Posted by Min. Paul Scott on 10/12/2002, 8:11 pm Min. Paul Scott Historically, music and Spirituality have walked hand For many young brothas and sista's who are While many rappers reflect the Life is Hell The problem is that our Afrikan Spirituality makes it Some will argue that it is only music, but as dude When faced with this TRUTH, many young brothas will Our African ancestors knew that it was not only the Most religions have some sort of Judgement Day when Rappers Bone Thugs-n-Harmony once asked "What ya gonna To borrow from an old Public Enemy interlude; Right Minister Paul Scott is the founder of the New
Hip Hop Children of a lesser god
I always find it kind of funny when accepting an award
for his hit Kill em all; Till they Fall ; MC
Pullatrigga gets on the mic and says, First of all,
I would like to thank God
Or during a magazine
interview , Sexxx Thugstress, innocently, tells a
reporter how her close relationship with her Savior
gave her the strength to write If the Escalade is
Rockin Dont be Knockin. As grandma would say,
Chile let me move 'cause I know that lightnin is
fixin to strike
.
From as far back as history records, Afrikan people
have had a reverence for the Supreme Being. From the
African people who laid the foundation for modern
religion, to the old lady across the street who never
misses a Sunday service, rain, sleet or snow, we have
always had a strong spiritual connection with the
Creator. Many of us have vivid memories of receiving
our first whippin for mocking Rev. Jones or Sis. Ruth
Ann when she got in the spirit one Sunday morning.
We found out early that playin with tha lawd, was a
definite, No, No!
in hand as music is more than just something to help
us get our party on but is a divine expression of our
respect for the gift of LIFE. It was our spirit
filled song that helped us keep the FAITH, even when
we were being beaten by the slave master and forced to
work in the hot cotton fields from sun up to sun down
and it will be our song that leads us to the
LIBERATION of our people from mental slavery
The Spirituality of Afrikan people has always been
thorn in the side of the oppressor. Our FAITH has been
like that trick birthday candle that no matter how
hard you try, you just cant blow it out. We have been
like a Spirit filled energizer bunny playin'an African
drum, we just keep going and going.
disillusioned with organized religion, today Hip Hop
has become the faith of choice. Maybe for some, the
rules and regulations of the other religions were just
too hard to follow so they turned to the cardinal rule
of Hip Hop if it feels good, do it or more likely,
they simply rejected the idea that they had to have
the word of God interpreted by white Kings and other
European writers. So, instead they traded in the King
James version of the Bible for the gospel according to
the white owned media and entertainment industry who
at least had the foresight to put pictures of Black
people on the covers of their magazines. So, the LAWS
revealed to Moses were traded in for the 10 Crack
Commandments.
philosophy in their lyrics, I doubt very seriously
that
any other religion outside of Holy Hip Hop considers
eternal torment living in a 5 million dollar mansion
with an Olympic sized swimming pool. However, some
rappers are helping to perpetuate the hell-ish
conditions that Afrikan people are experiencing,
globally by aiding our mental enslavement that keeps
us under the foot of the white supremacist system.
Sadly, many of the brothas and sistas in Hip Hop are
fully aware that they are leading Afrikan children
down the path of destruction but have made a conscious
decision to sell the destiny of our people for 30
pieces of silver or a platinum chain.
hard for us to believe that anyone could be so evil
as to use our music and Spirituality as a
genocidal weapon. So many have underestimated the
depths that white supremacists would sink to keep the
masses of Afrikan people oppressed.
from the movie, the Usual Suspects said the
greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing
the world he didn't exist. The oppressor knows that
the only way to totally destroy a people is to
separate them from their connection to the Creator.
Once their Spiritual immune system is broken down, the
people are left open to all the vices that plague the
planet, drugs, disease, violence, etc.
defiantly shout, Only God can judge me!!!! However,
there is such a thing as corporate responsibility and
the actions of one member of the Afrikan family,
affectthe whole, including future generations. So to
answer the age old question, I am my Brothers
keeper.
right, but the responsibility of the elders to give
guidance to the younger generation because it was they
who would determine the future of the tribe. But today
even, our most learned elders seem to be intimidated
by children just because they can quote rap lyrics
like the old folks quote scripture. When the adults in
the Afrikan familiy stop trying to win a popularity
contest with 14 year olds and stand up and speak
TRUTH, then will the end of our oppression come.
TRUTH is revealed; when a persons deeds are weighed in
the balance against the Universal principles of
Righteousness. A day when LIGHT (KNOWLEDGE) eventually
overcomes DARKNESS (LIES). Even though some rappers
think that they can defy the law of Reciprocity by
raising hell all year long and giving out a free
turkey at Thanksgiving.
do; when there ain't no place to hide, when judgement
comes for you?" So Hip Hop, today is at the
Crossroads. We must make a decision as to which road
we will take, the road to LIBERATION or the road to
SLAVERY. The path that will insure a future for the
next generation or the path that will lead to its
destruction.
vs. Wrong; Good vs. Evil; God vs. the Devil; what side
you on?
Righteous Movement based in Durham NC. He has recently
launched the National Hip Hop Reformation Campaign.
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