Honey, Don't Front...

'For we have realized now that your culture is your religion, and it is impossible for us (Hiphoppas) to have a relationship with GOD through a culture that is not inherently ours. OUR culture is OUR direct connection to GOD... Others may have discovered other truths, but this gospel documents the spiritual truths we as a Hip Hop community have discovered at the birth of our civilisation.' (The Gospel of Hip-Hop, p. 28)

So I'm sitting thinking how best to introduce this next post... I think this tune puts it nicely. Before reading further, sit back, kool out, and give this a listen...

The Genesis

Peace to all web travellers, knowledge junkies, Hiphoppas, blog slingers and steady bloggers alike! Welcome to the first post of Blog's Son: a blog that looks at Hip-Hop through the eyes of a Theology student. Or maybe its the other way round...

The idea for this blog came from buying The Gospel of Hip-Hop; legendary emcee KRS-ONE's 'philosophical masterwork' written to preserve and advance the Hip-Hop movement. The book is a dope source for learning about the philosophy of Hip-Hop, and proposes some really interesting ideas. The main one being that, far from being a culture that manifests other religious traditions, Hip Hop is a religious/spiritual movement in-and-of-itself. This blog is therefore an attempt to explore this theme, which I will do by harnessing the book, my experiences of Hip-Hop, and the collective knowledge of the internet community.