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<\/a>The pursuit of dreams, filial affection, happiness, enjoyment in rap itself, thoughts on culture and religion\u2013these were not uncommon themes for rappers to address. Nowadays, after the music industry has taken serious losses due to legal and illegal digital downloading, companies and their artists stick more to a thoughtless formula than ever before. Creativity is at an all-time low as the industry tightens it belt to salvage profits and stay afloat. Who suffers? The conscionable rap fan, that\u2019s who. Now, if only we could get some thoughtful Christian rappers off the ground\u2026 (like Sev Statik and KJ-52 to the right)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Okay, so many will scoff at me, and say that they\u2019ve always known this was true, but rap as heard on the radio reflects a culture driven stark-wild with lust. Many songs no longer include any mention of romance or relational affection, but focus almost entirely on physical gratification and its pursuit. It\u2019s terrible to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1217,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[13035],"class_list":["post-47","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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