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I'd wager it's not a sin in the strict sense, but I don't think it's good for you either.

>>710426

Rap is the anime of music, so yes it is a sin.

Let me put it this way. If rap is inherently sinful, so is country. Country is full of songs about cheating, drinking and killing. Believe it's a sin if you want, but don't be a hypocrite.

>>710426

https://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=EEBEJNNU

>>710443

Guess it's a Christian rap thread now…

>>710426

Rap is a sin against musicality, not necessarily against God. Taking life advice from charting rap could easily lead to sin, though.

>>710436

J-pop is the anime of music.

When every second sentence in song is "muthafukin piece of sheit" or something about fornication, yes its sin

>>710436

go away

>>710426

Some underground rappers can be pretty intellectual. You also have things like heavily instrumental hip hop (check out jazzy hip hop, chill hop and the like). But of course it's not a good idea to listen to gangsta rap and stuff about bitches and money.

>>710426

No, rap is not inherently evil/sinful. Whether or not you should listen to music, is dependent on the message and the vibe. Look up some lyrics of the artists you like, if they glorify/promote sin, then get rid of it. If you're unsure about it, then ask the Lord if He wants you to get rid of it, and don't listen to any music until you know for sure that it's okay (Romans 14:23). The only genres that I think are inherently evil are screamo, death metal, black metal, etc. Not only because of the messages, but also because the vibes themselves glorify things like rage, violence, etc.

I don't listen much to rap, but there are a few songs of this artist that I like

https://youtu.be/jZ8ZWDrFj8c?t=9

Yes. The only acceptable secular artist you can listen to in good conscience is Wagner.

>>710502

Wagner had terrible rhymes.

>>710426

Like all songs it depends on the lyrics, so yes in rap's case it's almost always a sin.

Listening to it, no. Enjoying it on the other hand…

I doubt it as long as you confess and admit that lyrically the music is absolute filth, and if it outright commits blasphemy against God I avoid it, although I listen to slam metal so perhaps my viewpoint is slightly skewed

>>710533

But there are lots of Christian rappers out there, not that I listen to them or follow the scene so cannot vouch for their dedication or subcription to orthodoxy of the artists who feature but there's what I understand to be quite a big website for it called Rapzilla I think - this is not sinful to listen to on the understanding the lyrical content is not condoning or endorsing sin like most mainstream hip hop music does.