Talk:List of Christian hip hop artists/Archive 1

Archive 1

Should recent converts be listed in separate section?

I'm wondering if perhaps in this list we should be noting the distinction between rappers who have started out and have always been Christian, and rappers who recently converted to Christianity but were secular rappers before, such as DMX and Mase. -- œ^™ 18:04, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

I took a great deal of time and effort to put in the most notable and influential Christian rap and hip hop groups of all time complete with lists and the entire series of updates was removed as not notable, which is absurd. P.I.D. is not notable? THEY WERE THE FIRST CHRISTIAN RAP GROUP WITH AN ENTIRE CATALOGUE OF SONGS! They are extremely notable, if only because for years, they were one of the only groups mentioned when any media outlet brought up the idea of Christian rap.

Seriously... there are groups and artists in this list I've never even heard of, but taking the people I put in off the list is comparible to removing the Beatles from a list of classic rock bands due to their not being notable but leaving up that local rock band you were friends with in high school.

-206.24.49.1 (talk) 05:31, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Tunnel Rats

The Tunnel Rats link leads to an article about the Vietnam soldiers (who, by the way, the TR crew were named after) and not an article about the underground, late-90s/early 2000s Christian rap group. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.27.43.232 (talk) 21:56, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Removed rappers

If I might correct you on a couple of things, one GeeDA is a christian rapper, two, so is D-Maub, three so is lil Prophet, four, V. Rose has done girl rap! thank you for trying to help me out, but I listen to christian hip hop on a daily basis, and I know many many more that are not on that list as well, they just didn't all show up, oh yeah, DA' T.R.U.T.H. as well. so IDK why you last edited my entry on it! (Supermindj (talk) 12:43, 28 January 2012 (UTC))

I know that they're Christian rappers, the problem is that they don't have articles. This list doesn't include artists without articles. In fact, none of the Christian artist lists do. If you want to create an article for them, see WP:BAND and WP:GNG for notability guidelines to see if they qualify for an article. If they meet the guidelines, feel free to create articles for them. For your first article, you might want to create it in your name space. I can help you with that if you want. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 17:10, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Oh, and "Christian" is always capitalized. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 17:11, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Sense of the existence of this list

Does it make sense to exist list like this? I think we should make a category Category:Christians rappers (or similar name) and add it to the every Christian rapper. What do you think about it? Tashivana (talk) 18:52, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

It makes a great deal of sense. There are other lists and with the suggestion above, where we would classify the artists, it will add detail. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:07, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

II know we have a lot of list like this, but is there any difference between this list and a category? It only shows a Christians rapper and nothing more :) Tashivana (talk) 03:27, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Please read what I wrote. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 04:01, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Not an accurate, all-inclusive list

A lot of these artists are Christians and perform hip-hop, but don't do Christian hip-hop. There is a difference, by the way. Contrary to what most idiots think. The definition at the top of the page needs to be rewritten and we need more Christian hip-hop artists and less hip-hop artists who are Christians. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.27.43.232 (talk) 18:19, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Christians who perform hip hop is what this list is about. If you read my suggestion above, we could distinguish the two groups you mention. Oh, and it's "fewer" not "less". --Walter Görlitz (talk) 18:30, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Okay, that works. When can we start? :D

We also need more articles about Christian rappers. This is barely any and a lot I've never heard of. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.27.43.232 (talk) 18:21, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

If they meet WP:BAND then they should certainly have articles. If they don't, they shouldn't. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 18:30, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

I can name 6 rappers or groups OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD that meet that that don't have articles. PRo, Playdough, Sintax.the.Terrific, Cannon, Andy Mineo, Tunnel Rats

The category should be created in addition to the list. This is an area where redundancy is good, as there are advantages and disadvantages to both lists and categories.--¿3family6 _contribs 02:30, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Proposed solution

I think I may have a solution to this and other Christian music lists. We could convert the nice, clean list to an alphabetical table much like the comparison of issue-tracking systems and other similar lists. We could add columns such as "At least one member is Christian" or "Christian member", "Christian themes in music", "Label" or "Signed to Christian Label", and most importantly, a references column. We could also have years active or other columns. Comments? Suggestions? So for Lil Wayne, under the profession column we could have a value of "known to read scripture and pray" while for others we could have the standard Yes, No, and Unknown templates. This would appease many and clearly distinguish those marginally added to meet Wikipedia's standard of inclusion from those who would actually be able to stand for a Dove award. --18:14, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Artist/Band	Years active	Sub-genre(s)	Christian lyrics	Christian affiliation	Refs
116 Clique	2005-present	Un­known	Yes	Un­known
The Ambassador (William Branch)	1991-present	Un­known	Yes	Un­known
D-Boy Danny Rodriguez	1989-1990	—	Yes	Un­known
dc Talk	1987–2001	rock	Yes	Un­known
Lil Wayne	1992–present	Un­known	No	Un­known
tobyMac	1987–present	Christian rock, Christian pop	Yes	Un­known
Stephen Wiley	1985–1991	—	Yes	Un­known

There are currently 70 artists in the list and this is a sample of 7 but should give you an idea of what the list can do and a few columns that could be used. Should these columns be kept? Should we add more columns? If so, which? --Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:59, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

My only concern is original research. As long as each parameter has sourced content, I like the idea. For instance, if there is a source saying that Lil' Wayne doesn't have Christian lyrics, then it should be good (considering that it's Lil' Wanye, it shouldn't be that hard). With the subgenres, maybe make it clear that it includes non-hip-hop styles.--¿3family6 _contribs 14:08, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

P.S. If there is no verified subgenre, I would replace "Unknown" with "NA".--¿3family6 _contribs 14:11, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

The columns are just suggestions. There could be a "Type of hip hop" column as well.

The primary goal was to clearly indicate that Lil Wayne is not part of the Christian music industry and has a tenuous profession of faith. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 14:32, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

See my comment in the Lil Wayne section.--¿3family6 _contribs 02:31, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Your comments above are what prompted me to come up with this idea. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:27, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

refs. will not appear like this in the list.

Christians rapper

Hi, Why in the article List of Christian hip hop and rap artists we have to add only artist who've already been added to Wikipdia? Is it good solution? I'm askin' you because I know you're an expert :) Tashivana (talk) 19:57, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

Because of the WP:LIST indicates what type of lists may exists and this is an index of articles page presents an alphabetical list of articles related to the subject of the index. If you can find a different list that would apply, feel free to inform us. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 03:41, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Adding edit notice

There are a number of edits made to this page that must be undone because the entries are either not added in alphabetical order or the subject is not notable. To that end, it would be ideal to add the following edit notice: {{editnotice | expiry = indefinite | id = 0 | header = Please note: | headerstyle = font-size: 130% | text = This list is sorted in [[:alphabetical order]]. Please familiarize yourself with how that works, particularly if adding individuals. Each list entry '''should have its own Wikipedia article''', or include a [[WP:CITE|citation]] to an [[Wikipedia:Independent sources|independent]], [[WP:V#Sources|reliable]] source that must '''demonstrate that the artist or group is [[WP:BAND|notable]].''' | textstyle = font-size: 110%; background: #ffeebb }} Thank you. Walter Görlitz (talk) 14:19, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Not done: {{edit protected}} is not required for edits to unprotected pages, or pending changes protected pages. According to the page logs, this page has never been protected. --Redrose64 (talk) 17:00, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

I cannot edit the edit page. They are locked for admins only. I'm sorry you didn't know that. Walter Görlitz (talk) 17:14, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Editnotice. Walter Görlitz (talk) 17:17, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

When a non admin attempts to create an edit notice they are told it is locked. For example the edit notice for this page is at http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=edit&preload=Template%3AEditnotice%2Fpreload&editintro=&summary=&nosummary=&minor=&title=Template%3AEditnotices%2FPage%2FList+of+Christian+hip+hop+and+rap+artists&create=Create and I am told: You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason:

This is the page notice for List of Christian hip hop and rap artists.

This editnotice can only be created or edited by administrators and accountcreators.

To request a change to the page, add {{tl:editprotected}} to the talk page, followed by a description of your request.

I added the Edit protected here and you stepped into it. Once again. Sorry you didn't know that. However, if you think you can add the edit notice, feel free to use the code I generated above to do so. Walter Görlitz (talk) 17:22, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Oh sorry, it's an editnotice that you want. Those are not normally requested on article talk pages, but on the talk page for the (as yet non-existent) editnotice itself; see Wikipedia:Editnotice#How to request an editnotice if you are not an administrator. OK, Done --Redrose64 (talk) 19:02, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. It's done now. Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:17, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Christian artists

why aren't artists like d-maub and geeDA on here, also, V. Rose has done some good girl rap, lil Prophet is another one as well (Supermindj (talk) 12:25, 28 January 2012 (UTC)) A lot of these Artists listed are not even Christian artists or rap artists. Please consider before adding an artist.

Which artists aren't Christian or rap artists? You removed a lot of bands like dcTalk and bands who won in Christian Rap/Hip Hop artists, you even removed a rapping priest. What constitutes a Christian artist differs from person to person. Most of the Christian music lists use the definition from the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (2002) defines CCM as "music that appeals to self-identified fans of contemporary Christian music on account of a perceived connection to what they regard as Christianity". That makes the potential list very broad. If you have concerns about specific entries, why not list them here with your reasons why they should not be on the list and editors can comment on why they should be kept in the list. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:16, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

In all there were actually three or possibly four real problems: E.E.S. was not a Christian band; New Breed is a Christian hip hop band but the link was to a disambiguation page and the band does not have an article; Wizdm is a redirect page to another listed band. The Tribe is a valid entry since they do include rap in several songs, but it's not listed on the article and without a reference, would be difficult to support. (They happen to be one of my favourite bands from the 90s too, but that's not really relevant). --Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:21, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Alright, good point...but who the heck is Stan Fortuna??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spideyrocks28 (talk • contribs) 20:25, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Stan Fortuna is a priest. Pretty interesting article about the guy actually. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:27, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

One more comment. You may want to look at list of Christian metal bands and list of Christian punk bands. You'll see that, due to controversy, every entry has a reference. Some have multiple references. That's not inappropriate for a list, but it is cumbersome. If you insist, the same can be done for these bands and artists to meet your objections, but you haven't really listed any substantial objections yet. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:27, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Alright, thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spideyrocks28 (talk • contribs) 20:29, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

WP:LIST explains how lists should be created. One important key, list entries must have an article entry. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:59, 20 April 2011 (UTC)

Lil Wayne is NOT a born-again Christian rapper, as well as many others on this list!!!!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spideyrocks28 (talk • contribs)

Nonesense. Lil Wayne is a practising Christian http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/arts/music/26wayn.html Just because he's not in the Christian music industry does not exclude him from this list, just like others on the list. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 03:14, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Just because he reads his Bible doesn't mean anything. Listen to his lyrics in his songs and compare them to Lecrae or Trip Lee. He is not acting as a Christian and cusses in every line of his songs...doesn't sound Christian to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spideyrocks28 (talk • contribs) 02:53, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Just because you think his lyrics are not "Christian" doesn't mean a thing. It's what we call original research. Feel free to find a source that says he's not a Christian. You can add it to his article in the appropriate section and then you can claim it here. This is one of those things where Wikipedia isn't trying to convey the truth, but referenced facts. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 03:25, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Lil Wayne is NOT a Christian rapper. He is a rapper who claims to be a Christian, but that is not for any of us to judge. His music glorifies explicit content, such as sex, money, and drugs, and not that of God. Even if he is a practicing Christian and he reads his Bible, he does not display that through his music. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.234.156.111 (talk) 20:11, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

Can you prove that he's not a Christian? You are describing an outward appearance of what a Christian says and does, but that is only one way to interpret what a Christian is. There are many Christian artists who don't display their faith through their music, so you will have to find a different approach to explaining why he's not a Christian rapper because in its simplest form, a Christian musician of any kind is a person who self-professes Christianity and is a musician. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:19, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

The article is called "List of Christian hip hop and rap artists" not "list of rappers that are Christians." Just saying that Lil Wayne claims to be a Christian and also raps doesn’t make him a Christian rapper(someone who raps about God) It just makes him a rapper that claims to be a Christian. If going to church and reading your Bible makes you a Christian then me standing in a garage and holding a steering wheel makes me a car. Any one can read a Bible. An atheist can read a Bible but that doesn’t make them a Christian it just means they have the ability to read. I go to school with a lot of people that believe in God but are they Christians? No not really, do they go to church? no. Do they cuss and talk about sex and how much beer they drunk and how much weed they smoked at a party they went to last night? Yes they sure do. There is a difference in someone who believes in God and someone who is a Christian. A person that works at a stripper club might believe in God but that doesn’t make them a Christian. Someone who goes to a bar every night might believe in God ,but just saying that you believe in God doesn’t make you a Christian it just means you believe in God. So is Lil Wayne a Christian rapper? No. Is he a rapper that is a Christian? well he claims to be but his actions say other wise. He kind of is just someone that believes in God cause just the fact that you say your a Christian doesn’t make you a Christian. I can say I’m an alligator all I want to but I will never be one. His actions speak other wise cause any self respecting Christian wouldn’t talk or act the way he dose. Everyone makes mistakes but he doesn’t accidentally cuss in his raps he dose it on purpose and that’s not something a Christian would do. So, no he is not a Christian rapper he is just a rapper that claims he is a "Christian" and I say that very lightly. And no this isn’t just my option cause it is confirmed in the way that he talks in his raps and the words that he uses that makes it a fact. 173.247.27.137 (talk) 22:14, 19 July 2011 (UTC)Double A...ron

Being a Christian and a rapper does make you a Christian rapper. That's the definition on which we're working anyhow. It's also the definition used on several other Christian genre lists. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 23:00, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Then if that be it the case then if someone is a plumber and they're also a Christian does that make them a Christian plumber?......"Unclogging toilets for Jesus" um not quite — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.247.27.137 (talk) 23:03, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

I suppose it does. However that's not an issue on Wikipedia as we don't have a list of Christian plumbers nor do we publicize it. The problem that you're really facing is that the term Christian is too broad. Someone can call themselves a Christian and not behave the way someone else who calls themselves a Christian agrees with. In short, you cannot set the standards for inclusion in a religion based simply on behaviour. I know that many would like to though, myself included.

You are required to sign your posts and not remove information added by bots to sign your posts for you. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:02, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Someone give my one good reason that lil' Wayne should be on there. He may be a "Christian" [yes, put in quotes for a good reason. Believing, which I doubt he really does, in God does not make you a "Christian"], but this page is, among other things referring to CHRISTIAN RAPPERS. People who's faith is expressed in their lyrics. I don't know about you, but unless I'm terribly mislead, I don't think Christianity is expressed in his music. Unless you count glorifying drugs, violence, and sex in your music as being Christian. There may be one or two references to God or Jesus, but that doesn't make a difference. He's no Christian rapper. He should be taken off of there and the person who put him on there should be kicked off Wikipedia, because they obviously have no idea what their talking about. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.27.43.232 (talk) 15:19, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Please read above. It's been explained. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 15:24, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

Already read it, thanks. And as I said, he may be a Christian, but he's not a Christian RAPPER. That's what this page is about, right? Just because he may be Christian and he raps doesn't mean he's a Christian Rapper. I don't see what's so hard about this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.27.43.232 (talk) 23:13, 27 October 2011 (UTC)

If you read it, you didn't understand it. Yes, just because he's a Christian means he's a Christian Rapper. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:29, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

OK, so I conclude you have Lil wayne on there just to annoy other people. You obviously know he's not a Christian rapper, and he's not. You're just using an interpretation of "Christian Rapper" "prove" he should be there. There's no reason for him to be there, and you know it. People looking for Christian Rappers are obviously not looking for lil wayne. You just have it on there to annoy and maybe even offend Christian rap fans. Now take him off. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.27.43.232 (talk) 23:16, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

According to your "interpretation" of what a Christian rapper is, he's not. However you're not the one who defines it. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (2002) defines Christian music more losely and includes "a perceived connection to what they regard as Christianity" as part of the definition. So while you may have a more stringent definition of the genre, not all do. For the sake of Wikipedia, we'll use the more inclusive definition. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 23:50, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

lil wayne is not a Christian. Believing in God is not being a Christian. Trusting in God and behaving in a Christlike way is being a Christian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.27.43.232 (talk) 21:38, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

The argument has been made before and rejected. It depends on a narrow view of what Christianity is and is not. Catholics are Christians too. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 23:32, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Look, does anyone except you (who obviously has no idea what the heck Christian rap or a Christian rapper is) think lil wayne is a Christian rapper? I'll tell you again. Being a Christian does not make you a Christian rapper. It's what's in your music and how you convey the message of Christianity that makes you a Christian rapper. Any Christian rap fan or Christian rapper (except maybe Freddie Bruno) will agree. Now stop abusing Christian hip hop by screwing up all the articles and this list and take him off. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.27.43.232 (talk) 15:05, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

I was an exclusively Christian music DJ from 1982 through to 2000. I was around when Christian rap started. I don't think that Lil Wayne is a good example of a Christian rapper but based on a very narrow definition of Christian rap he should be included. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 16:29, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Why didn't you say that earlier? Now I have respect for you. Thank you for saying that. And, I guess, you're right about the narrow definition. I thought you were some idiot from the secular scene who wanted to corrupt CHH. Sorry for my misjudgment. Thank you again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.27.43.232 (talk) 17:00, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Because it's not supposed to be about the editors but about referenced material. It's a silly rule. You should see what some of the lists I monitor are like because of a silly reference. You just have to understand the setting (the rules of Wikipedia) to understand the content sometimes. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 17:35, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

LIL WAYNE is no more christian than eminem, they may say they are christians, but their music is very worldly, and talks about sex, and wanting to do women, this is not christian at all! When lecrae talks about sex, he says that it should be saved for marriage, and that it is a sin to do it outside of marriage! there are no christian morals in his music! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Supermindj (talk • contribs) 02:13, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Please read the information above. I removed your recent additions. Some were just silly (linking "DC Talk" when dcTalk was listed just below) , the link to JR is a disambiguation page not an article about a Christian rap artist, and the rest were redlinks. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 02:26, 28 January 2012 (UTC)

Lil wayne is in no way a christian rapper. He was probaly high when he said he was a christian. He never should be listed here, ven if he is a christian, he doesnt rap about christian things, and that is what christian rap is about! He should be removed ASAP, because it is an annoyance and disrespect to the real christian rappers out there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.102.81.32 (talk) 17:02, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

"Probably" isn't a word that should be used on Wikipedia. Please take the time to read the responses above and you'll see that your question has been answered many, many times. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 17:30, 11 February 2012 (UTC)

The only reason I'm commenting here is because I myself came to the page looking for christian rap. It is extremely misleading to put lil wayne on this list. People that are looking for rap that expresses the fundamentals of Christ would be disappointed to hear lil wayne. If some one, for example, were to see his name, and then search for him on youtube, they would be instantly upset seeing that lil wayne's music does not glorify christ, but glorifies him self. This list should only contain those musicians who are rapping about Christ, not about sex, drugs, and fame. Hope this helps. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yehudah1984 (talk • contribs) 07:26, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

Your opinion is not unique, but unfortunately, not the one used on this list. Feel free to read the reasons already presented. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 13:46, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

Lil Wayne glorifies all that the bible tells you not too. This listing is incredibly offensive to ANYONE who knows whats going on in the world. I can call myself a jewish rapper just because I love studying legit Hebrew text, is what you seem to be getting at. Wayne probably added himself so that while he's blowing the little horn, people will defend him with responses like..."That nigga is a christian, that nigga worships jesus along with [insert random idolatry here]" End times are coming and because of sites like wikipedia NOBODY is going to know what to do. Enjoy your brimstone. SWAG! :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.129.34.51 (talk • contribs) 20:32 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Guys, please. Kanye West just came out saying he is Christian, and he is obviously not. To be a Christian, you have to act the part. They're all fakers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.233.96.82 (talk) 15:41, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

I'm sorry, who are you to judge Mr. West and whether he is currently a Christian or not? Your opinion of what does and does not constitute a Christian is not a valid line in the sand. Walter Görlitz (talk) 15:59, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

Artists without links

Can we put up rappers/artists without wikipedia links? cause this isn't covering a tenth of all the artists I know..... and can we put Braille under "B" please? The only reason his page isn't "Braille" is because there's already a page named that that refers to the language. People don't come looking for Bryan Winchester, They're looking for Braille. And Propaganda deserves a page. Could someone create a page for Propaganda the rapper? Reference links included below. http://www.hhhdb.com/index.php?id=426 http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/Propaganda.asp http://humblebeast.com/artists/propaganda/ http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/component/muscol/P/19-propaganda http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/component/muscol/T/60-tunnel-rats http://www.hhhdb.com/index.php?id=239 Thanks a lot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.27.43.232 (talk) 16:48, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Lists like this should not be a link farm pointing to artists MySpace or Facebook pages. They should list "important" artists. In Wikipedia terms, an important artist (or notable artist, see WP:BAND) is one that has an article. We could list lots of people who have done concerts or released a home tape (in the 80s) or made downloads available (more current artists), but it wouldn't be encyclopedic. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:31, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Well, I know a lot of artists like Scribbling Idiots (Illect Recordings, Scribblingidiots.com), Playdough (Indie, Iamplaydough.com), Propaganda, and a ton more who are "notable". If the goal of the page is to list ALL "notable" CHRISTIAN hip-hop and rap artists, then I think some without wikipedia pages should be included. Oh, and by the way, what's your reason for having Lil' Wayne there? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.27.43.232 (talk) 22:58, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

Don't get hung-up on the term notable. Understand it it terms of Wikipedia's notability guidelines. See WP:BAND for what constitutes a notable musician or band.

The discussion related to Lil' Wayne is above. Feel free to read it. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 23:03, 15 December 2011 (UTC)

There are a few artists who meet the notable criteria that I have attempted to add to the list in the past only to see them promptly removed. Ones is PRo of reflection music group and reach records whose latest album was in the top 10 on itunes charts when it was released. Another is Gideonz Army who has had videos on BET. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.159.20.7 (talk) 06:48, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

If they have articles, they meet the notability criteria. They may still meet the criteria and don't yet have an article feel free to make one. However, the criteria for inclusion on this list is that the artist has an article. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 07:51, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

The BIBLE is very clear. The true followers of Jesus Christ should have the fruits that comes from having a relationship with Him. The bible is also very clear the what our hearts are full of our mouths will flow over with. The bible also clearly states (Ps19:14) that what comes out of our mouths should be pleasing to God. It also states that "The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse." Proverbs 10:32). Do a web search and surprise yourself with what the BIBLE has to say about righteousness, holiness, mouth, lips, tounge. If it is not measured in accordance to the BIBLE then what are you measuring it against? If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.38.224.101 (talk) 11:21, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

I completely agree with you here, and I'm sure Walter completely agrees. But Wikipedia does not run on what what we say, but what reliable sources say. Most Catholics aren't Christian either, but I'm not going to go and remove them all from Christian lists. Li'l Wayne has been called a Christian in mainstream, reliable publications. His lifestyle doesn't fit that description, but on Wikipedia that judgement is original research on our part unless a reliable source also says so.--¿3family6 _contribs 12:09, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

I came to this page looking for christian rappers, and the one name that threw me off was Lil Wayne,how dare you for placing his name on this list comparing him to great christian rappers such as Lecrae and 116 clique. The term Christianity is not a loose statement sir, it defines a person with morals, beliefs, and overall actions that exemplify God. For a man who says he was a dj rapper lets for instance say you were at a church playing songs would you play lil wayne in the church and expect everyone to start praising God by listening to his music, I believe not sir. There are many people who post on here saying the same thing that Lil wayne is not a Christian rapper but a secular rapper. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.163.160.42 (talk) 00:27, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

Good Afternoon, this morning I attempted to get "Unity Klan" on the list of Christian hip hop and Rap artists. I realize I didn't follow the established procedure. My reference is a GospelFlava.com interview with Big J. of Unity Klan and the link is here: Is this sufficient to get Unity Klan listed? I originally intended to get Big J. listed as his solo effort "Fibre Optix" in 2001 was an excellent example of Christian Rapping but then I discovered that he was part of a larger group, "Unity Klan", including "Jaz" Jasmine and Danny, both good Christian rappers on their own. So, advice? Comments? Please?Smash591 (talk) 20:50, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

Time is relative. You don't know if editors are in Australia, South Africa, Ireland, Newfoundland or California.

From http://www.gospelflava.com/onlinebio.html it doesn't appear to be a reliable source. However, you could ask at the reliable sources noticeboard. In short, as the edit notice states,

Each list entry should have its own Wikipedia article, or include a citation to an independent, reliable source that must demonstrate that the artist or group is notable.

Really, the last one is the most important, which starts, "the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent from the musician or ensemble itself". This is one source not multiple. The source is non-trivial but it's not clear if the source is reliable (based on that criteria).

In short, the real test is can the entry stand as its own article? If it can, we should be creating the article and linking to it.

As a DJ in the 90s, I don't recall having heard of either Big J. or Unity Klan, so it's a good thing that I'm not a reliable source. Walter Görlitz (talk) 23:05, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

Another Missing Christian Rap Artist

This list is compiled of a lot of Christian acts in the music industry. However, this article is missing a key Christian rap artist. Rhema Soul has proven themselves to be notable Christian Hip Hop artist in the music industry.

• "Rhema Soul". Billboard.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
• "Rhema Soul Awards". Allmusic. Allmusic. Retrieved 30 November 2014.

This list is compiled of a lot of Christian acts in the music industry. However, this article is missing a key Christian rap artist. Rhema Soul has proven themselves to be notable Christian Hip Hop artist in the music industry. Their album "Red" reached 24 on the Top Gospel Album Billboard in 2012.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Graceking123 (talk • contribs) 15:39, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

I you feel that they meet WP:MUSICBIO, feel free to start an article on them, however, in the past few weeks the "awards" criteria has been clarified and it's no longer sufficient to simply have earned an award, you still have to meet WP:GNG. It's assumed that earning an award or achieving chart success, etc., will result in sufficient publicity. Walter Görlitz (talk) 15:51, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Rhema Soul has enough coverage to at least start an article, and probably reach C or B class. I just do not have time right now to create an article for them. There are many more CHH artists who need articles, but we don't have editors to create them. I've considered overseeing a task-force or drive to create CHH related articles and develop the articles already on Wikipedia, as most existing articles are in dire shape and need attention. In a month or two, when I have time to do so, I might pitch this idea.--¿3family6 _contribs 17:48, 30 November 2014 (UTC)

Lil Wayne

I know that it has been discussed, but in my opinion Lil Wayne doesn't represent a Christian hip-hop. For me a rapper who says that is a Christian should represent a Christian values. Lil Wayne doesn't do that and on the contrary he raps about sex, drugs etc. 194.117.241.30 (talk) 16:51, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Yes it has been discussed. No one is suggesting he represents Christian hip-hop. Feel free to read the reasons for inclusion above since nothing has changed with your opinion. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 18:58, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

You've written "Being a Christian and a rapper does make you a Christian rapper". I totally disagree with this. For me "Christian rapper" is someone who raps about Jesus (God) and bears witness to the faith. Lil Wayne dosn't do that. If Lil Wayne has been added 'cus he is a Christian and rapper why we didn't add the group such as Wu-Tang Clan, Das EFX, Public Enemy etc. as a Muslim rappers? They say in their songs that they're a muslim and belleve in Allah. I know they've got category Members of the Nation of Gods and Earths, but they don't call "Members of the Nation of Gods and Earths" themselves. 194.117.241.30 (talk) 22:13, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

I can't speak to what constitutes a Muslim rapper. All I can do is indicate what some feel constitutes Christian musicians. That interpretation is broader than what many people feel comfortable with and it's not one I fully agree with either, but it's the definition used on Wikipedia. Match that with the included references and the entry must stay. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:46, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Lil Wayne is in the illuminati so why is he part of this list since people in the illuminati don't believe or don't even worship Jesus?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.62.231.33 (talk • contribs) 20:04, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

Because of what has already been written above. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:46, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

And you might want to reference both of your statements, since the former statement (he's a member of the Illuminati) is an unconfirmed rumour and the latter (that the Illuminati "don't worship Jesus") is not necessarily consistent with their stated position. Unless you're a member of an exclusive denomination (such as Mennonite Brethren) where denominational membership prevents membership in any other group, there's nothing that would be mutually exclusive about faith and membership in this supposed body. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 22:58, 22 May 2012 (UTC)

If Lil Wayne is on this list, so why Tupac is not here? He was a Christian 194.117.241.30 (talk) 12:15, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

If you can provide a reliable source that backs that claim you may add him as well. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 14:07, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Alright Walter I've seen some of your post and I find a lot of your responses to be very rude. At least be respectful to the people you respond to. And if you want to know what the illuminati has on the music industry, go on:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iDq0Tdja4A — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.62.231.33 (talk) 17:55, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

I don't see anywhere that Walter was rude. He was direct, but not insulting at all.--¿3family6 _contribs 18:04, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

I'm sorry if you perceived my responses as rude. They were meant to be factual.

I'm not interested in the subject. I didn't bring it up and it's not related to Christian hip-hop and rap artists in general and it doesn't appear to be related to specific artists on the list. --Walter Görlitz (talk) 18:44, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

I've looked at many post and I was wrong so I apologize. I looked at your point of view on why he's on the list and you have some decent points. He may not rap about Christ but he is a Christian then that's how he upholds himself. We as Christians may not agree with what he says or does but the list does say Christian hip hop and rap artist. Since he's a 'practicing' christian, then you can't deny that unless confirmed otherwise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.62.231.33 (talk) 23:57, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Revisit

I just read the references being used to support Lil Wayne, and I noticed that neither actually says "Lil Wayne is Christian". Is there another source somewhere that says that? Otherwise, I don't think these refs are enough to support his listing. Believing that Jesus is God's Son is not the only belief needed for Christianity. Second point: Even if a source says he is Christian, does that mean that he automatically performs Christian hip hop? In the past I would have said that in the broad sense of the term, yes, though I might personally disagree that he is Christian. But now, I'm thinking that equating the two could be original synthesis.--¿3family6 _contribs 02:25, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Time to revisit again. The article currently reads:

Lil Wayne identifies as a [[Roman Catholic]]<ref>[http://www.complex.com/music/2013/01/40-things-you-didnt-know-about-lil-wayne/catholic#gallery He identifies as Roman Catholic. — 40 Things You Didn't Know About Lil Wayne | Complex<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and reads the [[Bible]] regularly.<ref name="New York Times">{{cite news|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/arts/music/26wayn.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin|author=Kelefa Sanneh|title=Savoring a Moment in the Sun, Despite a Court Date|work=The New York Times|quote=Lil Wayne had three things to explain. No. 1, a religious confession: "I believe in God and his son, Jesus. Do you?" He interpreted the roar as an affirmative response. No. 2, a professional confession: He said he was nothing without the fans, adding, "Make some noise for what you created!" Noise was made. No. 3: Same as No. 2. More noise.|accessdate=December 2, 2010|date=February 26, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Weezy Thanx You" /> While playing in [[Newark Symphony Hall]], Lil Wayne professed his belief "in God and His son, Jesus."<ref name="New York Times"/> During his 2011 tour in Australia with Eminem, before beginning his bracket he proclaimed his belief in God.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/eminem-rap-inferno-lifts-roof-20111202-1oart.html |title=Eminem concert Australia | Melbourne | Sydney |publisher=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=2011-12-02 |accessdate=2011-12-10}}</ref>

Last I checked, Catholics are Christian. He's definitely not part of the "industry" but that's just one view of what it means to be a Christian musician. 208.81.212.222 (talk) 20:07, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Those sources do not say that he is "Christian hip hop." This list is for artists in the "industry," to use your terminology, not just any rapper who claims Christian beliefs.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 22:32, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

No. This list is for "bands, MCs and artists that perform music under the category of hip hop, rap or their subgenres". I will be adding, with references shortly. Walter Görlitz (talk) 05:18, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

So, this is a list merely of hip hop artists that profess Christianity? I ran a search for Lil Wayne as "Christian hip hop," and couldn't find anything. I think to list him as explicitly "Christian hip hop" would constitute original research. Or should Dave Mustaine, Tom Araya, Bruce Dickinson, and others, be listed on the list of Christian metal artists?--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 19:05, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

I'm not sure why you are using extreme language here. It's not merely anything, but it is a list of Christians who perform hip-hop music. If you can't be bothered to actually look at the sources provided that's your problem. Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:36, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

I was not intending to use extreme language, and I apologize if I came across as harsh, as I did not intend to. My point is that none of those sources provided call Lil Wayne "Christian hip hop." I took time to compare the coverage of Lil Wayne with Yo Majesty, a controversial entry on this list, and in the case of Yo Majesty, plenty of sources explicitly call them "Christian hip hop." So far, I have not found a single reliable source calling Lil Wayne "Christian hip hop" or "Christian rap," and thus I argue that it would be original research to list him as such. I wouldn't put an artist on the list of political hip hop artists, even if their lyrics were explicitly political, unless I had a source calling them such. There are a few entries on this (the Christian hip hop) list that aren't perhaps directly called Christian hip hop (Street Symphony for one), but they are explicitly mentioned in context of Christian hip hop. I couldn't find any references to Lil Wayne in the context of working in Christian hip hop, either. If a reference can be found explicitly connecting him with Christian hip hop, then I'm not opposed to him being added. But until a source can be verified, it's original research.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 16:01, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

They don't need to call him Christian hip hip/rap any more than the media need to call US Christian rock. I couldn't find any for that either. We have rappers who don't even want to wear that label—look at the edit wars on Lecrae and other articles. Similarly Switchfoot and other rock artists in the 2000s arguing against the label. That's why we made the lists members who have self-proclaimed as Christian and perform a style of music. It's not original research in that the list is of Christians who perform a style of music. That was Mark Allan Powell's position when creating the Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music and it was carried onto Wikipedia when early editors, possibly Powell himself, copied liberally from the tome. If we're changing the definition for all the lists, fine, but it probably shouldn't be done piecemeal. Walter Görlitz (talk) 16:29, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

At least on the list of Christian metal artists, the thresh-hold was narrowed to artists that have been identified as Christian music and as metal music. I understand that Lecrae and Switchfoot and many others have tried to move past the label of "Christian music," and that should be, and is, mentioned in their respective articles. But they also, as has U2, been identified as Christian music, within the appropriate sub-genre. It's also fine if authors like Powell broaden the definition of Christian music to music performed by Christians. But, I think it is original research to then as Wikipedia editors take Powell's stance and apply the definition of Christian music to artists that reliable sources haven't identified as such. Powell is a reliable source, and artists that he identifies as Christian music should be included. But unless we have a reliable source, editors such as you and I shouldn't apply that definition ourselves. Reliable sources are allowed to, and are supposed to, engage in original research. Wikipedia editors, however, are not to.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 17:13, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

If it's "performers of Christian hip hop", yes, it would be OR. Since it's currently "Christians who perform hip hop", it's not. Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:24, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

So, do we create a separate article for performers of Christian hip hop? Legit question; the scope of this list needs to be explained, and a separate one created if necessary. And should this be done with the rock and metal lists?--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 01:51, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

I went ahead and moved this list to a new title, "Christian performers of hip hop and rap," to help distinguish that it is a list of hip hop performers who are Christian, rather than a list of artists in the Christian hip hop genre.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 02:22, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Not impressed, but not going to move it back. Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:12, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Wrong, it should be List of performers of Christian hip hop and Christian rap, see where I placed the word Christian and twice to prevent a misconstruing of the scope pertaining to this list. Lil Wayne makes neither Christian hip hop nor Christian rap music.The Cross Bearer (talk) 07:31, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

The Cross Bearer See the below discussion, #Should there be separate lists of Christian performers of hip hop and Christian hip hop artists?--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 16:34, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Should there be separate lists of Christian performers of hip hop and Christian hip hop artists?

As a result of the very recent discussion in the Lil Wayne thread, I moved the title of this article to "List of Christian performers of hip hop and rap," which should for now settle the broader controversy over the scope of this list that has plagued this list article for years - whether it is of Christian hip hop musicians, or Christian musicians who perform hip hop. However, this now means that there is no standalone list for artists who perform the subgenre of Christian hip hop. So, should this list be moved to its previous title, "List of Christian hip hop and rap artists," and the scope limited to only Christian hip hop artists and a new list article with the current title, "list of Christian performers of hip hop and rap," be created? Right now Christian hip hop artist dominate the list, but with the now explicitly broadened scope, that might not be the case as more artists are added, and thus it might be important to ensure that Christian hip hop genre has its own list. It is acceptable for all of the entries in a list of narrower scope be included in a list of wider scope. For instance, the list of death metal bands includes all the entries in the list of melodic death metal bands, list of Swedish death metal artists, etc. I personally, as a Wikipedia reader as well as an editor, would appreciate a distinction between artists who perform within the Christian hip hop subgenre and hip hop artists who are Christian, with the understanding that there will be overlap. Some artists might personally not want a subgenre label, but the consensus on other lists, such as the list of Christian metal artists and list of Viking metal bands (each of which, incidentally, deal mainly with genres defined by lyrical themes), is that the opinion of independent reliable source outweighs that of the artists themselves when it comes to genre labels.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 03:01, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

No need. There is not CCM list either. Walter Görlitz (talk) 06:12, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Actually, why isn't there a CCM list? I'd never thought of it before, but I don't see a reason why such a list shouldn't be created. Conversely, I can see why a Christian hip hop list would not be needed, if you have a list of Christian performers of hip hop, as the listings would be very, very similar.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 16:37, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

I don't know why there isn't one. People frequently put CCM artists on the worship artist list.

To address your main issue though, we could make industry- and genre-specific lists (performers of Christian metal, performers of Christian folk, etc.) and then make a separate list of musicians outside of the gospel music industry but are professing Christians. This could deal with hip hop, rock, blues, and other genres. I have no idea what the title of such a list would be though. Walter Görlitz (talk) 17:04, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

I like that idea, though yes, I'm not sure what you would title such a list. Another thing that I was thinking is that while faith-labels work for individuals, they don't work as well for groups and bands. How does a band profess faith in Christianity? And how does a band like The Classic Crime fit in, where all the members may not profess Christianity? Separate listings would help this kind of issue as well, I think.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 20:15, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

As an aside, I think all of this shows the problem of trying to base a form of music off the faith of the performers. In the classical traditions, you don't have this problem. Composers like Bach made both secular and Christian music, with the distinguishing feature being the lyrical content and the context of performance. I personally would argue that a Christian can make "secular" or "a-Christian" music, and that a non-Christian can make "Christian" music, because it is the lyrical focus that would define the music as one type or the other. However, that's not how it ends up working in the current music industry, so it gets much more complicated.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 20:15, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

We've lost the edit notice

In all of the moves, the edit notice seems to have been misplaced. Anyone know how to get it back or should we create a new one? Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:22, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

The edit notice disappeared a long while back, apparently, as I can't find it. I'd create a new one.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 00:28, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

What about artists who are no longer CHH?

Asaiah Ziv has been released from his contract from the Christian label Infiltrate, as he no longer claims Christianity. He most likely will no longer be associated with CHH. So, do we keep him on the list? I would say yes, since he was CHH before.--3family6 (Talk to me | See what I have done) 00:44, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

@3family6: I would say you are absolutely correct, the rappers can't be eliminated from their participation in the Christian hip hop movement, such as Jahaziel.The Cross Bearer (talk) 04:49, 2 February 2016 (UTC)

I also agree. It might be worth adding a note to such cases though. Meters (talk) 05:01, 2 February 2016 (UTC)