Lebanon rappers give Christian message a hip-hop twist

0 Comments | AFP, February, 2008

BEIRUT (AFP) — With their baggy jeans, baseball caps and earrings, Lebanon's new rap music stars could almost be mistaken for their US urban ghetto counterparts, except that the lyrics tell a Christian story.

In Lebanon -- a country which does not tolerate religious provocation -- the group "Militia", formed by two young Christians, treads a fine line by rapping and dancing about the glory of God.

"From the bowels of hell, the Lord crossed the darkness," thunder the lyrics of the two-man band, which claims to be the first to spread the Christian message through the medium of Arabic hip-hop.

Charles Makriss, 27, and Marun Adolph, 23, have released their first album after winning over a sceptical public.

"We are the first to sing Christian hip-hop in...

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