HIP HOP vs. REALITYPart 2

Hip Hop Videos

Do you think that today’s videos are

serving their intended purpose?

Music Videos

• a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music/song.

• are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings.

• The term “music video” first came into popular usage in the early 1980s with the launch of MTV

Hip Hop videos shape our perceptions as of the “Hip Hop” culture

today.

Hip Hop Perceptions

• Young Money – Bedrock • Gucci Mane – Lemonade • Drake - Successful

 As Christians, our lives should be a video that

promotes God!

Matthew 13:22 22The seeds that fell among the thornbushes are also people who hear the message. But they start worrying about the needs of this life and are fooled by the desire to get rich. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything.

Appropriate Videos

Romans 12:2 2Don't be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him.

Take 10 minutes to develop a 1-minute POSTIVE video to

present to the group

Music Videos

• “Living Clean” – Canton Jones• “God In Me” – Mary Mary• “Good In The Hood” – Tye Tribett• “I Like Me” – Kirk Franklin

19 So shall they fear The name of the LORD from the west, And His glory from the rising of the sun; When the enemy comes in like a flood, The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him.

Stand Out – Tye Tribett

When the enemy comes in like a flood,The spirit of the Lord will raise up a

standard against him.I see the enemy coming in like a flood in

our houses, in our churches, in our families.

But what I don't see is the standard. People of God where's the standard at?

We in a war y'all. It's time to stand OUT!

It's about to go down. The battle has begun.It's time for you to choose, whose side you

gonna be on.The devil is recruiting, temptin' every man.But he's already defeated, all we have to do

is stand.No time for mixing light with the darkness.Be black or be white, no more shades of gray.Be separated, be holy, no matter what you

do, don't bow.And even if you stand alone, stand anyhow.

Rise up people, put on your strength.There's a war going on and we will win.Stand up and fight, let the kingdom prevail.With power and might, we will stand out.

WHAT IS YOUR REALITY?