Hallelujah Hip-Hop; Contemporary Gospel Has Teens Praising the Lord. But Worried Traditionalists Aren't Saying Amen.

From: The Washington Post | Date: June 28, 1997| Author: Lisa Frazier | Copyright information

By 9 p.m., the party was rocking, full of teenagers bouncing and bopping to the dizzying beat of P.O.C., the go-go band at center stage.

Three teens worked the mikes, dancing out front, waving their hands from side to side, whipping the crowd into a frenzy with their chants. The music blared several blocks away, drawing a stream of young passersby, who peered through the window to check out the activity inside.

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