Today’s urban church must remain a part of the changing climate of
youth culture. It seems that in more recent times, church leadership is
beginning to look at and utilize Hip Hop in weekly services. They are
looking for more ways to reference Hip Hop in sermon titles and some
churches even have Hip Hop Sundays! In crossing this delicate line
however, we must learn how to navigate the lines of misogyny and
sexism that permeate Hip Hop music videos and lyrics. This workshop
will touch on the following issues:
• How do we deal with controlling images in Hip Hop?
• But sex is what they’re sellin’: The objectification of women in video’s