We decide whether a few common rap motifs (swearing, Bible references, praising God for secular achievements, and  Jesus pieces) are blasphemous or not, and then wonder what spiritual content the new Jay Rock album might bring.
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<li>Rap Genius lyric annotations for:
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<li><a href="http://genius.com/50-cent-god-gave-me-style-lyrics" target="_blank">&#8220;God Gave Me Style&#8221; by 50 Cent</a></li>
<li><a href="http://genius.com/Tech-n9ne-on-the-bible-lyrics" target="_blank">&#8220;On the Bible&#8221; by Tech N9ne</a></li>
<li><a href="http://genius.com/Game-jesus-piece-lyrics" target="_blank">&#8220;Jesus Piece&#8221; by Game featuring Common and Kanye West</a></li>
<li><a href="http://genius.com/Jay-rock-pay-for-it-lyrics" target="_blank">&#8220;Pay For It&#8221; by Jay Rock featuring Kendrick Lamar</a></li>
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Sunday Oldskool Episode 69: Soul Music and the Gospel Impulse with Mary McCampbell

Where a love of Jesus informs a love of hip hop. At Sunday Oldskool, we listen for spiritual lessons and applications within mainstream and conscious hip hop. What it is, where's the beef, and what's really good.