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Hip
Hop Responds To The Genocide In Darfur
The HHH Foundation For Social Justice and the
SaveDarfurNow Compilation which is the first in a series dealing with
Civil Rights, Human Trafficking, Social Justice, Inner-City Violence,
the AIDS Epidemic, Police Brutality, and all the other issue we need to
deal with and talk about. God put it on my heart to start a Compilation
series and movement to broaden the dialogue in Christian Rap and by
Christian rappers to do more grown mans hip hop and deal with real life
issues from a real position and not just safe youth group friendly music
thats only going to ministry to the “theologicaly” or “dogmatically”
informed but to get us as a movement to start reaching out to people who
aren’t being reached with real good news that can help them out their
situation through Proverbs and Parables they can relate to in music
giving them godly wisdom for life and counsel that will stir their mind
and spirit to do more than sit in some pew listen to a pastor and donate
a few dollars to the church but not change their community. To really
help Christians become Christians. To reach young adults, young marries,
and older people who deal with real issues and to engage the church in
the aisles of the world as well as disciple them into ways they can get
involved in making positive social changes and being catalysts of change
in their communities through non-violent actions to bring about social
awareness and change.
The Holy Hip Hop Foundation For Social
Justice is a community of believers seeking justice for those affected
by genocide, human trafficking, social injustice, spiritual emptiness,
corrupt leadership, poverty, disease, the AIDS epidemic, illiteracy,
lack of education, environmental issues, poverty, inner-city violence,
Police brutality and civil rights violations, by bringing awareness and
ways to get involved and make non-violent social impact. HolyHipHop Unites To Respond To Genocide In
Darfur on Ning. Join the Network (http://hhh4darfur.ning.com) and Spread the word! Get
your own Holy Hip Hop 4 DARFUR! badge for your website or MySpace page
as well as add our music player to your Facebook page. Sign up now,
Create Your Own Profiles, Add your own music, videos and picture, so
when can promote what your doing and send out invites to all your
friends to support and become aware of the movement.
Lets build this movement.
Also, you can add the Facebook Music player and
the Badge to your webpage and myspace page. Please promote this page as
the source for info on Darfur and the Holy Hip Hop social Justice
mission to “give water in the name of Jesus” to those who are in need.
HHH
Foundation For Social Justice: SaveDarfurNow Compilation Volume 1
In 2008 paraDOX started the organization Holy Hip
Hop Foundation For Social Justice to help those affected by the
genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. The first record with many
contributions by MCs from the Christian rap scene is "The SaveDarfurNow
Compilation : Holy Hip Hop Responds To The Genocide In Darfur" (2008). Right now in the Darfur region of Sudan as many
as 450,000 people have been killed in Darfur. Another 2.5 million have
been driven from their homes and into danger. The threat of rape,
torture, murder and starvation pursue the women, men and children of
Darfur wherever they flee. Here are some other countries in Africa that
have been affected by Genocide and War in recent years: Ethiopia,
Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan (Darfur & Southern
Region), Kenya, Somalia & Congo. Over a thousand people have
signed and committed to be a part of the movement, whether to educate
others, raise funds and awareness or to get involved personally
themselves.
Join the HHH
Foundation For Social Justice ~ Seeking justice for those
affected by genocide, human trafficking, social injustice & civil
rights violations, bringing awareness & involvement. HHH
Foundation For Social Justice on Ning at http://hhh4darfur.ning.com. Join
the Network (http://hhh4darfur.ning.com) and
Spread the word! Get your own Holy Hip Hop 4 DARFUR! badge for
your website or MySpace page as well as add our music player to your
Facebook page. Sign up now, Create Your Own Profiles, Add your own
music, videos and picture, so when can promote what your doing and send
out invites to all your friends to support and become aware of the
movement. We
are working on a compilation cd to raise money for www.savedarfur.org to help those
affect by the tragedy.
Featuring Artists: Propaganda
(of Tunnel Rats & Foot Soldiers), Sivion (of DeepSpace5), AppleJaxx
(of Nureau Ink), David 2.0 (of Nureau Ink), Sojourn (of Future Shock),
Atom The Immortal (of Secta 7), Sevin (of HOG MOB), Enmity (of Capetown,
South Africa), Secta 7, Von Won, Minister RMB, Lil Ras, Tre-9,
Conflict, S.O.M (Soldiers On a Mission), Just para-DOX, Mr Ren, Dj Sean
P, Versat1le, Twisted Optiks, Nate G, LitaRodi, T.R.I.G.G.A., Bigg
Moose, theBREAX, Name Brand, Afaar, NomiS, Reg Henry, ColCutz & John
Orozco. Also there are samples and interludes featuring: Rev Dr
Martin Luther King Jr (Civil Rights Martyr), Paul Rusesabina (Hotel
Rwanda Survivor), Korrie Ten-Boom (Holocaust Survivor), George Clooney
(Darfur Activist) & Bashir Abdul Rosso (Darfur Survivor). Free
Download: The Dj XDC - The SaveDarfurNow Compilation
(Promo Mixtape) @ www.myspace.com/HipHopSaveDarfurnNowCompilation The current project we are working on
is Holy Hip Hop artists coming together seeking justice for those
affected by genocide, human trafficking, social injustice and civil
rights violations, bringing awareness and ways to get involved.
The
SaveDarfurNow Compilation Tracklisting
1) Name Brand -
Welcome To Africa feat theBREAX (Afaar, NomiS & Regg Henry)
2)
Just para-DOX (of Secta7) - SaveDarfurNow feat Fred Lynch (of PID) &
Sojourn (of FutureShock)
3) Sevin (of HOG MOB) - Africa (I Wish I
Knew You Better)
4) Propaganda (of Tunnel Rats) - Time (Where Do We
Go)
5) George Clooney (Social Justice Activist) - History Will Be
Left To Judge Us (Interlude)
6) Atom The Immortal (of Secta 7) -
Forsaken
7) David 2.0 (of Nureau Ink) - The Freedom Fighter
8)
Secta7 - Hatikvah (The Hope)
9) Enmity (of Cape Town, South Africa) -
Forgive Us (Spoken Word)
10) Twisted Optiks - Anti-Genocide feat
Sandz
11) AppleJaxx (of Nureau Ink) - Dangerous
12) Paul
Rusesabagina (Rwanda Survivor) - More Than Twelve Years Ago (Interlude)
13)
Mr Ren - I Am The Truth
14) Nate G - Press On
15) S.O.M (Soldiers
On a Mission) - Youth Of The Nation feat Mike Flores
16) Von Won -
Tuff Life
17) Bashir Abdul Rosso (Darfur Survivor) - Testimony
(Interlude)
18) Lil Ras - Way Too Real
19) Sivion (of DeepSpace 5)
- The Fall
20) Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr (Civil Rights Activist) -
Things We Must Never Forget (Interlude)
21) Tre-9 - Help Me Out feat
LitaRodi & ColCutz
22) Minister RMB - My Passion feat John
Orozco
23) Corrie Ten-Boom (Holocaust Survivor) - Forgive Your
Enemies (Outro)
24) Versat1le - V.E.N.G.E.A.N.C.E. (Bonus Track)
25)
T.R.I.G.G.A. - Thirsty (Bonus Track)
26) ICECE - Set Us Free feat
Boyce (of S.O.M) (Bonus Track)
27) Bigg Moose - Painfully Dark
(Acoustic Remix) (Bonus Track)
28) Conflict - Death Before Denial
feat Jessica Griffin (Bonus Track)
Sponsored
By: JAG'D Edge Media, JEM Stone Promotions, All Eyes On Me
Awards, Sacred Apparel Clothing, Damaged Visions, CitySlickaz
Entertainment & Much Luvv Records. Release
Date: November 15th (or sooner if possible) Available
At: iTunes, Rhapsody, eMusic, Napster, Music.com,
AmazonMP3, Groupie Tunes (Mobile RingTones), Holy Culture Download
and other global digital download stores.
Listen to
some of the submitted tracks here: http://www.myspace.com/hiphopsavedarfurnowcompilation
Here
are some other countries in Africa that have been affected by Genocide
and War in recent years: Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Rwanda,
Uganda, Sudan (Darfur & Southern Region), Somalia & Congo. Over
a thousand people have signed and committed to be a part of the
movement, whether to educate others, raise funds and awareness or to get
involved personally themselves. Here is the latest info /
update I put out that breaks down the three part initiative.
Join
the Holy Hip Hop Responds to the Need in Darfur Movement Now How
much do you know about the Darfur region of Sudan? About the Genocide,
the Janjiweed muslims killing other muslims. The government training
them with money they get from the Chinese oil companies. The number one
exporter of oil fom Sudan. Govenment gun ship helicopters shooting up
vilages & the Janjiweed (devils on horseback) come in to finish the
job. This is muslim on muslim, black on black crime. Their are 8 other
countries in Africa doing the same Somalia is at it again, Kenya, etc.
The Europeans raped & pileaged Africa now the Africans are doing it
to themselves. Kinda like in the hoods of US but way worse.
Here’s
how you can get involved!!
Get Involved - Here is More
info about Hip Hop Responds To The Need In Darfur Movement
James
2:14-26 says, "14 What does it profit, my brethren, if
someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and
one of you says to them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but
you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does
it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is
dead. 18 But someone will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show
me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my
works. 19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the
demons believe--and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man,
that faith without works is dead? 21 Was not Abraham our father
justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 22 Do you
see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith
was made perfect? 23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which says,
"Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."
And he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that a man is
justified by works, and not by faith only. 25 Likewise, was not Rahab
the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and
sent them out another way? 26 For as the body without the spirit is
dead, so faith without works is dead also."
As
many as 400,000 people have been killed in Darfur. Another 2.5 million
have been driven from their homes and into danger. The threat of rape,
torture, murder and starvation pursue the women, men and children of
Darfur wherever they flee.
This is most definitely a
cause worth fighting for.
Isaiah1:15 When you
spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide my eyes from you; even if
you offer many prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood;
16 wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my
sight! Stop doing wrong, 17 learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage
the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the
widow.
James 1:27 Religion that God
our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans
and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by
the world.
Please prayerful consider becoming
involved. Pray for the people of Darfur or if you can give or call upon
your senators and leaders to Divest In Darfur. It’s something
that anyone who really cares about social justice the loss of life
should get involved with. Its something I believe in. We should, "Seek
justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless,
plead the case of the widow, to look after orphans and widows in their
distress." 400,000 people have been killed in Darfur and another 2.5
million displaced that is a human tragedy. Hip Hop and other
artists lets rise up to the times and do something for those who need
our help. Lets show love and help those who are in need. Lets not just
debate bible issues and enjoy our comfortable life. Lets help and fight
for the cause of the oppressed and hurting.
Tre-9 ,CEO of Much Luvv Records and Founder of the All Eyes On Me
Achievement Awards, says, “It is a good thing to do, for such an awful
disgrace to humanity.”
Isaiah1:17, “Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the
oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the
widow.” James 1:27 “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and
faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress
and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” James 2:15-18 says, “If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of
daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed
and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for
the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not
have works, is dead.” Psalms, 82:3, “Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the
afflicted and needy.”
Respond to the Genocide in Darfur – Join Us On
The World Wide Web
Here are some way you can network with others
and get others involved through social networks.
Spread the word and invite your all your
friends. Get involved don’t let history look back on us for our lack of
effort.
Gods Call To Social Justice
I believe that like Isaiah 9:1-8 when you
encounter pain in your life like the year Isaiah’s friend Uziah died. He
had to feel that pain and go through that experience to see the Lord
high and lifted up. Its only when we become totally effaced of self that
we can see the Lord. When we see him, we see that He is holy and the
temple gets shook (judgement starts in the house of God) and we see our
sins. Isaiah saw that he was a man of unclean lips amongst a people of
unclean lips. And this was the prophet of God. The one thing about the
bible is its real. Poeple deal with issues murder, incest, war,
violence, etc. Once he saw his sin, the angel took the coal and purged
his lips burning fire. If you have a wound and seal it by burning it
with fire. You seal it and forever leave a permenant mark that you will
never forget and probably never go back to. Once you died to self, see
the Lord high and lifted up, see your sin and deal with it, then you can
hear God, and when you hear God it is my conviction based on scripture
and hours in His presence that you can not leave without feeling called
to do something for people who are hurting and need help. The more I
spend time with God the more I feel called to like Isaiah “who will go
for us and whom shall I send” and Isaiah had dealt with his issues and
was ready to go. Without that experience we wouldn’t have had one of the
2nd largest books in the bible, in my opinion. I could be wrong but I
believe that since this is an early recorded experience it was
foundational for him and his ministry. Just like Paul and the Damascus
road experience.
Jesus said count the cost and there is a whole list of things that we
should do in the New Testament in response to our free gift of
salvation to show our love. Jesus said if you love me obey my commands
and go and learn what this means I desire obedience not sacrifice. Ya
feel me. God has saved us by grace Eph 2:8 but predestined for us to do
good works Eph 2:10. People like Eph 2:8 but overlook Eph 2:10. Its good
we are not saved by works and don’t get extra brownie points for doing
them. But we are all called to do something. Too many misunderstand the function of the church Eph 4:10-13 says
the Fivefold gifts to the church are NOT MINISTERS but EQUIPERS to equip
the saints for the work of Ministry. The Saints Are MINISTERS. The
Catholic Church flipped that upside down and many still act like they
need to be prayed for by a “priest” or “pastor” or be touched by a
leader and forget we are a “kingdom of priest a royal nation” and we all
have free access to the throne. It was Phillip a simple deacon a helper not a bishop or apostle who
was translated in the spirit to convert the Etheopian Eunic.
Will you do something about the Genocide in Darfur?
Activist Resources
(Check out printable publicity materials)
Link: http://www.savedarfur.org/pages/activist_resources
Donate to Help Save Darfur
Your gift will help fund our crucial awareness and advocacy programs
that play a critical role in building the political pressure needed to
end the crisis in Darfur.
Link: https://donate.savedarfur.org/08/savedarfurcoalition
The Problem: How Your Investments are Funding
Genocide (PDF)
Link: http://www.savedarfur.org/page/-/divest/Darfur%20the%20problem%20FINAL%20pdf.pdf
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