Blog of August 29th- Jon Connor’s rhetoric starts with his message to the world. He is not a rapper who appeals to the typical mainstream listeners. If he did, he wouldn’t expose the truth of America and black society in his songs.
The text is Jon Connor’s version of Jesus Walks by Kanye West.
Now, we can easily depict the first verse of Connor’s text.
“Like God going to send you to hell just cause you listen to rap
That's some man made up to try and keep us apart
Who really care how you dress, God knows what's on your heart”
There are many generalizations from “holy” individuals (black preachers and church-goers) who claim that listening to a certain type of music will cause you to gain demons. Connor is saying that we are letting these generalizations separate the black community with genres of music. Also, Connor is stating that what you wear does not truly represent your heart and your intentions. God is not focusing on your outfit. He is focusing on whether you are trying to do evil and/or disrespect his word.
Let’s depict another part.
“Said money's the root of evil, imprint its name on the paper
Cause you put on a suit, you think you're holy every hour
We all got a past, you're acting like you're holier than thou”
The bible and preachers stress that money is the root of evil, and humans focus too much on getting money instead of praising God. Connor says that preachers use God in order to gain money from people. How can we say that money is the root of all evil, but we put God’s name on the American dollar bill. Connor challenges preachers by saying that everyone has a past and everyone makes mistakes, so how is it their place to say and act like they are more holy than another person. A preacher is just the same as other people, so what makes them higher than us.
Jon Connor’s rhetoric is more of having a positive message but not being afraid to expose the contradictions in this world. The way he presents his word shows that he wants to be different from the average rappers who does nothing with their talent except for provoke more negativity. His tone and words is trying to get the point across to the listener. He is most likely pointing his message to everyone who is interested in his music, but this song is especially towards "preachers".
The text is Jon Connor’s version of Jesus Walks by Kanye West.
Now, we can easily depict the first verse of Connor’s text.
“Like God going to send you to hell just cause you listen to rap
That's some man made up to try and keep us apart
Who really care how you dress, God knows what's on your heart”
There are many generalizations from “holy” individuals (black preachers and church-goers) who claim that listening to a certain type of music will cause you to gain demons. Connor is saying that we are letting these generalizations separate the black community with genres of music. Also, Connor is stating that what you wear does not truly represent your heart and your intentions. God is not focusing on your outfit. He is focusing on whether you are trying to do evil and/or disrespect his word.
Let’s depict another part.
“Said money's the root of evil, imprint its name on the paper
Cause you put on a suit, you think you're holy every hour
We all got a past, you're acting like you're holier than thou”
The bible and preachers stress that money is the root of evil, and humans focus too much on getting money instead of praising God. Connor says that preachers use God in order to gain money from people. How can we say that money is the root of all evil, but we put God’s name on the American dollar bill. Connor challenges preachers by saying that everyone has a past and everyone makes mistakes, so how is it their place to say and act like they are more holy than another person. A preacher is just the same as other people, so what makes them higher than us.
Jon Connor’s rhetoric is more of having a positive message but not being afraid to expose the contradictions in this world. The way he presents his word shows that he wants to be different from the average rappers who does nothing with their talent except for provoke more negativity. His tone and words is trying to get the point across to the listener. He is most likely pointing his message to everyone who is interested in his music, but this song is especially towards "preachers".