Meek Mill’s new track ‘Amen’ is receiving considerable spins on the radio. But many find the track to be blasphemous.
Rev. Jomo K. Johnson, founder of the nondenominational evangelical Christian church, told the Philadelphia Daily News he is boycotting the Philadelphia native for lyrics he calls offensive.
The song, which features Toronto Hip-Hop artist Drake and R&B singer Jeremih, starts off with Meek saying, “I just wanna thank God/ For all the pretty women he let into my life/ All the Benjamins he let me count/ Wealth and health, for my family/ And lettin’ me BALL on these n**gas.
The Intro to the song doesn’t start off too bad, but it does get worse; much worse.
The hook proceeds after Meek Mill’s confession,’ where he raps, “Now it’s a lot of bad b**ches in the building (Ooh, Amen)/A couple real n**gas in the building (Amen)/I’m finna kill n**gas in the building (Amen)I tell the waiter fifty bottles and she tell me say when/ And I say church (Preach)/ We make it light up like a church (Preach)/ She wanna fuck and I say church (Preach)/ Do Liv on Sunday like a church (Ahh, Preach).
Johnson is fan of Hip Hop, but feels Meek Mill crossed the line. A resident of North Philadelphia, Johnson said he is revoking Meek’s ‘hood pass’ until he acknowledges his ‘blatant disrespect’ of the Christian faith.
“I’m a hip-hop fan,” he said. “But I believe there is a need to really call him out and say enough is enough. He seems to really be using the church as a backdrop and a parallel for some of the sinful things that he does.”
Hip Hop and R&B has undergone a major transformation in the current decade. The creativity and magic popular songs once exuded no longer permeate listeners’ ears. Shock value, not talent, is now needed to sell and promote records.
“Hip-hop started off as a reflection of life,” Johnson told Philadelphia News. “But what began to happen is hip-hop embodies some of the things it was struggling with … now the main motivation for hip-hop is money.”
Meek Mill & Drake- Making the Video (Amen)
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Meek Mill – Amen
It’s just a song. I swear ppl dig to deep into things nowadays
i grew up in the church so the song does make feel a bit uneasy. i understand entertainers now have to stick out above the rest but i dont think this was th right song choice for him to do.
Its just music. Get over it!
I’m not gon lie, I bounce to the music. I jsut listen to the beat that’s all. I don’t get caught up into the lyrics. Most of these rapper r not talking about anything anyway
rap is gay and Blasphemous. we are in the end of times
shit never really listened to the lyrics like that but damn
At least we know he’s not a Christian. Welp, he can perform that song when he’s burning in hell
AMEN!!!
Its a dope track nonetheless but it is a bit disrespectful. Never really listened to the lyrics due to the fact of being captivated by the music. I dont I can listen to it the same anymore
Shout out to the maybach music group. meek keep doin yo thang. Forget the haters. god dont mind. He probably bobbin his head to the song too
u gotta be gay or atheist to sell a fuckin record these days smh
because the music industry is marketing our music to white america. most of black america ain’t with that gay shit and we are god fearing. most white people are athiest and homosexual. i believe this explains the downgrade of black music. the industry isn’t making music for us for the simple fact, we don’t buy the music. in 2010, white people accounted for 75% of hip hop album sales. i’m sorry but music is dead. black culture is dead.
you are very right. we aren’t being represented in the correct manner. media as a whole has affected black culture. i feel sorry for our young brothers and sisters coming up in the world searching for an identity. they will emulate those they look up to. this has to change for the better
he gon’ burn in hell and i say chuuuurch! i dont believe God is bobbing His head to such ridiculous disrespectful garbage. the only thing catchy is the beat, but the lyrics are wicked as hell. are we forgetting that satan was the angel of light AND music? do you think that has changed? then why is all the music nowadays riddled with violence, sex, and the vanity of money? and why is our youth taking something that is ‘just a song’ and ruining their lives as well as others to live these lyrics out to the full extent?
do you think Jesus would go around spitting such hell bound lyrics? i think not. after listening to this i always feel like praying for forgiveness. i just hope i dont burn in hell for bouncing to the beat. damn those lyrics. thats how the devil gets us ppl – by lacing what we soak up with his hidden messages and agendas of wickedness. look at the world today and say im wrong.