“This what God feel like, huh, yeah / Laughin’ to the bank like, ‘A-ha!’, huh, yeah / Flex on swole like, ‘A-ha!’, huh, yeah / You feel some type of way, then a-ha! / Huh, yeah (a-ha-ha, a-ha-ha).” The chorus is the ultimate flex-fest, with celestial, triumphant production work to match. Neither is the song “GOD.,” the penultimate record from DAMN. Here, K-Dot addresses the overconfident notion of god status. God status is clearly different from being God-fearing, let alone Christ-like. Sigh, the previous statement wasn’t very Christian in the least. “God bless your heart… / Be thankful his mercy let us say all these precious thoughts.” Could be more secular.ĭAMN. is one hell of a deep album by rapper extraordinaire Kendrick Lamar. However, it’s clear that CyHi The Prynce is thankful to God, and encourages others to exhibit a similar mindset. In 2017, rapper CyHi The Prynce issued his debut studio album, No Dope on Sundays. One of the songs happens to fit the topic at hand, “God Bless Your Heart.” The eighth track from No Dope on Sundays isn’t a gospel song – understatement. CyHi The Prynce, “God Bless Your Heart.” No Dope on Sundays God isn’t part of the script, save for Brian spitting, “I’m thinkin’ ‘bout havin’ many kids / Even Osama gon’ be like, ‘ Goddamn that’s a lot of kids.” Again, not spiritual, save for his self-admitted mistakes: “I’m still learnin’, I’m still fuckin’ up, correct me if I’m wrong.” Again, amen.ģ. The record launches abruptly with the agile rhymes, backed by skeletal production. “Amen” is not religious or spiritual itself, however. When annotating the opener from his self-titled debut album for Genius, he admits to saying amen a lot. “I’m givin’ my number to any bitch lookin’ like Rhonda.” Amen? Rich Brian considers himself a religious person.

Such secularism includes a no-no, according to the Ten Commandments: false idolatry (“…Might go down as G.O.D.”). “God’s plan, God’s plan / I can’t do this on my own… / Someone watchin’ this shit close, yep, close…/ Might go down as G.O.D., yeah, wait / I go hard on Southside G / I make sure that north-side eat.” On the melodic “God’s Plan”, the number one hit single by Drake, the rapper-singer seems to acknowledge God himself (“I can’t do this on my own”), but, still references secular ideas. A few songs have redeeming qualities, but definitely won’t save your soul. This playlist features secular religious-referencing rap songs. “I know we in church, and the way that I’m thinking wrong,” Game spits on “Hallelujah.” Earlier, on Jesus Piece, on “Church,” he spits, “I’m tryin’ to go to church / Get some chicken wings, after that hit the strip club / See some hoes, twerk…” Jesus! How many times have you been to church and had impure, blasphemous thoughts pop into your mind? How many times have you transformed something holy into something devilish? Apparently, rappers practice this frequently. Columns include the “less finessed” blog Beyond the Hype, The Chart Scoop, Critics Weigh In, Guests Posts, Op Ed (opinion editorials), and Press Releases & Shopping.ĭrake, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Rich Brian, and Rick Ross are just a few of the artists that appear on ‘27 Secular, Religious-Referencing Rap Songs.’ Even though some columns are evergreen, they don’t necessarily fit the more expansive Evergreen category, which features bigger posts such as playlists. Some of these articles have a shelf life, while others are more evergreen (content maintains its relevance sans a set expiration date).

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