – An apologetic deconstruction of Broken Wings by Mr. Mister...
November 22, 2023
  “Sheena Had Faith In Being A Pop Punk Rocker - Can Pop Punk Be...
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