Kendrick Lamar

(A)theologies, Culture, Racial JusticeMay 10, 2017

‘Don’t Call Me Black No More, I’m an Israelite’: Kendrick Lamar, Black Hebrew Religion, and Black Suffering

By Andre E. Key

Kendrick Lamar’s fourth album, Damn, (stylized “DAMN”) has been number one on the Billboard charts for the…

Archive, Culture, Remapping American ChristianitiesOctober 27, 2016

Racial Justice and Queer Masculinity: The Gospel of Frank Ocean

By Josiah Daniels

Gospel themes are being increasingly used as a mode of resistance.

Archive, Culture, Remapping American Christianities, Special FeaturesMarch 16, 2016

Kendrick Lamar’s Hip-Hop Jeremiad

By Josiah Daniels

And it came to pass after the captivity of Israel and the desolation of Jerusalem…

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