DeeDee Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Did somebody add Elvis?? I certainly hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Knight Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Theres no option for all of them lol, because really all of them have broken the laws of morality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StatingTheObvious Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Any of the "rappers", of course. I'm stunned that you so called 'christians' do anything that promotes that genre of "[i]music[/i]". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Our priest called Madonna the Anti-Madonna in yesterday's homily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
track2004 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 I'd say Ludacris... I got uncomfortable when his song came on the radio... It was way to dirty for mid day air play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 [quote name='StatingTheObvious' date='Sep 19 2005, 07:14 AM']Any of the "rappers", of course. I'm stunned that you so called 'christians' do anything that promotes that genre of "[i]music[/i]". [right][snapback]729556[/snapback][/right][/quote] Can you name any hip-hop artists besides the ones you see on MTV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zabbazooey Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 STO: Phatmass promotes hip hop without the garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avemaria40 Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 (edited) Fr. Stan Fortuna and , the guy who sings ''53 Beads on a String" Edited September 19, 2005 by avemaria40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 I'd vote Peter Singer, "Dr. Death" and head of the bio-ethics dept at Princeton. (He's a "Singer" though not a musician.") Of those listed, I'd say Madonna. Elvis' effect on morals I think was largely over-rated (though he paved the way for worse to come, tho I don't think he set out deliberately to erode morals.) Britney, Christina, and the like are more corporate pawns than anything else. Today the culture is so degraded that most "musicians" are as much products of the degradation as its causes. Most of the bands/singers today are basically rip-offs of those that came before them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StatingTheObvious Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 [quote name='dUSt' date='Sep 19 2005, 04:32 PM']Can you name any hip-hop artists besides the ones you see on MTV? [right][snapback]730137[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Can you name any main stream rappers (in the top 20 of gross sales of rap) who do not promote negative attitudes towards society? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zabbazooey Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 We're trying to change that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StatingTheObvious Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Unlike rock and roll that has it's roots in jazz, blues, and gospel, RAP's roots are based on choosing to actively turn against societal values with violence and hedonism. You can't make a zebra change his stripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Might Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 (edited) [quote name='Brother Adam' date='Aug 19 2003, 08:06 PM']How dare you add the king to the list! Viva el Elvis! [right][snapback]20310[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I saw a piece on Elvis not too long ago, talking about his Gospel music, and they told a story about how some rowdy girls at one of his concerts screamed out "You're the King!", to which Elvis responded firmly, "There's only one King, the King of Kings". They sat down in shame. Edited September 20, 2005 by Era Might Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertwoman Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 [quote name='StatingTheObvious' date='Sep 20 2005, 07:47 AM']Unlike rock and roll that has it's roots in jazz, blues, and gospel, RAP's roots are based on choosing to actively turn against societal values with violence and hedonism. You can't make a zebra change his stripes. [right][snapback]730874[/snapback][/right] [/quote] A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff, RUN DMC, Special Ed (he's saved now and is on DJ Maj's album), Dialeted Peoples, Common, KRS One, Native Tongues, Queen Latifah, Gang Starr, MC Lyte, K-OS... Hip Hop's beginnings was not based on what is glorified today. In the beginning you had your rappers talking about partying (Just like Kiss's rock anthem). Slick Rick who loved to tell stories and thus is crowned the storyteller. Political rappers like Public Enemy Gangsta rappers like NWA Battle rappers (rappers who are concerned about lyrical mastery) KRS ONe Happy Rappers like Kid N Play, Fresh Prince The I'm so sexy rapper which is LL Cool J. It was and is a genre of the people who live in that culture just like any other genre. Me, growing up during that generation and I am a part of the culture, I saw a variety in the art form. There is no variety on MTV, BET (the new ministral show), or on the radio. One will have to go underground to get that good ole rap feeling that we did back in the day. There are a few who are played (like the forementioned) that push "positivity," but since sex and death sells.... that is what you're going to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ora et Labora Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 [quote name='Thomas Michael' date='Aug 19 2003, 01:49 PM']I think Naughty By Nature could be added to that list. These days it seems you can't go to a nightclub without hearing their "O.P.P." song, which blatantly glorifies cheating on one's spouse. Not to mention Nelly... when a song repeatedly telling you to "take off all your clothes" stays #1 for weeks on end, you know that it's not just adults who are buying that single and hearing that lewd message... kids are buying it too. And that's just sad. [right][snapback]20186[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Ya! Nelly is pretty bad. Kristina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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