Why is Gospel Rap so under par with Hip Hop?

Answer 1

There's less money spent on Christian albums. Trust me.

Answer 2

Christian entertainment has always gone through this problem...the Christian "alternative" usually takes time to get to the world's production qualities.

It has happened in mainstream Christian music and all it's sub-genres. Christian entertainment was all bathrobes for a long time, but now you've got places like the Millenium Theatre up in PA that put on Broadway style productions all year long, mostly based on Biblical history. Christian tourist attractions only went so far until the Holy Land Experience came along in Orlando. Look at the production qualities of a Cross and the Switchblade compared to Left Behind, or even better, Passion of the Christ.

What happens is you get people that think if all they do is slap the tag "Christian" on it, then people will accept it, but slowly, all forms of entertainment and media with a Christian perspective come to realize that they have to match the world's quality expectations if their message is to be recieved.

Now, I don't know where Gospel Rap is today, but there were some good folks back in the early 90's (and I'm not talking about DC TALK). I think the best of them were the Dynamic Twins and T-Bone. If you can find some old stuff by them, they were really good, and I think their sound would still hold up today.

Answer 3

What the heck is Gospel Rap? Is that like TD Jakes rappin over some 50 cent beat?

Answer 4

any kind of religious music that copies any form of popular music (and they always do) tends to be pretty darned lame if you ask me

Answer 5

i don't no but it sho b soundin good