University of Northern Iowa UNI ScholarWorks Dissertations and Theses @ UNI Student Work 2015 Resurrecting the hip-hop and Christian cultures: Lecrae's unashamed use of the rap narrative, persona, and language Marci Swank University of Northern Iowa Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy Copyright ©2015 Marci Swank Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd Part of the American Popular Culture Commons, Christianity Commons, and the Musicology Commons Recommended Citation Swank, Marci, "Resurrecting the hip-hop and Christian cultures: Lecrae's unashamed use of the rap narrative, persona, and language" (2015). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 222. https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/222 This Open Access Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Work at UNI ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations and Theses @ UNI by an authorized administrator of UNI ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Copyright by MARCI SWANK 2015 All Rights Reserved RESURRECTING THE HIP-HOP AND CHRISTIAN CULTURES: LECRAE’S UNASHAMED USE OF THE RAP NARRATIVE, PERSONA, AND LANGUAGE An Abstract of a Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts Marci Swank University of Northern Iowa December 2015 ABSRACT Hip-hop and Christian cultures do not overlap too often, or do they? As a rapper, Lecrae is able to share his narrative through his lyrical content, which includes his Christian faith. This thesis examines the history of hip-hop, Lecrae’s personal influences, and the overarching movement within the two cultures.