LPGOrigin, California, United StatesGenresYears active1984—presentLabelsUprok, Brainstorm Artists International, SolarAssociated acts,MembersDax (f.k.a. Theory) ReynosaJurny BigLPG is an American duo from, and part of the collective. Their name was understood to stand for 'Lord's Personal Gangsters', but now is 'Living Proof of Grace'.
Christian rapper and poet Propaganda first became known as part of the pioneering underground rap collective the Tunnel Rats.Born Jason Petty, the Los Angeles-based musician adopted the stage name Propaganda early in his career, joining the Tunnel Rats just prior to their 2003 album Underground Rise, Vol. 1: Sunrise/Sunset, a compilation featuring a variety of different rappers both Christian.
They released their first album:the earthworm in 1995,an album well known as a landmark for Christian hip-hop, on Brainstorm Artists International. Contents.Tunnel Rats LPG were the founders of, who made their debut album 'Experience' in 1996 on Brainstorm Records as well. The album made a big impression on the Christian hip-hop scene. Albert Olguin and 'Dax' Reynosa, also known as Jurny Big (or Philharmonic) and Theory, made up the group. Original members also included the group Future Shock (Ajax Starglider, Soujourn, redbonz (or ahred strange indeed), and Trey Qel Drama), Raphi (Shames Worthy), ZaneOne (aka Zane), (Elsie and Macho), and.Like other Christian hip-hop groups, they had trouble being accepted by conservatives in the Christian ranks. 'There were years of toiling and being called the devil,' said Reynosa. 'We are ministers of the gospel, but we just happen to rap.'
Discography. (Brainstorm Artists International, 1995). 360 Degrees (Solar Music, 1998).
The Gadfly (Uprok Records, 2003)References.
Click to expand.Some can't handle the truth, and quite frankly you don't know how many lives and children were saved from that Word from God.Sit and watch and listen to the Word and allow the Holy Ghost to judge and not you as man.You got to look/listen/receive it from the Spirit, because if you don't you'll just throw it away and be like 'awwww another religious rantin and ravin'.It saved me. I used to be the biggest Hip Hop head there is listening to Mos Def, Black Star, Talib Kweli, from the Bay to NYC, had a huge collection of these artists that didn't glorify God but was full of self-glorification and worshiped false gods. Do you know the origin? Do you REALLY? One of the forefathers of Hip Hop started with Afrika Baambata and KRS-1 back in the Bronxe. They'll tell you for themselves: that they believe in a multiple different gods/beliefs.I would go to church yearning, and break down crying wondering what is wrong with me and practically begging God to help me. Finally realizing that I was double minded.
I'll go to church and study His Word @ home, then when I crank up the music it wasn't Christian Rap/Gospel, I was cranking up Hip Hop and R&B that wasn't glorifying God one bit. It reprogrammed my thoughts, my feelings, my emotions, my outlook to going back to the world. I tried my very best to right all my wrong excuses for keeping it around, until this Ministry came along, Glory To God, and saved me and taught me, and that my friend I will forever be grateful for.See, you may not see or know the effects, but there is no such thing as Holy Hip Hop or a Holy Hoodlum. Some can't handle the truth, and quite frankly you don't know how many lives and children were saved from that Word from God.Sit and watch and listen to the Word and allow the Holy Ghost to judge and not you as man.You got to look/listen/receive it from the Spirit, because if you don't you'll just throw it away and be like 'awwww another religious rantin and ravin'.It saved me. I used to be the biggest Hip Hop head there is listening to Mos Def, Black Star, Talib Kweli, from the Bay to NYC, had a huge collection of these artists that didn't glorify God but was full of self-glorification and worshiped false gods.
Do you know the origin? Do you REALLY? One of the forefathers of Hip Hop started with Afrika Baambata and KRS-1 back in the Bronxe. They'll tell you for themselves: that they believe in a multiple different gods/beliefs.I would go to church yearning, and break down crying wondering what is wrong with me and practically begging God to help me. Finally realizing that I was double minded.
I'll go to church and study His Word @ home, then when I crank up the music it wasn't Christian Rap/Gospel, I was cranking up Hip Hop and R&B that wasn't glorifying God one bit. It reprogrammed my thoughts, my feelings, my emotions, my outlook to going back to the world. I tried my very best to right all my wrong excuses for keeping it around, until this Ministry came along, Glory To God, and saved me and taught me, and that my friend I will forever be grateful for.See, you may not see or know the effects, but there is no such thing as Holy Hip Hop or a Holy Hoodlum. Click to expand.Amen, brother - it's good to know that folks are filtering out the difference. Check out the ministry I'm talking about Having a CD bondfire near you (of that garbage of course) You're right about the 'garbage in, garbage out' statement; try to avoid making your ears a garbage can because the enemy/devil will fill it for you.This isn't just with Hip Hop, but with R&B, Rock, Metal, Jazz, etc. There are some that are just awesome in those genre's but then the rest have got to go.
Filter, filter, filter.Be blessed in Jesus' name,Pele. Prince Rakeem (The Ryzarector), '12 Jewels' There are Hip-Hop godz walking among us. And by incorporating messages inspired by Islam within their lyrics, they're on a mission to resurrect the masses from the stupor that has consumed us since Hip Hop left the streets of uptown for the boardrooms of downtown.Blues, R&B, Jazz and other genres of popular music often borrow from spiritual traditions to underscore the pleasure and pain of life. Hip Hop is no different in this respect.
Yet, while rappers draped in platinum and diamond crucifix medallions have become the norm, artists who embrace the teachings of Islam are often at the forefront of the positive/political Hip-Hop movement.Perhaps the most visible (and least understood) representation of Islam within Hip-Hop culture is that of the Nation of Gods and Earths (more commonly known as the 5 Percent Nation), an offshoot of the Nation of Islam founded in Harlem, circa 1963. Over the last 10 years, Hip-Hop artists such as Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Brand Nubian, Gang Starr and even Neo-Soul songstress Erykah Badu have included hints of 5 Percent philosophy in their songs. (It is critical to note that while many scholars and adherents of orthodox Islam reject the notion that the 5 Percenters practice true Islam, the impact of the 5PN's interpretation of Islam on Hip-Hop culture cannot be denied.)The 5 Percenter belief system is based upon a complex series of philosophical lessons that describe the socio-spiritual hierarchy of the western world. The gods (men) and earths (women) of the 5PN teach that 85 percent of the population are the deaf, dumb, blind and spiritually dead masses led like sheep by the 10 percent, who represent the corporate elite.
The remaining 5 percent are the poor, righteous teachers whose purpose is to enlighten the masses by 'dropping science' about knowledge of self, history, culture and religion.Watched MTV lately? Before you dismiss the theory as a crash course in Conspiratorial History 101, consider the abysmal state of entertainment and popular culture as well as the corporate interests that drive what we see and hear daily. Suddenly, the oversimplified statistics offered by the 5PN begin to sound much more plausible.The union between Hip-Hop culture and Islamic doctrine (orthodox or otherwise) was bound to happen. Just over 10 years after the 5PN was formed in Harlem, a Bronx-bred, ex-gang member, Afrika Bambaata, would organize the Universal Zulu Nation, merging Hip-Hop culture with community outreach and social activism. Bam is often quoted as citing the teachings of Malcolm X and Marcus Garvey as the foundation for the Zulu Nation's operating philosophy which contains hints of Afro-Islamic cosmology and eastern spiritual tradition.
Because early participants and members of the Zulu Nation claimed allegiance to the 5PN, their expressions and beliefs would eventually work their way into the lyrics of more socially conscious Hip-Hop songs of the '80s and '90s (like the classic Islamic call to prayer at the intro of Brand Nubian's 1993 hit 'Allah U Akbar').Ali Asadullah, in an article appearing on, adds, 'Islam has long played a prominent role in Hip Hop. (By) the '90s.
References to the 5 Percent Nation of Islam were popping up on albums by the Wu Tang Clan and Busta Rhymes. Especially when the topic is social justice, an Islamic understanding has been a hallmark of socially-conscious Hip Hop.'
The concept of spiritual, cultural or political awakening has always been a central theme within conscious Hip Hop. Recognizing a spiritual void in music and culture, 5 Percenters routinely chastise '85ers' for abandoning responsible lyrical content for the ubiquitous commercialism present in Hip-Hop music and culture. Despite their proclivity for aestheticism, even members of the 5PN are not immune to the trappings of an industry defined less by what you think than by how you live. A recent VH-1 documentary finds former Wu Tang Clansman/5 Percenter Ol' Dirty.
shopping for a mansion in upstate New York while complaining to the mothers of his 13 children about his lack of money. Certainly, not what we'd expect from a 'civilized god.' Even in Hip Hop, it all comes down to the eternal battle between good and evil. And while most Hip Hop continues its descent into the fiery abyss, the gods and earths of the 5 Percent Nation are poised to rescue us - the 85ers - from the nescience that defines today's entertainment industry. Clearly, members of the 5 Percent Nation of Islam are not the sole keepers of the solution for all that ails Hip-Hop culture.
But a little knowledge goes a long way.KEVIN BRITTON writes about Hip-Hop music and its impact on popular culture. His column appears monthly in CityBeat.
