Episode 12: Blessing/Curse

Episode 16: Reflection / Reflection

U2 and Kendrick Lamar bridge the gap between rock and hip-hop, with their collaborations of XXX, American Soul, and Get Out of Your Own Way. XXX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFr4br_GrSc Get Out of Your Own Way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zu53yAoTJE American Soul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQkkgD2p3Ow Many thanks to Brien Hopkins for doing pretty much all of the cover for this episode. He has a band called Slightly, and you should go check out his music here: https://iamcalledslightly.bandcamp.com/

Episode 15: Psalm/Song

U2 and the freedom of being between psalm and song.

Episode 14: Prodigal Son/s

Chance the Rapper vs. Kendrick Lamar: singing, praying, loving yourself, and parables. Stuff from the episode (in the order they appear): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbEHTHu7uF4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rttc--GYnco https://youtu.be/lECL5B7a2EA?t=4m58s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI4go4mf0PY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJHWlDLlJ-U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewmha7EEs7k https://soundcloud.com/rapgenius/kendrick-on-what-love-got-to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0pSuwu-HUE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoSUseCSD7s

Episode 13: Sacred/Secular

In this special episode, Nate Lake and I talk about his masters thesis: "The Gospel According to Kendrick Lamar: A Rhetorical analysis of Kendrick Lamar's Theology of Struggle." Songs and Interviews from this episode (in the order that they appear): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKNxeF4KMsY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDAMzpJiXrI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5klGwPw8KI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1qdnWpgOfo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73JhSvRWskc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzKKesXLcE4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2o3yBJQ2E0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvTRZJ-4EyI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFv57cab0zQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OCdH92wGUE

Episode 12: Blessing/Curse

Chance the Rapper, family, faith, and the prodigal son. Chance the Rapper's music: https://soundcloud.com/chancetherapper Chance the Rapper interviews and other goodies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=uq9vsKLLdOE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSgsrsTnrsk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j8frgmdvgc