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Hip Hop as Religion

Q. When hip hop replaces religion, new things can emerge. What do you think are some effects (good, bad, maybe even ugly) when hip hop serves as a replacement or alternative to religion?

A. As someone who loves hip hop, warts and all, I know the power it has to change lives and give meaning in otherwise meaningless and hopeless circumstances, as well as highlight and begin to destroy the inequities of society. This is a power that can make changes for the better. However, I fear that if hip hop begins to stake a claim as a new form of religious worship and belief, the rules, dogma, hypocrisy, lies, idolatry and inequality that pervades organised religion will also pervade hip hop.    

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Mixtape6: Brooklyn Brooklyn Take Me In

March 1, 2011. It's been 6 months since Sarah and I left the west coast and it's been a long 6 months. We've already had some amazing adventures, seen lot's of good friends and made a few new friends. Of course it hasn't been easy. We've faced new challenges; sneaky mice, surprise indoor-rain, snow, stabbings in the subway... all the charms of Brooklyn. But we've also grown in our marriage, become deeper friends and found joy in the simplest things.

It was this week, as I reflected on the last six months, that I decided I wanted to share the songs that got me through it. While we drove out of Seattle, we mourned with music. As we landed at JFK we celebrated with songs. These tracks tell a story. Of the two of us leaving the familiar, jumping into the unknown and discovering new sides of ourselves and each other. So next time you're chillin, give it a listen.

This is just my way of sayin hey.