by Luke Geraty | Aug 19, 2013 | Hip Hop Culture
Rapzilla.com, a website that focuses on Christian hip hop, has an interesting interview with Tim Trudeau of Syntax Distribution. I was part of a hip hop group, Sackcloth Fashion, with Tim and his brother Steve (I was on the album “Something for Everyone to...
by Luke Geraty | Aug 1, 2013 | Cultural Engagement, Hip Hop Culture
Artists, please unite around this statement by N.T. Wright, for it is a powerful paragraph: “It is, I believe, part of being made in God’s image that we are ourselves creators or at least procreators. The extraordinary ability to bring forth new life, supremely...
by Luke Geraty | Nov 24, 2012 | Hip Hop Culture, Old Testament
For a number of years I’ve been wrestling with the Wisdom Literature found in the Hebrew Bible. I don’t mean “wrestle” to imply that I’m struggling to accept what it says, teaches, or records. No, my wrestling has been strictly related to...
by Brian Foulks | Feb 28, 2012 | Cultural Engagement, Hip Hop Culture
Interpretations that Disconnect Community Jon Acuff articulates beautifully in his piece, “My new problem with rap music” a point that many believers must wrestle with on a consistent basis. He makes his best point as he concludes that he must ultimately “be honest...
by Brian Foulks | Feb 10, 2012 | Church Planting, Cultural Engagement, Ecclesiology, Hip Hop Culture, Missional
Unlike any other mission field, Hip Hop proposes a different set of problems for the church. They are a complex group that has many embedded problems attached to their makeup. Bob Hepburn reports, “Here’s a people group the church-at-large has found difficult to reach...
by Luke Geraty | Feb 7, 2012 | Gospel, Hip Hop Culture, Marriage
Ambassador was a part of the Cross Movement before going through the above story. I’ve always liked his music. This is a cool story of redemption and reconciliation. Check it...
by Luke Geraty | Jan 5, 2012 | Hip Hop Culture, Missional
“Battling” is essentially one of the most common expressions by way of the four elements of hip hop culture (emcee’s, deejays, breakdancing, and graff art). Battling is a mainstay of hip hop and you’d be hard pressed to find a hip hop event...
by Luke Geraty | Dec 27, 2011 | Hip Hop Culture
by Luke Geraty | Nov 3, 2011 | Hip Hop Culture, Missional
There’s a cool conversation going on at Sphere of Hip Hop regarding the different approaches that Christians take within the context of hip hop. I’m really enjoying the mutual respect and thinking that is starting to come out. We’re basically...
by Luke Geraty | Oct 29, 2011 | Hip Hop Culture
It’s been about six years since I was on tour doing hip hop shows and selling CD’s trying to pay bills and live. A lot has changed. For starters, I went from having one daughter to having four kids. I also transitioned from a full-time rhymesayer to...
