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Bibliography:

 

Books:

 

1. Kirk, Walker Graves. My Dark Twisted Fantasy. 1st ed. London New York: Bloomsbury

Academic, 2014. 152. Print.

 

2. Utley, Ebony A. Rap and Religion: Understanding the Gangstas God. California: Praeger,

2012. 190. Print.

 

3. Till, Rupert. Pop Cult: Religion in Popular Music. New York: Continuum, 2010. Print.

 

4. Miyakawa, Felicia M. Five Percenter Rap: God Hop's Music, Message, and Black Muslim Mission. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 2005. Print.

 

 

Academic Articles:

 

5. Barnes, Sandra L. "Religion and Rap Music: An Analysis of Black Church Usage."

Review of Religious Research 49.3 (2008): 319-38. Print.

 

6. Alim, H. Samy. "The Language of Hip Hop Culture." Roc the Mic Right (2006). Print.

 

7. Sorett, Josef. "'Believe Me, This Pimp Game Is Very Religious': Toward A Religious

History Of Hip Hop." Culture and Religion 10.1 (2009): 11-22. Print.

 

8. Collins-Mayo, Sylvia, and Tom Beaudoin. "Religion, Pop Culture And 'Virtual Faith'."

Religion and youth. 17-23. Farnham: Ashgate, 2010. ATLA Religion Database with

ATLASerials. Web.

 

9. Tinajero, Robert. "Hip Hop and Religion: Gangsta Rap’s Christian Rhetoric." Journal

of Religion and Popular Culture 25.3 (2013): 315-32. Web.

 

 

Internet Sources:

 

10. "The Church of Yeezus." Yeezianity. 2014. Web. <http://yeezianity.com>.

 

11. West, Kanye. "Kanye West [@kanyewest]." Twitter. Jan. 2010. Web. Jan. 2015. <https://

twitter.com/kanyewest>.

 

12. Sundermann, Eric. "We Interviewed the Founder of Yeezianity, The First Religion Based

on Kanye West."Noisey by Vice. Vice, 14 Jan. 2014. Web. 1 Feb. 2015. <http://

noisey.vice.com/en_ca/blog/yeezianity-kanye-west-religion-interview>.

 

13. Bagley, Christopher. "Kanye West: The Transformer." W Magazine. Conde Nast, 19

June 2013. Web. 1 Feb. 2015. <http://www.wmagazine.com/people/celebrities/2013/06/

kanye-west-on-kim-kardashian-and-his-new-album-yeezus/>.

 

14. Miller, Monica R. "'No Church in the Wild': The Youth's Unrecognized Spirituality

Between Beats and Rhymes." Huff Post Religion. The Huffington Post, 12 Aug. 2012.

Web. Feb. 2015. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/monica-r-miller-phd/no-church-in-thewild-spirituality-between-beats-and-rhymes_b_1756187.html>.

 

15. Fantano, Anthony. "Kanye West - Yeezus Album Review." Youtube. @Theneedledrop, 18

June 2013. Web. Feb. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vns-81egipQ>.

 

16. Cleveland, Lauriel. "The Kanye God Complex." CNN. Cable News Network, 21 June

2013. Web. 1 Feb. 2015. <http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/20/showbiz/music/kanye-westgod-complex-yeezus/>.

 

17. "Kanye West Loses His Temper in an Interview with Sway." Youtube. Ed. Perry Ewens.

@perryewens, 28 Nov. 2013. Web. 1 Feb. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=NELWKHCU59g>.

 

18. "Kanye West- I Am a God." Genius. Ed. Rick Rubin. Genius Media Group Inc. Web.

<http://genius.com/Kanye-west-i-am-a-god-lyrics>.

 

19. Barnes, Steve. "Kanye the Quotable." Times Union. The Hearst Corporation, 13 Feb.

2014. Web. <http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Kanye-thequotable-5228754.php>.

 

20. Lyons, Margaret. "Does Kanye West Think He’s God? Or Has He Given Up on God?"Vulture. New York Media LLC, 1 June 2013. Web. <http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/does-kanye-west-really-think-hes-god.html>.

 

21. Funaro, Vincent. "Jay-Z Embraces Five-Percent Nation, Addresses Illuminati and Questions Other Religions." The Christian Post INC. 1 July 2013. Web. <http://www.christianpost.com/news/jay-z-embraces-five-percent-nation-addresses-illuminati-and-questions-other-religions-99848/>.

 

22. Tosiello, Pete. "Yeezus Everlasting." The Atlantic. The Atlantic Monthly Group, 1 June 2013. Web. <http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/06/yeezus-everlasting-why-do-so-many-rappers-impersonate-christ/277000/>.

 

Created by: Kyra Lee

Created for: Religion 2812: Religion & Pop Culture

Professor: Dr. Porter

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Winter 2015

Contact: kdl864@mun.ca

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