Chance the Rapper

Bieber samples King’s sermons, supports Poor People’s Campaign with new album ‘Justice’

By Emily McFarlan Miller — March 19, 2021
(RNS) — Some songs — like the album's first single 'Holy,' a collaboration with Chance the Rapper — toe the line of songs with lyrics that might be about loving God or might be about loving a girl.

Meet the new Justin Bieber: Popstar, husband, holy hugger

By Jillian Cheney — September 29, 2020
(Religion Unplugged) — 'Holy', his new tune with Chance the Rapper, is a more mature effort than Bieber's previous spiritually inspired songs.

Is Jesus king of Kanye’s bank account?

By Shane Claiborne — October 29, 2019
(RNS) — It would be a beautiful thing to see Kanye become a prophet of resistance rather than a profiteer of the Christian market.

Mainstream rap has grown more Christian. So why is Christian rap going mainstream?

By Jonathan Merritt — May 25, 2017
Christian rapper Propaganda's new album only mentions "God" in one song. He focuses on racism and injustice instead.

Beyonce, Chance the Rapper, A Tribe Called Quest bring religion to Grammys

By Emily McFarlan Miller — February 13, 2017
(RNS) Perhaps the performance richest in religious imagery was Beyonce's, which evoked iconography of the divine mother from several faith traditions.
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