the majority of music is about making money‚ doing drugs‚ or having sex‚ it is complicated for music concerning other topics to gain attention. However‚ there are always a few jewels that beat the odds. Lecrae‚ the stage name of a Christian lyricist who piously centers his music around the teachings of Jesus Christ‚ is one of those jewels. In all of his songs there are explicit references that all of his energy is channeled into doing the will of God. Typically Lecrae’s genre of music is overlooked
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and dream of being bigger than even the radio’s new friend‚ a young man named Schoolly D who right now‚ at speaker-damaging volume‚ sounds darn big. “Before we start this next record…‚” Schooly’s saying. The record in question is called “Signifying Rapper‚” a brief‚ bloody tale of ghetto retribution from Side 2 of Schoolly’s Smoke Some Kill. The black areas are cut away from the white areas a federal judge ruled in ’74‚ and evidence is everywhere that nothing’s changed since then. On the southbound
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Famous Christian Icon of Modern Music If you mention Lecrae to almost every Christian teen they’ll know exactly who you are talking about. Having 1‚950‚00+ likes on Facebook‚ his popularity is evident in both the Christian and non-Christian youth. Lecrae’s label‚ Reach Records‚ and his logo 116‚ are amongst the most known within the Christian industry. His music has revolutionized the Christian Hip Hop genre‚ and has exposed Christian ideals to the non-Christian community. Many of Lecrae’s music has
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of rap‚ and hip hop. This music has a very upbeat and catchy tempo. Rappers in this scene dress very urban‚ and are always looking for new places to change up their style. In spite of their popularity there are several people who do not agree with this type of music genre‚ they feel as though these artist aren’t educated enough to be able to release music with no sort of actual meaning‚ although this is not necessarily true about every rapper. More often than not‚ rappers portray a stage presence
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Lecrae Devaughn Moore born October 9‚ 1979 is an American Christian Hip Hop artist‚ who categories himself as an out of the box Christian rapper. Lecrae believes that categorizing ones self-limits people’s potential‚ and stops society from making changes. It creates comfortability and staggers growth. In His song “Messengers” feat. King and Country he talks about this same massage‚ poignant on change and raising above the situation that may hold society back from doing greater works. He goes on to
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Lecrae Moore is a Christian artist‚ he has been a light to nonbelievers. He has also been led by God in the urban reformed movement. He has realized that he needs to do more to help the urban culture that has been significantly neglecting God. The most influential rappers of today’s time rap nothing more than sex‚ money‚ drugs‚ and women. Lecrae the author of the song “Nuthin” uses symbolism‚ conflict‚ and tone to create the theme. The theme of Lecrae “Nuthin” song would be that the rap industry
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Not a Genre Lecrae Moore is more than just a Christian artist; he has caught the attention of both secular and religious culture. What people don’t realize is that he came from a broken family and a broken childhood. His life before equips him to reach out and relate to all walks of life‚ and his fame gives him the ability to spread his faith to those who have lost all hope. Many families in this age are fractured‚ and Lecrae’s is no exception. Without a father figure in his life‚ Lecrae searched for
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Jonathan Neuman Historic Traditions 3: World Music Final Presentation / Paper Northern Indian Hindustani Music Thaats The musical tradition of Northern Indian Hindustani music is built on different conceptions of musical components than our traditional Western music. Notation of this music is a relatively new endeavor‚ starting in the 1900’s. Previously the music culture was a tradition passed down orally from a guru or a shishya. The notation of the music today is known a relatively non-standardized
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Christian Music 1. Oceans ~ Hillsong United Verse 1: You call me out upon the waters The great unknown‚ where feet may fail And there I find You in the mystery In oceans deep‚ my faith will stand Chorus: And I will call upon Your name And keep my eyes above the waves When oceans rise My soul will rest in Your embrace For I am Yours‚ and You are mine Verse 2: Your grace abounds in deepest waters Your sovereign hand will be my guide Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me You’ve
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Music history of India The origins of Indian classical music (marga)‚ the classical music of India‚ can be found from the oldest of scriptures‚ part of the Hindu tradition‚ the Vedas. Samaveda‚ one of the four vedas describes music at length. The two main streams of Indian classical music are Hindustani music‚ from North India‚ and Carnatic music from South India. Hindustani music Hindustani music is predominantly more than its south Indian counterpart. The prime themes of Hindustani music
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