Black Lives: Hope, Gospel or Gangsta Rap Same Message Different Vibes
RT (2019)
Film Review
For me, the third episode in the Black Lives series is the most interesting. In it, filmmakers explore the importance of Black music in reflecting the soul wrenching reality of modern day ghetto life. They interview gospel singers in a Black church (who tend to be over 45), as well as a saxophonist who plays rock music in Harlem clubs, a guitarist who busks in New York subways to pay his rent and gangsta rappers in Compton California.
They also feature a rap competition in which rappers compete for having the best lyrics and delivery. The poetry they produce has a finally honed brilliance.
The Compton rappers respond to growing criticism that mainstream society finds gangsta rap offensive. One points out that gangsta rap used to be known as “reality” rap. He acknowledges it might be hard to hear, “but this is our life.”
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gangsta and gospel the same message??? no. not even gangsta and soul.
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a good video. too bad about the lying subtitle. as one youtube commenter put it.
‘”Same message?
Social engineering into degeneracy is NOT the same message as the LORD.”
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Nomad, I suspect whoever wrote the title speaks English as a second language. In Russian, you can use one noun to mean different things in different contexts.
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i dunno. most if not all of the reporters on RT America are Americans. i suspect that whoever wrote it is not black. are just tone deaf. or maybe part of the subversion of black culture enterprise.
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Thanks for the share. I agree w/nomad. The Gospel is just that about the good news of the work of Christ on our behalf. It’s stands in a category all by itself. Same message w/different vibes? I beg 2 differ.
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The Gospel always points to Jesus. Not to speak about the Spirit of Christ behind our words or messages.
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Thanks for your comment, Linda. While RT often carries new stories many Americans can’t access in their mainstream media, the network has some interesting biases that make for headlines with questionable factual accuracy.
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