Jesus Raps

They say you can rap-about-anything except for Jesus
That means guns, sex, lies, video tapes
But if I talk about God my record won't get played, Huh?
Well let this take away from my spins
Which will probably take away from my ends
Then I hope it take away from my sins
And bring the day that I'm dreamin bout
Next time I'm in the club everybody screamin out
(Jesus Walks)
God show me the way because the devil's tryna break me down
(Jesus Walks)
The only thing that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now
--Kanye West

Lyrical content, for sure. Kanye was the rapper I think Jay-Z always wanted to be. Kanye's not dumbing down the message to uphold a tough guy image and I don't think this will take away from his ends.

Kanye West Cleans Up At MOBO's
By Bhavna Malkani
Date: 10/1/2004 1:30 pm

Mos Def hosted the Music Of Black Origin awards, held last night at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

American Hip-Hop act Kanye West was the evening’s biggest winner, taking home awards in three categories, including Best Album, Best Hip-Hop Act and Best Producer, fueled by the success of his album, College Dropout