Meditation - Kanye West's "Jesus Walks," Black Suffering, and the Problem of Evil

"Jesus Walks" is representative of the perpetual comment on Black suffering and oppression and conceptions of God and Satan (or the Devil) in Hip Hop music in general. Whites are actively involved in the "breaking down" that the Devil is attempting to do, but so are Blacks (for h...

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Published inThe Journal of hip hop studies Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 78A - 138
Main Author Nelson, Angela M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago North Park University 01.07.2019
Subjects
African Americans
Christianity
Criminal investigations
God
Good & evil
Oppression
Racism
Theology
West, Kanye
White supremacy
United States > US
Baltimore Maryland
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Summary:"Jesus Walks" is representative of the perpetual comment on Black suffering and oppression and conceptions of God and Satan (or the Devil) in Hip Hop music in general. Whites are actively involved in the "breaking down" that the Devil is attempting to do, but so are Blacks (for hurting other Blacks), corporate media (for not playing West's song on the radio because West raps about Jesus), the police (for their brutality against Black men), and the United States government (for perpetrating racism and supporting terrorism). Associate Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and of African and African-American Studies Washington University in St. Louis Leroy Meyers PhD Candidate Department of History University of Oklahoma leroymyers71@gmail.com Catherine John, PhD Associate Professor of English Department of English University of Oklahoma cjohn@ou.edu Zachary Leacock Call Tyrone Show (WOLB 1010 AM Baltimore) - host, producer Independent scholar, vocalist (rapper), songwriter, producer, engineer http://zacharyleacock.com/ Angela M. Nelson Associate Professor Department of Popular Culture Bowling Green State University anelson@bgsu.edu
ISSN:2331-5563
DOI:10.34718/w73h-rd55