Admit It: You Think Rappers Are God!!!

They aren’t by a long shot!! That title brings up an interesting point though. To prevent distraction from my point here, I am not accusing you; once again the title is just the attention getter!

In my almost 22 years of age (insert shameless March 25thbirthday plug here)
I’ve listened to a ton of music and have heard the whole spectrum, excluding country and rock and roll because I hate both of those intensely!

I’ve heard lines that I thought were nice like, “when we riot, they don’t care about the dollars lost/ they sippin cocktails while we throw the molotovs/”others terrible like, “I’m on the block/ posted up like a mailbox/”.

Then I’ve heard lines that made me wonder if a rapper was evil.

That’s right by “evil” I mean down with the devil.

Lines like, “When I was twelve, I went to hell for snuffing Jesus." Then lines like, “..Look at my scalp real close and you’ll see triple 6’s” (from Big L’s, “Devil’s Son”).

I don’t talk about evil a lot because that’s time wasted that could be used on positivity. Some things have to be said otherwise people would never know.

This note is targeted to everyone but with an emphasis on those who believe in God and happen to like the rappers I’m going to mention.

*Before you argumentative people open your mouth, I’m talking about myself too.*

Ahh, now that we’ve got that issue out of the way…

What is blasphemy? My definition: Saying you are God and thinking you are God.
Now, who is God? He can’t be defined because definitions are limiting. He can have adjectives attributed to Him so that we can better understand Him. He is the King. He is the ruler and creator of ALL things! (There goes the evolution argument)
He is power, if He says it then it happens. Your sight, heartbeat and EVERYTHING in this world and universe works because He says so. Even the devil has to ask God’s permission to do his fuckery.

Now, what does God have to say about blasphemy? (Biblical backing for KO, lol)

Matthew 12:31-32 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

Leviticus 24:16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.

Isaiah 65:7 Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.

Ezekiel 20:27-33 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings. Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day. Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations? For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be enquired of by you. ...

Ezekiel 35:11-12 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee. And thou shalt know that I am the LORD, and that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume.

So what rappers am I talking about? There are a TON that have done this, but I will only mention a few: Big L, Jay-Z, Ghostface Killah, Lil’ Wayne, 50 Cent, The Game, Guru of Gang Starr and others.

First look at The Game’s song, “My Life”.

This is a lyric contained in it.

“Walk through the gates of Hell, see my Impala parked in front
The high beams on, me and the Devil share chronic blunts
Listening to the "Chronic" album, playing backwards”

First off, who talks about being with the devil like he is their friend? Something is wrong here…

Even 50 Cent did it, back when he was beefing with Bang em smurf and Domination. He made a diss song where he said, "I'm like God to you niggas!"

WAY out of line.

Now let’s look at Lil’ Wayne’s, “Bring it back”.


"Weezy F da reverend preach about me I'm da god 1-7 apple and E"

He calls himself God! That is blasphemy, the highest and most disrespectful thing a human can do to God. I told you what God said about that earlier.
Now, look at this song lyrics from Jay-Z. A man who calls himself, “J. Hova, another way of saying Jehovah, one of God’s many names.

Jay-Z, "D'evils"

"I used to say 'fuck mic skills,' and never prayed to God, I prayed to
Gotti
That's right it's wicked, that's life I live it
Ain't askin' for forgiveness for my sins, endz Stop screamin', you know the demon said it's best to die
And even if Jehovah witness, bet he'll never testify, D'Evils.."

Now check these lines from Full Clip by Gang Starr:

“Stupid, you know the god must bless every single mic he touches
I've suffered just so i can return harder
Since, back in the day I held the weight and kept my head up
They wanna see the god cacth an L, its all a set up”

Additionally, check this line from:
Kanye West’s, “Diamond from Sierra Leone remix”

“I had to get of the boat so I could walk on water
This ain't no tall order, this is nothin to me
Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week”
He’s gonna walk on water like Jesus did right? How can you listen to a man that says this? Not to mention the fact that he says he’s “the God MC/me J. Hova/”

Now look at what the late Big L said in a song called, “Devil’s Son”, the title says enough…

Big L- Devil’s Son

“I'm rolling with Satan, not Jesus Christ
Enemies I got several done
Big L straight from hell, the motherfucking Devil's Son
Word, Big L the motherfucking Devil's Son is definitely in effect
Giving a shout out to all the murderers, thieves, armed robbers
Serial killers, phychos, lunatics, crackheads, mental patients
Mental retards, and a special shoutout to all the niggas with AIDS, peace”

He says he rolls with satan not Jesus Christ! People revere him as one of the best to ever rhyme. That may be true but to make a song like this is beyond wrong.

Now, I’m no saint, but there is no sin that is greater than this. God said it himself! He will forgive murderers, fornicators, rapists, homosexuals, liars, the whole nine, if they repent and accept him as their savior but THIS He will not! He called it an “eternal sin”.

This is why I hate rap because most of it is a direct slap in the face of God. Then when they win the awards the first person they thank is God. What nerve! You can make songs about being God or killing him, or songs about girls licking you like a lollipop and then thank God. As I said before, “what the fuck is wrong with you???”

Remember be careful what you listen to and who you look up to, because you may be looking at something you don’t fully understand.

Is it just music or more than that?

You guys let me know what you think.

**Fueled by passion, driven by pain before I die the world will know my name**
- JioVanni