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The hip-hop community will be the next segment of US soceity to embrace Islam
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: Knuckles on April 16, 2006, 06:47:30 AM ---
Seriously, don't you think it's kind of pathetic that you base your life around what some dead guy says in a book? I just don't get it.
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The book was inspired by the Creator of the Worlds.
Why don't you write down all your knowledge on life and death, and put it side by side with the Qu'ran. Then see which one you would rather follow.
Wessia4LiaNia Chieee Chieee:
--- Quote from: Shallow on April 16, 2006, 06:57:18 AM ---Hip Hop is also embraces drug dealers, pimps, murderers, and gang members. Much more so than it does Islam. Does that mean that more kids will become criminals.
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There it is... I think those who will follow Islam won't do it because they fav rappers are Muslim but because they found theyselves in the religion. I'm a fan of Hip Hop, a mad one, but I know the difference between being a fan of it and "idolise" (don't know exactly the word) it. I found myself into many many aspects of Islam, I found myself into many aspects of hinduism too, and I just follow my thoughts...I don't have to follow another religion just because most of the culture that I love (Hip Hop) does it. If my father is an alcoholic I should be one too?(it's not a good example tho)but don't know how to exactly express myself... But in fact you are right...many of the ones who will embrace Islam are hip hop fans, but ask yourself how many will do it because they love Islam and how many will do it cause they love rappers?
nibs:
--- Quote from: Shallow on April 16, 2006, 06:57:18 AM ---I may hate all that Emo crap but those bands do alright too. Not to mention i taskes more talent to write and perfrom a mediocre Rock band hit than it does a very good rap song.
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i disagree with you, there are hip hop producers that are very talented musically and lyricists that are very skilled poetically. as far as i can tell rock bands don't even make a decent effort in terms of their lyrics and half of them can't sing either. so the vocal talent is lacking.
nibs:
--- Quote from: Islamic Khalifah Sultan Abdul Hamid- 1908- ---Just as hip-hop was started by the Pan African/Pan Islamic movements like the Zulu Nation, I believe that the fans of hip-hop (like myself) will soon represent a large block of American society embracing Islam.
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islam in hip hop reached it's peak in the mid 90's when it seemed like half the west coast was noi and half the east coast was 5%'ers.
now you only hear islamic themes and references in some underground artists, talib kweli or hasan salaam.
islam is on the decline in hip hop, definitely in mainstream hip hop.
there is also this constant theme in news from afghanistan that the black soldiers are both being ill recieved and behaving exceptionally poorly as well. i don't know if this is propoganda to get blacks behind the war, but there seems to be a stronger schism between the blacks in the mideast and others.
i'm skeptical of your theory.
M Dogg™:
I doubt Hip-Hop will embrace Islam as much as it did in the late 80's, early 90's when Paris, Public Enemy and Ice Cube were platinum selling artist. Right now Hip-Hop is in selfish phase, and I don't see that ending soon. 2004 was it's only hope to grow out of this stage when every artist was a politican, but once Bush won again, it was back to business as usual.
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