Throughout the 1980’s all kinds of hip hop exploded. Including Christian, Islamic, and Jewish hop hop. Most Christian hip hop was originally created with the intent of spreading the Christian message. Today, most Christian rappers identify as musicians, who are open about their religion and focus their music more so on secular life. Christian music often has a stigma because of it’s religious content and modern rappers want to avoid such an image. Some known Christian rappers are Kayne West and Chance the Rapper. Some groups from the past that were focused on religious content were JC&The Boyz, and P.I.D. (Preachers in Disguise).  Islamic hip hop started in New York City and was majorly influenced by the Five Percent Nation. Clarence13X was former member of the Nation of Islam and developed the Five Percent Nation as a way of life, acknowledging the truth and commitment to enlightening the public. Common references to the Five Percent Nation are “dropping science” and “word is bond”. In Ramik’s song “My Melody” he says, “I drop science like a scientist/My melodies in code.” Some rappers more tied to the Nation of Islam are Ice Cube, Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes. Ice Cube’s 1991 album Death Certificate samples a speech made by Khalid Muhammad. Another group is Jewish rappers. In the 1980’s not a lot of Jewish rappers were making music about being Jewish, or the teachings of Judaism. But big names appeared as managers, CEO’s and producers in the industry. One of the most well-known Jewish hip hop crews were the Beastie Boys. Josh Norek once said, “Before Eminem, pretty much the only white rappers were Jewish.” In the 1990’s hip hop emerged in Israel. Orthodox and Hasidic rappers came in to the light, such as Matisyahu, and later in 2015 Rinat Gutman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSlY8lENW2M&t=80s Rinat Gutman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wEawSeQf6g&list=PL1C646DFBB630C2A1 Matisyahu