Whether we claim to be a 'Christian rapper,' a 'Christian hip hopper,' or just a 'plain Christian,' the question should be asked of us, 'just how Christian are we?'

It has been quite some time since Craig Lewis and Ex Ministries came on the scene and launched an assault on the whole of secular and Christian Hip Hop. Many of us laboring as indigenous missionaries to the hip hop community found ourselves ripped by the shrapnel of his claims.

God is something else! I would have never guessed that two years ago as I was desperately seeking God and surveying the culture for a topic to write my master’s thesis that I would have struck gold with the topic 'The Theological Implications of Hip hop Culture.'

I quickly want to address 2 things because they are rapidly becoming FAQs: (1) Duce, why Are You Defending Hip hop? and (2) Why Don’t We Just Stick with Christian Rap instead of Christian Hip hop?

I am currently in a season in my life where I long to see the power of the Christian hip hop community manifest itself in something other than a CD or mix tape.

While Ex-Ministries makes some valid points, Craig Lewis' position and stance on Christian Hip Hop Culture is not on point biblically and this article addresses that.

Can a believer say that God doesn’t want hip-hoppers in his family unless they are completely 'un-hip-hopped?' Is it also true that God doesn’t want any of the cultural forms, talents, and artistic expressions that come out of the hip-hop context?

Trust me—I don’t rap to hear myself, I don’t rap to be the best, and I don’t rap because I am seeking to get rich (or I would not be a Christian rapper).