Discussion: Christian Rapper Wrestles With Making A Godly Music Video
Christian rap artist Shai Linne has acted and worked in theater production, and released a number of hip hop albums. But the one thing he has never done is shoot a music video.
It wasn’t for lack of opportunity that he never created his own music video, but because of an internal struggle he had with the idea, he penned on his blog.
“I know it’s often assumed that music videos are something we should do because they’re popular in our culture and it’s standard protocol for the (secular) music industry,” Linne wrote.
“However, I don’t want to take my cues for the rightness or wrongness of something from our culture or the music industry, but from God’s Word.”
Seeking to glorify God and keep the focus off of himself was a challenge when it came to music videos, which all too often idolized artists and elevated them to godlike status.
“The secular music industry is very much aware of this and is very intentional in using music videos to make idols out of the artists they promote.”
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article courtesy of TheChristianPost.com
