Da Truth music video- "Experience is the teacher of fools"

[mrtaizf]

The devil has his way of music and everyone knows that he was the angel of music. If this guy sounds like jayz then people who are jayz fan should listne to DA TRuTH. What ever God has the devil tries to make a replica. so Satans Replica of Da Truth is Jayz .. Just an assumtion.

[MrChristocentric]

Well, but if not my past experience that I lived, I don't think I would be here now, living with Christ.

[1stnupe05]

I'd rather live humbly low instead of have the fame, prime example u could lose it like Jay did Dame; like a picture with no frame sinners don't have support, it's like King James with no ball and no court; u see life's a sport either u win or u lose but God is my coach so to win is what I choose; waiting on Christ return yeah we nearing it, I learned from the word ain't got no time for experience.

[telemetricsT]

So you shouldn't bother investigating things for yourself?

This guy is an idiot...

[pro750i]

Why do people get angry when someone says Da Truth sounds like Jay? He does....its too obvious. Its not what he's saying its his rhyme style, his techniques. Its obvious Jay influenced him when it comes to the technical side of rhyming. But Da Truth stands for something else. I mean I think its cool....to me he's the alternative if you don't want to here Jay's self exhalting rhymes. Every MC is influenced by somebody Christian or not....we all learn how to rhyme from listening to somebody.

[deleslie25]

@pro750i: I agree with u.EVERYONE I have introduced Da'Truths's music to,especially those whom listen to secular music,say the SAME thing!There's nothing wrond with sounding like someone else.The most important thing is that Da'Truth is using how God has blessed him,to bless the world!Da'Truth is my fav artist!He blesses many of my friends whom aren't saved,with his music.I thank him and ask God to have much favor on his life for that alone!!!U should 2...not be arguing about the simple things.

[2DAYZmusic]

I have to write about two truths.

1. This dude is a carbon copy of JAY Z. He wants to not to be secular but took a secular artists swag, that's wack yo! All the none christian hip hop heads is like who's this dude sounding like JAY-Z? No matter what he's spittin about, thus... turning them away, back to the "real" JAY-Z. He need to stop bite'n and swagger jackin. Its good he's bein positive but he still swagger jackin, flat out.

[NLforeva]

1.) It's not called Christian Hip-Hop, it is called Christian Rap.. Hip-Hop is the culture and there is no way you can christianize a culture of such.

2.) How does he have a secular artists swag? can you explain that terminology? That makes NO type of sense! He's not walking around with extravagant jewelry, or rocking expensive clothing talking about his cars hoes and homes he actually has something good to say! So frankly you make no type of sense brother!

[NLforeva]

his flow may BE SIMILAR to Jay's but he's not trying to EMULATE Jay Completely.. Aside of his disgusting flow and hot beats, he actually ministers to people... This is probably one of the few christian rappers that actually has something to say and MAKES SENSE! He's not walking around just mentioning Christ's name in ONE or TWO tracks an album...

[malikjamalG]

i kno ure type u believ nething u here conspiracies and evrything..form a strong relationship wit the same God truth does and then judge...U FOOL!!!!

[malikjamalG]

Just because da truth cheated does not mean the spirit of hip hop made him do iit...we all fall short...there are pastors that cheat!!! you are onli saying this because u have craig gs endowment so far down ure throat u cant even think for ureself take a step back dont judge forgive...embrace him as a brother in christ

Luke 6:37

[ Judging Others ] "Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

[malikjamalG]

Proverbs 14:15

A simple man believes anything, but a prudent man gives thought to his steps.

savvoy7 ure very simple minded...i did not say God takes credit for porn...

wit the stuff you are saying your pushing away believers for instance

3 John 1:10

So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing, gossiping maliciously about us. Not satisfied with that, he refuses to welcome the brothers. He also stops those who want to do so and puts them out of the church.

[malikjamalG]

Listen my GUY!! God created the heavens and the earths...everything HE MADE! human nature and sin perverts music...ever since adam and eve we have sinned..and fallen .ssavoy is ignorant he or she has no scriptural base..for his accusations...okay da truth cheated on his wife...he fell short..obviously...u of all people should not be laughing and finding pleassure in his sin ...for u kno that u have sinned and still are to this day....so SHUT YOUR MOUTH!!!

[ssavoy7]

It must be understood that just because something is in existence does not mean that God created it and sanctions it. Child pornography exists yet God didnt create it neither does he use it in any way. When we talk about music and culture we are talking about something that was manufactured using the raw materials and talents that God created. So, in that sense, sure God created everything. But many things that are manufactured by man, God does not want credited back to him.

[ssavoy7]

Man I am sick of this, I was talking to a bad girl at my job, I mean former job and she saw the Da Truth performing at her Church and she said she wanted to give it to him. She asked him to take pictures with him and he said yeah sweetheart feeding into her lust spittin game. she said she was not listening to his music. Da Truth is not drawing people onto God but himself.

[HonorAndProtect]

The scripture says out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. Quote one point made in this song that reveals that this brother is worshiping anyone other than the Risen Lamb.

[TheLarious]

G craig lewis his message is real and alot of things he shows about secular music is right on point. But da truth is lifting up god in every song he does and with the type of music he makes he could reach alot of people that would'nt never go to church or listen to traditonal gospel music

[FrankyG1025]

ssavoy is right hip hop in itself is unholy because its has become a culture. You can not be a hip hop artist and be a christian hip hop is a self worshiping culture...THERES NO SUCH THING AS HOLY HIP HOP....watch G Craige lewis and u will see where i learned this from

[BlakPrencis1]

God's favor is upon his people. God will always guide and never leave. I am going thru my breakthrough. This was only a test. Thank you Jesus. 

[LesegoMot]

Oh my goodness to hot to hot. Beat and lyrics both on super point

[ZeroXcuses]

This song is proof that you can't find everything on the internet. The lyrics are nowhere to be found.

[Inspired2Be1]

I'm feeling this. Listen to the words ya'll. God is not against Christian rappers. Come on now..

[Militia7]

Ditto

[futureriver]

hot!

[RACERx682]

where can i find the lyrics?

[GERARD111980]

where can I find this album?

[BDawg203]

(1:11) "We don't believe in karma, we believe in the seed of the farmer." haha that's class.

[soulmage0]

(2) Know the artists you are listening to. Are their values the same as yours, and are your values the same as God's. This is what should determine who you listen to. Music is Beautiful in all it's forms, but what and who you put into you is what and who comes out; if you understood that. lol

[towunow]

I very much agree wit you

[soulmage0]

Seek ye first the Kingdom of Heaven. I agree Hip Hop does not mean booty shaking, it is only a style of music. It is the content and context that makes most hip hop unworthy of being called holy or for Christian ears. What you choose to listen to is what you choose to receive into your heart. And where your treasure is, there you heart will be. Hip Hop is not bad, it is the mainstream content - just be careful to choose Hip Hop that reflects who you are in Christ Jesus. (smiles)

[PhotoPatch]

Awesome reply! God bless you! Also, please check out my video response above. -Mary :)

[terrydfree]

Hip Hop does not mean booty shaking. I will say that there a few Christian rappers who chooses to throw God out the door, sort of speak, and boast about what they have. But hip hop as a whole is not demonic nor a religion as it's core.

[chadae0121]

God can use anything to convey the GOSPLE OF HIS SON JC. (even a ASS). lets stop wasting our time in debating with each other about nothing and make disciples like we are called to do

[mariarts]

AMEN chadae0121 (cool to see that htere are still some smart folks on Youtube

In the beginning was THE WORD so if Rap& Graffiti(hiphop) very based around words. Then DO YOU REALY THINK THAT GOD WON'T USE IT (made it??) :-) ya'll funny but aint the devil HAPPY

[docproc42]

ssavoy7, remember David danced before the Lord naked. God is a God of redemption, the Bible says the He inhabits the praise of his people. If He does, then He is there even in certain styles of music, if His name is being glorified. We ourselves, by nature, are sinful, much less the styles of music we listen to. If we ourselves are redeemable by Jesus' blood, why not music? David sang for the Lord. Why can't Da Truth take his style back for God?

[ssavoy7]

Again and Again and Again. Hip-Hop is not music I am not targeting rap music, I am targeting hip-hop the lifestyle and the culture that denies Christ. Man read your Bibles, or you don't believe it. Man can be redeem God is returning us to the state we was before Adam and Eve sinned and gave us a sinful nature. God in the Bible never redeemed a demonic culture for he does not mix the sacred with the profane 2 Corinthians 6:14, read Deuteronomy and Acts never has God ever redeemed something that

[ssavoy7]

is satans. You said david danced his clothes off. David did not dance his clothes off he danced and started taking off some of his clothes and kept some of them on. He went home to his wife and his wife was mad at him for dancing all wild in the synagouge and she said you almost danced naked. David said I did dance for the Lord taking my clothes off, but I did not want to get naked so won't offend the little ons of these. David one was not dancing for money, nor for no body. It was no sexual

[ssavoy7]

gyrations alluding to sex. Hip-hop is not music what I am saying is documented no my opinion the reason why you all are getting mad is because you do not like the truth and it is conflicting with your flesh. Get it together there is no biblical information to backup what you are saying. You need help your eyes are blinded by the prince of darkness satan and you need deliverance. I will pray for you. If a dance is created for the glory of God then that dance is holy and go with the proper

[ssavoy7]

biblical standard of holiness not what you loosely call God. Y'all need help. If a beat and rap is created for the glory of God with no secular or demonic influence then use it. But God forbid that you take a beat that was once used for satan and give it to God that is a slap in God's face. Read Deuteronomy and Acts God never mixed witchcraft in his holiness something you must understand is God is bent in getting all the glory and because f his holiness and sovernty God will not mix the world

[ssavoy7]

with the sacred. Come on people the world os looking for an outlet to get out of the world and live for God. And you all are taking them back to the very thing they tried to get away from and that is hip-hop but giving them the "Holy" version of it. Because you get so caught up in the world and get star struck when you see your favorite secular artist you were dying to meet. Y'all need help Hip-hop will never be governed by the Holy Spirit and God will never compromise his word. Hip-hop being

[ssavoy7]

holy is your "wishful thinking"! pray repent and God will deliver you. Jesus loves you.

[pumpkinpie06]

I agree with you totally that we shouldn't use secular beats or tunes and "holy" it up. But when you say Hip-Hop is not music are you saying that it's a culture? Because if so I agree with you there as well. God gave us all talents and everyone is very unique so datruth should not be refered to as a Gospel Hip-Hop artist because that's soooo contradictory as well as not giving God his credit for blessing him with his gift. Now how do you feel about men groups dancing to christian rap.

[ssavoy7]

Yes I am saying that hip-hop is a culture. The founding fathers all secular hip-hop artist say that hip-hop is something we are rap is something we do. Hip-hop is way of life the slogans on b.e.t say your not doing hip-hop you are hip-hop. It is a way of life not music they are the first ones to tell you that. Christian rap is okay rap and beats are a form of conveying a message there is nothing wrong with dancing to good Christian music, holy hip-hop and christian rap by ambassadors own

[ssavoy7]

definition holy hip-hop and Christian rap are two completely different things. People get caught up in the hype of their favorite holy hip-hop artist and I bet you they still listen to the secular music. Hip-hop is da truth's God he loves the culture and is trying to "reach" people when Jesus said TEACH!!! Matthew 28:19. Jesus does the reaching!!!! Come on people just love hip-hop and this is wrong and not biblical.

[amazinglyevie]

ssavoy7 How can you say that "Hip-hop is da truth's God"?! I would understand if he was praising the culture in his songs (apart from the way he raps and looks). Give me one lyric which suggests he is worshiping anything apart from God. Infact, look at his biography and you will see he didn't even like rap music when younger (which is associated with Hip-hop). You cannot say he does something when you do not know his relationship with God!

[ssavoy7]

He is praising the culture of hip-hop in his songs, this is why he is using it and thinks it is a gift from God. he knows that it is the devil and he knows that it is not of God, he want to use hip-hop to make him more popularn and be in the culture with the rest of hip-hop to sell Cds because it makes him money, and not that much at that. He, ambassador, Cross Movement records, T-Bone and all the others are going to pay for this! God is going to get them and they all are going to be exposed.

[amazinglyevie]

can you tell me how he is praising the culture of hip hop. Give me a quote of his where he praises it, give me your proof. And do you even know them, or are you making assumpsions which are not supporting or unifying the body of christ.

[1Zhadow1]

Who gave him the talent of being a poet? Who created him with the ability to use the word of God and adapt it to modern music to deliver the same powerful message to those who, if it weren't for the beat, would reject it? I am a strong believer in the impact of Christian music, and just because another rapper skews their message using the same style music, does not mean that this artist is soing the same. This can also be said for Rock music as well...compare Decyfer Down to secular rock groups.

[Yungmayhem]

Music is not of satan. The influences that are related to the culture of the music may be of the devil. However, if an individual is glorifying God thru music, God is please... Psalm 150. If souls are being saved as a result, how can it be of satan. Matthew 12:26 "And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?" ...Money should never be an issue when doing Gods will. The fact that they dont get paid is a testimony to their faithfulness to Gods will

[r3mote]

...and if your wrong and ANY one of them is doing what needs to be done to reach even ONE of the lost sheep through ANY of these songs then it is you who are in opposition to Gods work.

[shepherdboy777]

Hip hop in general is like an X-ray, it shows what is inside of you..We see corruption in secular music,But in gospel music It does the same thing if the artist is being true. And how is it all about the money? to be honest with you Most christian rappers still have day jobs, even the main stream ones....Most of them could have done secular music and make waaaaaaaaaaaay more money, but the stuck with the ministtry

[metropolitana3]

ssavoy7 i rebuke u inda nmae of Jesus!!!!!!

[ssavoy7]

HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa!!!!!!!!­!!!!

[metropolitana3]

Jesus loves u! Repent!!!!

[ssavoy7]

HaHaHaHaHa!!!!!!!!

[ssavoy7]

Repent from what?

[lilprophetessD]

A lot of the things that G Craig Lewis says are true and im not denying his annointing but I do however disagree w/ you saying that what Da T.R.U.T.H. is doing is of the devil. the music that this guy has put out has led many young ppl to Christ. He leads those who will never listen to The Clark sisters who will NEVER go to church who will never listen to "traditional gospel" music. This is a guy who not only speaks Christ but lives it. I'll explain more in a message.

[ssavoy7]

G.craig is a man of God; everything he said about hip-hop is the truth sweetheart. Hip-hop is a religion it just came out with its 800 page book on what hip-hop is, and it preaches God consciousness. Hip-hop has it's own Temple where they preach this. The five elements of hip-hop is knowledge which really is the element of what hip-hop is, hip-hop pioneers and the rappers now, lil wayne and all the others say that hip-hop is not music, it is a way of life. So hip-hop is not music, which

[ssavoy7]

eliminates all the other elements. Since hip-hop is not music it is not rap, Dee jaying, break dancing or graffiti. It is a way of life that conveys those itself through those elements. It uses these elements to spread its message. Da truth is not right trying to bring this in the Church, he cheated on his wife sleeping with groupies and Tye Tribbets wife. Come on, the spirit of hip-hop lead him astray. Holy- butt shaking has proven the umpteenth time to fail and be false. Come on give it up.

[ssavoy7]

Da truth did not lead anyone to Christ through his music, where is an example of someone being led to Christ through music? Sweetheart, come on, you know G.craig is right you feel guilty for putting up with this. You are a fan of emanuel lambert jr. You like his music so you will try to justify him. Give it up.

[HonorAndProtect]

You have swallowed the ignorance of Craig Lewis hook line and sinker. I feel sorry for you.

[NLforeva]

so pretty much, you can't use Rap which is the Genre as a form of ministry... is that what ur saying? forget the culture (hip-hop), so rap can't be used as a tool?

[ssavoy7]

No I am not targeting a genre of music, rap is music which was given to us by God. You can rap for Christ but denounce the culture of hip-hop do not mention anything that is hip-hop. Only one-hundred percent Christ! That is it. Hip-hop is self, you take self out of Hip-Hop then it is no longer Hip-hop.

[ResurrectedProdigal]

First of all hip-hop (I know cuz I do christian rap myself), is simply a medium. 1 Corinthians 9: 20 "to the jews i became as a jew, that i might win jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that i might win those under the law; to those without the law as without law, that i may gain some without the law, to the weak i became weak, that i may gain the weak." Read, learn, then speak. You are looking at the minor issues picking debates and forgetting the real issues, gaining souls

[chillingtip22]

You just got too deep brother or sister. I was simply speaking of the title that the genre should be given. I know my word. You just have to be clear with some people. You can't win souls over if people are confused. Mostly young people listen to this type of music and I think that its great but they should know the distinct difference of the culture. You understand me? and I don't say this with any attitude really so don't get upset.

[ssavoy7]

2 Corinthians 6:14 read it thoroughly.

[ssavoy7]

showing the lustful gyration that make lasciviousness what it is. You are doing the opposite and that is being holy. Holiness is the opposite of lasciviousness. You are no longer doing what makes the lustful gyration lascivious. It no longer is what it is, this is a joke. The problem is that pastor do not want to preach holiness and righteous heaven,hell and do not want to draw the line between sin and righteousness. They blurr the line between sin and righteousness. If you study the Bible you

[docproc42]

ssavoy7, i admire your zeal for the TRUE GOD, Yahweh, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit (the three in one), however, your arguments have several flaws in them. "A HOLY God will never ever use lasciviousness to glorify him and to say that it is used to glorify God is your wishful thinking." God is not a God of sin, but of redemption. In fact, most of the Christian holidays are celebrated on days that were stolen from pagan traditions. Does that mean Christmas is a desecration? Highly doubt it.

[ssavoy7]

Easter is definitely not of God at all,it comes from pagan festivals from the Roman empire that was practice by pagans back in the day to give glory to eoster. It's origins are corrupt. Christmas I am not sure of I have to do more research. However, there was nothing flawed with what I said If something like lasciviousness gets saved is it still meaning that you are shaking your butt and promoting lust for Christ? no, it is the opposite, holiness if you are no longer gyrating you are no longer

[docproc42]

just a note, I don't know if this was a typo or what, but, I really don't know exactly what the sentence, "no, it is the opposite, holiness if you are no longer gyrating you are no longer " is meaning to say. The truth is, almost every style of music today has roots in non-holy influences of some form or other. So, by your argument, we should have no music at all? Even Gregorian chants are subject the the incorrect theology of the inquisition that many of them were written during.

[shahiermoenna]

GOOD

[mattymattb]

Reformed Hip-Hop is getting huge. Awesome. Even Paul Washer loves these guys and he can't stand American idolatry.

[YoungCalvinist08]

I like the way that more and more guys from the Hip-Hop scene are coming to understand that the Word reigns supreme. Thanks for sharing!

[djswish]

denyyourself20 becareful on how you bash churches seeking the lost being sensitive to those seeking Christ is a trait that Jesus showed here on earth. I would politely trade that word for compassion not sensitivity. I attend a so called "seeker" church and that actually use their experiences to help those seeking Christ or growing in Christ. (i.e. Pastors actually telling their struggles in life, marriage, etc.)

[Furiousblue42]

Thank God for Holy Hip-Hop, Christian Rap,

Latin Gospel, Gospel Jazz, Bluegrass Gospel,

Christian Rock, Gospel R&B, Country Gospel...ect.

[theycallmegoalie]

Just because SOME people worship hip-hop, and some people in the industry are bad examples does not mean the whole thing is bad. the rapper Amabassador said it well. No culture is demonic in itself, its just full of people who dont know God therefore they don't act like God.

If people relate to hip hop--its a perfect tool for evangelism.

I play soccer, just because some people idolize it and some people in it are wacked out. Does this mean I shouldnt not play?

[mindogap]

ssavoy7 i wonder if you ever attended one of their concerts you'll see they are not glorifying self like the other hip-hop people you quoted. you seem bright and you research things do your research on crossmovement and on reach records(lecrae) i hope you do. by the way where did you learn the term hip-hop means to shake your butt???????

[Johnjacobblack]

America because it was founded by thieves and rebels. You point has no substance, God gave each one of us our own gifts and talents and we praise him in differnt ways. Our ways are not his ways and our thoughts not his thoughts.

[Johnjacobblack]

Ssavoy, Show me in the word where it says our Holy God is dipleased with Hip Hop This is glorifying God not the culture of Hip hop In that Case Gospel Music is an abomination too as a matter of a fact you should leave

[selahfoundation]

First of all dancing before the Lord cannot be compared to smoking Crack. that is ridiculous and Secondly all of the music you dance to in the Church today has its origin in some satanic root guess what Even Satan himself was chief worshipper in heaven before the fall dont u think he corrupted that when he came to earth , yet you use it in the Church to glorify God isn't that wrong too then. Of Course not its not black in origin isn't it that's where your problem lie....

[selahfoundation]

hey first of all God made us Spirit Soul and Body, this same body can be used to glorify God in dance , it is the lie of Satan to make you be religious and not real thinking that you cant move this God given body for the glory of God . What about SeX then should you have it when you are a married christian didn't God make that too in the right context of marriage. You need to get real and shake your body for the Lord your God

[selahfoundation]

The Devil cannot create anything he only distorts and corrupts what is God's. So Rap, Hip Hop whatever the genre it belongs to God therefore let what belongs to God glorify Him

[ssavoy7]

FOR ONE HIP-HOP is not GOD'S hip-hop means to shake your butt. Hip-hop was taken from the sugar hill gang and hip-hop means butt shaking. A HOLY God will never ever use lasciviousness to glorify him and to say that it is used to glorify God is your wishful thinking. Do not blaspheme God and say it is. The zulu nation and everyone who had part in creating hip-hop said it was out of rebellion and God said rebellion is witchcraft! What spirit governs witchcraft? satan!

[terrydfree]

Main Entry: hiphop

Pronunciation: \ˈhip-ˌhäp\

Function: noun

Etymology: perhaps from 4hip + 1hop

Date: 1982

1: a subculture especially of inner-city youths who are typically devotees of rap music

2: the stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rap ; also : rap together with this music

— hiphop adjective

[ssavoy7]

If hip-hop is not corrupt then why call it holy? And if it is corrupt why do you want it? I tell you why it is your god and you really need help. I bet when you see the cross movement you get hype because you look to them as stars you love them they raised up fans and not true believers in Christ. and all of the elements used to create hip-hop man made and all the natural elements that satan inspired man to create hip-hop makes it evil. When people made idols in the old and new testament

[terrydfree]

Hip Hop -Although widely considered a synonym for rap music, the term hip-hop refers to a complex culture comprising four elements: deejaying, or turntabling; rapping, also known as MCing or rhyming; graffiti painting, also known as graf or writing; and B-boying, which encompasses hip-hop dance, style, and attitude, along with the sort of virile body language that philosopher Cornel West described as postural semantics.

[ssavoy7]

God destested. Exodus 20:3 hip-hop is an idol because it lefts up false gods that not the true God of the Bible so technically hip-hop is just as evil as the golden calf that the Israelites made in Egypt and God had nothing to do with that golden calf he destroyed it. So no God has nothing to do with hip-hop because hip-hop false under that same category. Demon booty hop has nothing to do with God and read your Bible you need help. So islam belongs to God too and buddhisim and pornography

[terrydfree]

Hip Hip (2)- Hip-hop originated in the predominantly African American, economically depressed South Bronx section of New York City in the late 1970s. As the hip-hop movement began at societys margins, its origins are shrouded in myth, enigma, and obfuscation.

[ssavoy7]

since its perversion! Please so when someone gets saved you give them holy drugs or when someone was on crack give them holy crack?! Crack does nothing but destroy the body so why try to give him the replacement when the replacement was not suppose to be there from the beginning? Make sense.

[nhiswill]

Some of these Christian rappers(annointed). MANY of these folk REALLY do need to repent

[nhiswill]

I jus don't agree that this form of music desecrates the name of JEHOVAH the HOLY 1. We know a tree by it's fruit right? Well I can say I have seen unrighteous people make a change towards righteousness through the annointing of God on the lives of these CHRISTIAN RAPPERS. I love u w/ love of Lord (lol) like there is any other love I can love with.

[nhiswill]

U said that the truth is the truth no matter where u get it from. Help me better understand what you mean. John 14:6 (u know it if not check it) Every truth must bring us back to HIM. I am concerned with the integrity of some of the statements made by Min. Craig and we should hold him equally accountable to his words as we do w/ those who cling to this Holy Hip Hop title. I love your analogy w/ crack and Hip Hop and agree w/ your point.

[nhiswill]

Cross Movements 1st album "Heaven's Mentality" had a song that made a very strong statement against those calling themselves gods. I have seen the exMinistries "Truth about Hip Hop" and found some intruiging insight from the man of God, but also found exaggerations and very suspicious info in his crusade against hip hop. I appreciate his concern @ the demonic influence that music in general can have on us. Some of his tactics to discipline those who claim Christ are not very graceful Col4:6

[nhiswill]

Bambata was indeed a pioneer in Rap and the Hip Hop culture but he gives himself far too much credit in saying he was the founder. KRS was there @ it's beginnings but he too is ego trippin. Many of the 1st rappers came along during a time when the 5% nation was making a strong presence in our communities but the concept that we are gods didn't come from hip hop. Women aren't considered goddess but queens, inferior in status to those who have knowledge of self or claim to be 'gods'.

[nhiswill]

U mentioned ex-ministries & the ministers plea that Cross Movement label themselves as "Christian Rappers" and not Holy Hip Hop. If the focal point of the problem the label "Hip Hop" & the culture you & many others believe it repsent than I understand the concern & I pray we continue to come to these BROTHERS in CHRIST w/LOVE!!!!! And for the record I grew up in NJ during the birith of Hip Hop and the style of music we have come to call Rap.

[nhiswill]

ssavoy thank you for your response, I understand that some CHRISTIANS (most often young people) have engulfed ourselves w/being so similar to the world w/o being the world, that we have lost every bit of the distinction that we are to be. "Salt & Light" I agree that hip hop is a culture, a way of living and our God says that "holiness (HIS standard of living) without which no man can see the Lord"

[nhiswill]

It is so sad that the body of Christ has come to represent more division among brethern the multiplication 4 the kingdom of God

[ssavoy7]

God to take after him and that is create. Satan is the mastermind behind it all in bringing together the flesh of man, rebellion and witchcraft to create hip-hop. krs-one and afrikka bambatta said that they had spirits visiting them giving them their calling in hip-hop. Lying spirits like when muhammed the false prophet of islam said he had spirits visiting him giving him his calling in doing islam. satan took the fatherlessness, rebellion the false god worship of the zulu nation, music and made

[nhiswill]

Now I know that his original state was the chief musician and that music is a powerful form of his influence on this earth but I also know that our God made inferior man and gave us dominion over that which he cast Lucifer into (this world). Is it possible that Jehovah the Omnipotent 1, would take the very thing Lucifer meant 4 evil 2 give HIM glory? please respond

[ssavoy7]

To answer your first question for one hip-hop says we are Christ. This is glorifying the the flesh to the maxim by trying to get one to believe that he/she is the supreme being. you cannot be anything better than God. So for hip-hop to say that we are gods and goddess glorifies the flesh to the maximum creating pride of life like what 1 john 2:18 states so hip-hop is of the world, plain and simple. Now Can satan create? No, however, he used man to create it. Man has the ability given to man by

[ssavoy7]

hip-hop. Another I am going to make clear is that booty hop did not come from God he did not create something lascivious to use for his glory. God never mixes the sacred with the profane God, Jesus Christ is a holy and righteous God and does not do this NEVER forget that. 2 corithians6:14-18 says this. Holy hip-hoppers like the cross movement try to break down hip-hop in its purest form we can see that it was a gift from God. Saying that is like trying to refer crack in its purest form.

[ssavoy7]

He even has T-Bone and BB Jay on his CD called Spiritually Minded, which is sold in and all major Christian bookstores. He says he is a prophet and is here to teach the truth about Jesus. He says we are all Jesus Christs and should not worship him or call his name out, but be Jesus.He has Temples of Hip hop all over the country and is meeting with Holy Hip Hoppers to join together in efforts to promoting Hip Hop in the church!

[ssavoy7]

Go to ex ministries a lot of what I said came from there because they put it best and even if I did not get it from hear I would have said the same thing. A lot of what he said I was thinking the same thing. If you study the word of God and read the Bible deeper than what you are reading nhiswill then you will see that there is no hip-hop. Ypou will see everything that g.craig does or what I am saying is biblical and you need to see that. Truth is truth whether I got it from g.craig or not

[ssavoy7]

The truth is the truth no matter where I got it from. You need to denounce hip-hop. We must worship Jesus Christ in spirit and in truth. Hip-hop is a lie and not the truth so there is no way you can say that hip-hop is holy. I will pray for you. I hope this answered your question. I rather divide over truth than ever unify in error. Hip-hop has no power Jesus is the truth and that is all there is to it. God Bless

[nhiswill]

grace & peace in the matchless name of the only true & living God JESUS the Anointed CHRIST. ssavoy7 the next verse of the scripture u qouted tells us exactly what we can consider to b of this world. "For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world."  Since when has the enemy been capable of CREATING anything.

[ssavoy7]

Crack in itself is a hybrid of cocaine and other chemicals used to "cut" it. Yet the reason holy hip-hoppers try to make this quantum leap in logic, is so they can somehow say that hip-hop is a gift from God. One very popular Grammy Nominated Holy-hip-hop group suggest that on judgment day God will judge us based on what we did with Hip-hop. God has nothing to do with hip-hop. The founding fathers of hip-hop all readily admit that men created hip-hop out of rebellion.

[ssavoy7]

What spirit governs rebellion and witchcraft? The devil. So what about Holy Hip-hip? Surely, they distinguish themselves from the rebellious element of hip-hop don't they? No, they can't. Jesus said a kingdom divided against itself can't stand. Holy hip-hoppers dress like secular hip-hoppers; behave like secular hip-hoppers (throwing up gang signs) and even listen to secular hip-hop so they can emulate them. When most holy booty shakers rap they refer to what they are doing as hip-hop.

[ssavoy7]

not holy hip-hop because they know what they are doing is hip-hop and that there is one subculture of hip-hop and it is not holy. KRS-ONE, the lead prophet and spokesperson for Hip Hop says that Biggie was John the Baptist and Tupac Shakur was Jesus Christ and they died for our sins! He is revered and looked up to as the father of Holy Hip Hop. He says in Hip Hop there are no gods and goddesses, we are the gods and goddesses!

[ssavoy7]

in ex ministries discussion with Ambassador of the Cross Movement, they urged him to call what he was doing Christian Rap and not subscribe to Hip Hop Culture. they asked him why couldn't he just rap for the Lord and use his ability to create rhymes for God without giving credit or props to Hip Hop. He said he couldn't. He is apart of the Hip Hop Culture and would not denounce it. All Rappers believe that rap is the music, but Hip Hop is the lifestyle or the way of life.

[ssavoy7]

This means all hip-hoppers have an agenda that is to promote an rebellious lifestyle. hip-hop tries to make everything that is bad good. pimps, thugs, gangstas are bad but hip-hop says that they are good. holy hip-hop is governed by the same fundamental element. They try to make thugs good by putting the prefix holy in front of everything making holy thugs like you can be a good thug. As if this will change the essence of hip-hop terms.

[ssavoy7]

hip-hop itself is contradictory so you will have to ask a hip-hopper that. You just have to denounce hip-hop. I answered your questions when you read my reply please read it in the order I sent it in. so it makes sense. God Bless.

[asheyblack]

Don't pay attention to this lames thinking da truth is fake...it's like casting pearls at swine

[Mark26csd]

How you figure? most of his lyrics and quotes are from the scriptures. If you have evidence that he is fake point it out. Yo he's real hip-hop'in for the lord. FINDING PEACE WITH THE god WITHIN YOURSELF.

[DavidChavez]

Everyone who isnt feelin TRUTH does not have to be "hatin." No denyin the fact that the kid is far from original. I think Im listenin to an unreleased Jay-Z joint. He imitates a lot of other cats.

I dont listen to him because I cant stomach the music. Its just bad- but thats just my opinion. "Goin all out for Christ?" well, props. Music- you wont get a lot from me. But I dont hate the kid- Im just not feelin his parodies.

[Mark26csd]

I hope young kids do get a few of Da Truth song mix up with JayZ tracks and listen for a while. THIS IS COMING FROM A DUDE THAT STILL LISTEN TO REAL HIP-HOP AND CONSCIOUS RAP WHO HAS READ THE SCRIPTURES. Yet I still search for sinless days and stray away from the past. DON'T BAD MONTH SOMEONE WHO ON POINT AND TRYING TO SPARED THE WORD.  one love sunn!

[asheyblack]

yo u buggn kidd I love the truth u need to re-read my statement Peace

[veritaslogos]

dat guitar is sooo annoying. but neway ssavoy, can you email me with your best knock out biblical case against Christian rap

[ssavoy7]

For one I am not against Christian rap or any form or genre of music. Hip-Hop is not rap. Rap is beats and rhymes and poetic words formed in rhymes to explain something musically. Hip-Hop is a way of life a way of governing yourself without Jesus Christ. Hip-Hop is a religion created by Afrikka Bambataa who created hip-hop and the Zulu nation back in 1973. Hip-Hop is set on beliefs that deny Jesus Christ and say we are Jesus Christ he is the white mans religion and we are gods and goddess.

[veritaslogos]

The dillema i am curious to see you overcome, is that the Christian rappers themselves, would say that rap falls under the umbrella of hip hop, and they would disagree with you because they know hip hop is not "a religion created by afrikka bambataa that deny Jesus Christ". Secondly, your statement itself doesn't make sense. Hip hop both asserts that Jesus Christ does not exist, but also says we are Him? that doesn't even make sense.

[ssavoy7]

krs-one, afrikka bambatta and the zulu nation preach to this day that hip-hop and rap are two completely independent different things from each other. Only the church is falling for the foolishness that hip-hop and rap are the same thing. For one hip-hop is called hip-hop not rap-hop if they were the same thing they would have the same name. krs-one said in the hip-hop honor awards that hip-hop is something we are and rap is something we do. Afrikka Bambatta said the same thing. Rap is music.

[ssavoy7]

Everyone into the real secular hip-hop and the street culture of hip-hop and all of the true hoppers say that rap and hip-hop are different. hip-hop is their lifestyle and they use rap to rap about it. All the slogans on BET, mtv: your not doing hip-hop you are hip-hop. Rap is something you do, hip-hop is something you live. P.diddy stated this and they are the first one to let the young folk no that hip-hop is who you are and we do what we do. Cross movement are denying this

[ssavoy7]

in an excuse to use hip-hop because they love the culture and they love the world. The cross movement sell cds for a living. the "christian" rappers say they are the same thing because they want to use hip-hop and emulate their favorite blasphemous heroes and hip-hop validates them and gives them street credibility. This attaches their fan base and churches no matter what their preference is. The real hip-hoppers do not need any validation to prove that they are hip-hop,

[ssavoy7]

the holy hip-hoppers say that rap is hip-hop so they can use it in their raps and look real to their fans. Notice before ex ministries exposed the truth behind hip-hop people were saying like they already now that hip-hop and rap are two completely different things. But once the truth was exposed the holy hip-hoppers are trying to use all of their energies to prove that g.craig is lying and that he is wrong and the hol hip-hoppers have no biblical prove that they are okay and that what they are

[ssavoy7]

doing.The holy hip-hoppers build fake ex ministry websites making it seem like g.craig does not know what he is talking about. They call up their engagement host threatening them to cancel g.craig from coming to their Church. this shows one thing, hip-hop is the cross movements god. They love hip-hop, hip-hip is more to them than just a culture and rap, it is their life, love and ambition. It is more important to them than leading souls to Christ.

[ssavoy7]

like krs-one said: it is a way of life their life. And the defending it is the focus in most cases. There is a debate in this country on whether or not this country is a Chrisitan nation or not a christian nation. The only way to really know is bring back the original drafters of the constitution Benjamin Franklin and he would be able to tell you what each article meant and what the constitution really says which would end all arguments. Well the originators of hip-hop are still alive telling us

[ssavoy7]

what hip-hop is right now. Who do you think I am going to believe who tells me what hip-hop is. the real hip-hoppers or the the knock off holy hip-hoppers who are booty shaking for Jesus who have a biased opinion on it. Hip-hop means butt shaking.(I'll will prove this later but staying on the subject)I am going to listen to the real hip-hoppers who created and the knock false prophets who want to profit off the culture and make money like sell-out kirk franklin. This answers your first question

[ssavoy7]

1 john 2:15 Do not love or cherish the world nor the things in world. Anyone loves the world, the love of the father is not in him. This is one scriptural proof, you have no scriptural proof.

[ssavoy7]

You say my statement does not make sense when I said hip-hop is religion and a way of life that denounces Jesus Christ becuase hip-hop asserts that there is no Jesus Christ. but your statement contradicts the point you made when you made that foolish statement because. You said that hip-hop asserts that there is no Jesus Christ so then why do you want hip-hop when they say there is no Jesus Christ!!!!!!!!! hip-hop says there is no Jesus Christ and they say and we can all be Jesus Christ

[ssavoy7]

krs-one, afrikka bambatta and the zulu nation who are the founders of the hip-hop and holy hip-hop preach to this day that hip-hop and rap are totally seperate things independant from each other. krs-one said on the hip-hop honor awards that hip-hop is something we are and rap is something we do. The world knows the difference between the two and state that. The Church is the foolish ones who want hip-hop so bad that they say they are the same thing so can use hip-hop and rap together,

[FishenocurryProds]

Da Truth isn't claiming that hes the truth. The words he preaches and the songs he raps are filled with truth. His name "T.R.U.T.H." stands for the phrase "to reach you through him." Him being Jesus Christ. So lay off my man, hes out their pouring out his heart trying to get cats to come to the lord.

[yellowboisrule23]

i'm saying..people always hating on someone who's giving they're all for christ..da truth means trying to reach u through him..so calm down and get off the boi..he's doin the best that he can to represent the way the truth and the light..aight..peace love and prosperity..judge not for u shall be judged James chpt 3

[ailori]

ssavoy we become all things to all men and if he is wining people to Christ , I don't have a problem instead of Judging him PRAY FOR HIM. I personally think he is one of the best Gospel rappers out there.

[PRHYME85]

I used to be against gospel rap but God showed me this: each of us was a vessel used AGAINST God. The only thing that justifies us is Christ, therefore the same is with this music: It may have been used against God but with God in it He justifies it. So don't fight the move of God because the vessel (like Saul/Paul) was once used for dishonor...accept it as a vessel of honor.

[PhotoPatch]

Great answer PRHYME! God bless you. :)

[WHEELCHAIR98]

Nice Video!

[ssavoy7]

Disclaimer Emanuel Lambert jr. is not the truth Jesus is the truth and true God and eternal life 1 John 4:20. I did not mean to call emanuek lambert jr. truth in my response to this video and all of y'all comments that this song is not of God. Jesus is the truth.

[ssavoy7]

This is the remake if the song 99 problems and a b*tch ain't one by shawn carter. Da truth took that song tried to christianize it and make it holy.holy hip-hop is infiltrating the Church.Hip-Hop is the devil and all of you people are blind to see because you are fans of da truth and probably not God. Listen to the song 99 prob, the end of the beat to that song is the beat to this song. da truth even says:you're crazy for this one, like s,carter says in that song:"you're crazy for this one rick

[Youngsolomon1]

Thanks for putting me up on this. But don't be surprised by it. He's backed up by Kirk Franklin. The same guy who recorded an album with secular beats from the 70s and put christian lyrics on it.

[ssavoy7]

Yeah your right, kirk franklin is of the world and needs to stop promoting the world. Now he recored a song with lil john

[Rawk4Life]

This is an original song, only the music sounds the same. Da T.R.U.T.H. isn't attempting to Christianize a Jay-Z song. Eminem did a song once to the beat and music of a Snoop Dogg song, but the lyrics were completely original and had no relation to the lyrics of Snoop Dogg's song.

[Rawk4Life]

And for the record, Da T.R.U.T.H. did not say 'you're crazy for this one,' he said 'DJ Official, you know you're a crazy man right?'

[ssavoy7]

This song is the remake of the song by shawn carter 99 problems and a b*tch ain't one.truth took that beat and tried to christianize the song by making it holy.Holy hip-hop is infiltrating the Church.Hip-Hop is the devil and all of you people are blind because you are fans of this man and probably not God. Hear the beat 99 problems.The end of that beat is the beat of this song,he even says in the intro of this song"You crazy for this one,like s.carter said in 99 prob,you crazy for this one rick.

[choko80uk]

i ask u ssavoy wat is Gospel? and wat is music? define these two for me

[findtruth247]

nice!!!

[brad11k]

DA TRUTH IS THE TRUTH!!!

[capacity10th]

fulfilling the great commission, lets spread it

[Cristal81]

lyrics that mean something, words with something to them..blessed man, doing god's thing.. Good for him and others that listen

[irepChrist88]

classic song by da truth......errything he does is typical man....jus hot

[irepChrist88]

classic......

[mamaebicho]

Da'TRUTH always makes a bangin gospel rap song