A demonic force behind rap music has been revealed

A few years ago, when I was researching the impact of rap and hip-hop music on youth culture, I learned that a large percentage of rap songs glorified the sexual exploitation of women. I can’t print too many examples of the lyrics here, because they are peppered with the most disgusting profanity imaginable, and many rap videos should be classified as pornography.

And yet, rap/hip-hop is the most pervasive genre of music in the United States today, and a large percentage of its listeners are underage schoolchildren. With their smartphones, young people today listen to hours and hours of songs with lyrics that glorify gun violence and sexual cruelty. Is it any surprise that kids would shoot up schools or assault classmates if they listened to lyrics like this?

— “I threw her body in the trash as if I never knew her / Blood flowed down the drain into the sewer.” (Esham)

— “Sneaking up behind him, had his hands in his pocket/ Grabbed my gun, uncocked it/ Pulled the hammer back and cocked him/… And killed him (obscenity) just like Jesse James.” (Scarface)

— “Man, I kill for fun, but my work is never done/ From morning till night/ Bad men comin’, comin’, comin’ to get killed for fun.” (Gucci Mane)

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— “Every time I get my hands on you, girl, you’re my possession/ Even if I hit you once, you’re part of my collection.” (Future)

— “I punched her in the rib cage and kicked her in the stomach/ … I stomped her and I kicked her and I punched her in the face.” (Kool G Rap)

These examples are tame compared to what’s being streamed today. Rappers mock women with racist and sexist slurs, talk about explicit sex, encourage violence, and celebrate prostitution. I’m sure you’ve heard a few of these songs, as rap music has become the most dominant genre in American music. In 2018, SoundScan reported that 8 of the 10 most streamed artists were rappers.

Much of rap’s success can be attributed to Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is known as one of the richest musicians in the world. He was worth $1 billion in 2022, but is now in a New York City jail, awaiting trial on a long list of charges including racketeering, sex trafficking and kidnapping.

In 2004, Diddy performed at halftime at the Super Bowl, and the following year, he was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people. Today, the 54-year-old music mogul could spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Earlier this month, federal agents raided several of Diddy’s properties after a dozen lawsuits were filed against him, all alleging sexual abuse. Manhattan investigators allege that Diddy, who founded Bad Boy Records in 1993, regularly hosted parties called “freak offs” where victims were drugged and forced to have sex with male prostitutes while others filmed them.

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In some cases, male and female victims were bribed, threatened, or offered career opportunities in exchange for their silence. Police seized weapons, computers, drugs, and more than 1,000 bottles of sex lubricant as evidence of these vile meetings, with some victims reportedly under the age of 18.

I hate to have to write about this because it is so disgusting. But I am glad that Diddy’s abuse has stopped, and I pray that all the Hollywood insiders who enabled this vile evil are brought to justice. I doubt Diddy worked alone.

Diddy launched the careers of dozens of famous rappers, including Usher, Mary J. Blige, Jodeci, Mase, Shyne (who was imprisoned in 2001 for assault), and Notorious B.I.G., who was killed in a drive-by shooting in 1997. Diddy also bankrolled the careers of Machine Gun Kelly, Black Rob, Craig Mack, Faith Evans, G. Dep (who was arrested over 25 times and subsequently sentenced to 12 years in prison for murder), and Loon (who was arrested and imprisoned in 2013 on drug charges).

Things began to unravel for Diddy last year when another of his artists, Cassie Ventura, filed a lawsuit against him for sexual abuse and domestic violence, corroborated by surveillance video footage showing Diddy attacking Ventura in a hotel. Since then, 11 similar lawsuits have been filed. Observers following the case expect other high-profile artists and celebrities to be implicated in sex trafficking allegations after seized videos are released.

Satan’s fingerprints are undoubtedly all over this dark conspiracy with Diddy and his minions. Ephesians 6:12 (NASB) tells us that our spiritual battle is “not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world powers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” Hell has used music as a deadly weapon.

I believe God is answering our prayers and delivering us from Satan’s schemes. Pray that this web of demonic darkness in the music industry will be fully exposed and that our children will be protected from the spiritual predators behind this unimaginable evil.

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J. Lee Grady is an author, award-winning journalist, and ordained minister. He was a news writer and magazine editor for many years before going full-time.

Lee is the author of six books, including “10 Lies the Church Tells Women,” “10 Lies Men Believe,” and “Fearless Daughters of the Bible.” His years at Charisma magazine also gave him a unique perspective on the Spirit-filled church and led him to write “The Holy Spirit Is Not for Sale” and “Set My Heart on Fire,” a Bible study on the work of the Holy Spirit.