You need to pay attention to hip-hop if you’re religious. Here’s why. Ep. 29




jesuitical show

Summary: <br> Rap got religious last year. At least that’s what<a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2017/02/13/whats-behind-hip-hops-religious-revival"> Zac wrote earlier this year</a> for America. The truth is, while it may have gotten more explicit about religion in 2016, hip-hop has always had a deep religious undercurrent to its bars and beats.<br> This week we’re chatting with Alex Nava, the author of In Search of Soul: Hip-Hop, Literature, and Religion. We talk to Alex about religion’s influence on hip-hop and why people are surprised to find out about it. If you need any convincing before or after listening to us—go listen to Kendrick Lamar’s <a href="https://genius.com/Kendrick-lamar-how-much-a-dollar-cost-lyrics">“How Much a Dollar Cost.”</a><br> In Signs of the Times, we talk Pope Francis in Colombia, rapping nuns, beer-brewing monks and proposing in front of Pope Francis.<br> Links from the show:<br> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-czech-church/czech-catholic-church-branches-out-into-forestry-idUSKCN1BG1UP">Czech Catholic Church branches out into forestry</a><br> <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/09/03/545599850/beer-brewing-monks-are-helping-rebuild-earthquake-devastated-town-in-italy?utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=npr&amp;utm_term=nprnews&amp;utm_content=20170904">Beer-Brewing Monks Are Helping Rebuild Earthquake-Devastated Town In Italy</a><br> <a href="http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2017/09/05/rapping-nun-to-perform-for-pope-francis-in-colombia/">Rapping nun to perform for Pope Francis in Colombia</a><br> <a href="http://abc7ny.com/religion/man-proposes-to-girlfriend-in-front-of-pope-francis/2375633/">Man proposes to girlfriend in front of Pope Francis</a><br> <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2017/08/31/new-book-pope-francis-says-he-consulted-psychoanalyst-speaks-about-women-his-life">In new book, Pope Francis says he consulted a psychoanalyst</a><br> <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/09/05/catholic-church-leaders-condemn-trump-administrations-decision-end-daca">Catholic Church leaders condemn Trump administration’s decision to end DACA</a><br> What’s on Tap?<br> Becherovka, a Czech digestivo (otherwise known as a classy version of Jagermeister).<br>