is it wrong to listen to rap and randB

[T-Block]

I get my musical ideas from a lot of places:  radio, commercials, game shows, CDs, etc.

I don't purposely listen to this stuff to get ideas, the idea comes when I hear it.

[MrSparrow]

I've heard a lot of songs where the musicians tried to do secular introductions to...

You know that song from Prince Diamonds and Pearls? I've heard a song doing that but the worst is a song by D'Angelo (remember him?) called $#!T, D*M# MOTHER @#*$#& and they did that beat thinking that people would hear that beat (which is tight and funky) and not think back to that cussing in that song...

I even heard a local singer try to take a song called "I'm in Love with a Stripper" and turn it into I'm in Love with my Jesus...

 

As soon as we do stuff like that, it makes us look like hypocrites because
1. We say to those young people in our congregations that it's ok to be double-minded (unstable in all of our ways) and even though you're listening to music that doesn't edify the body... you're not alone...
2. We show we are truly ignorant to what spiritual things happen when music comes forth... no matter what the source...

MrSparrow

[cinderellaofpiano]

I BEING A 16 YR. OLD ORGAN PLAYER LISTEN TO R&B AND RAP BECAUSE OF THE SIMPLE FACT THA I AM YOUNG AND I LIKE TAHT KIND OF MSIC, BUT U I ONLY LISTEN TO THE BEATS AND STUFF NOT THE WORDS BECAUSE THE WORDS CAN SLIP RIGHT INTO YOUR HEAD AND MAY NOT EVEN RECOGNIZE IT UNTIL U CATCH YOURSELF SINGIN IT.  THAT IS THE TRICKY PART.   ANOTHER THING,  ANY OF YOU LISTEN TO OLD TIME PEOPLE LIKE RICK JAMES OR THE COMMODORES.  MANY ARTISTS LIKE KIRK FRANKLIN AND THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS ARE UTILIZING THEIR SKILLS TO GO BACK AND LISTEN TO THE MUSIC AND REARRANGE IT INTO GOSPEL, BUT MANY PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT.  sO I GUESS IT IS OKAY TO LISTEN TO IT JUST DON'T GET CAUGHT UP IN THE DEVILS GAME BECAUSE HE IS OUT TO KILL AND DESTROY AND STEAL.  WE CHRISTIANS HAVE ALOT TO LOOK UP TO AND WE NEED TO THANK THE LORD FOR LETTING US SEE A BRAND NEW DAY AND WE SHOULD OPEN OUR EARS TO WHAT GOD HAS TO SAY TO US FOR THAT DAY, NOT WHAT LIL JOHN OR THE YING YANG TWINS WANT US TO SAY.  SO BE WISE AND STAY STRONG!!!

amen im 16 years old
i play the piano at my church
i listen to R&B and rap (only the artist i like ChrisBrown, AliciaKeys, Johnlegend, Life)
my church (then again im COGIC) dont agree with
but i dont care
i love music all types
i can take piano from a rap song play it in church
and they wont even know the difference

yo gurl cinderella

[krow]

What is the difference between listening to a non-christian song and changing the lyrics vs. listening to a secular singer who you know is not living anything close to a saved life singing Christian music with a melody and lyrics that were not taken (as far as you know) from the world? Or what about gospel singers like Yolonda Adams singing secular songs on stage during the grammy awards with non-christians?

[T-Block]

And the debate drags on.