Analysis Of 'U Can T Touch This'
Before proceeding into the heart of the message, I believe that it is necessary to tell you the origin of the title of today’s sermon. In other words, where did the title of this message come from? Well, when I was fifteen years old, in 1990, there was a popular rap song entitled, “U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer. The album, tape, or CD from which this song was taken sold 10 million copies (“U Can’t Touch,” 2007).
“Hammer,” for short, was one of the most popular and highest selling rappers of all time. Since the pioneers of the 1970s, rappers designed their songs to brag about how great their lyrical skills were and how good their music sounded in the background. So, Hammer, like any other rapper, in this song, “U Can’t Touch This!” …show more content…
Rap music started off corrupt in the 1970s and is even worse today as the lyrics promote all of the devil’s tools that are mentioned in the Bible. Remember, the Bible says that the devil’s tools to make us sin are the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life (1 John 2:16). Corruption in rap music obviously tells our children to desire all of the riches of this life, which is the LUST OF THE EYES! It tells our children to desire all types of sexual evils and premarital sex, which is the LUST OF THE FLESH! And it even tells them to also engage in the PRIDE OF LIFE, which means to have an INFLATED EGO about anything and to protect one’s street reputation by gunning down other folks that they think are being disrespectful! It really needs to be cleaned up to have a positive influence on our youths instead of constantly tearing up their …show more content…
Otherwise, the corrupt rappers, which I call the street preachers of evil, will take control of their minds and sooner or later, you will lose them to the streets, drugs, violence, sexuality, prison, and eventually the graveyard. It is urgent that you take away these filthy influences in their lives. Screen everything they listen to. Also, as parents, be careful of what you listen to in front of them, because you give certain bad influences your stamp of approval when you listen to corrupt things. When all is said and done, the mocking birds, called your children, will just imitate what you do and it will become difficult or impossible to get them to do as you say and not as you do! If not, you and I will lose
“Hammer,” for short, was one of the most popular and highest selling rappers of all time. Since the pioneers of the 1970s, rappers designed their songs to brag about how great their lyrical skills were and how good their music sounded in the background. So, Hammer, like any other rapper, in this song, “U Can’t Touch This!” …show more content…
Rap music started off corrupt in the 1970s and is even worse today as the lyrics promote all of the devil’s tools that are mentioned in the Bible. Remember, the Bible says that the devil’s tools to make us sin are the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life (1 John 2:16). Corruption in rap music obviously tells our children to desire all of the riches of this life, which is the LUST OF THE EYES! It tells our children to desire all types of sexual evils and premarital sex, which is the LUST OF THE FLESH! And it even tells them to also engage in the PRIDE OF LIFE, which means to have an INFLATED EGO about anything and to protect one’s street reputation by gunning down other folks that they think are being disrespectful! It really needs to be cleaned up to have a positive influence on our youths instead of constantly tearing up their …show more content…
Otherwise, the corrupt rappers, which I call the street preachers of evil, will take control of their minds and sooner or later, you will lose them to the streets, drugs, violence, sexuality, prison, and eventually the graveyard. It is urgent that you take away these filthy influences in their lives. Screen everything they listen to. Also, as parents, be careful of what you listen to in front of them, because you give certain bad influences your stamp of approval when you listen to corrupt things. When all is said and done, the mocking birds, called your children, will just imitate what you do and it will become difficult or impossible to get them to do as you say and not as you do! If not, you and I will lose