Kurtis Blow and other Hip Hop icons are challenging America. For one day: no crime, no violence, no hate, no murders, no sin – and no profanity. Their goals is to have one day of love, peace, unity, kindness, goodness, gentleness and fun with a series of events throughout the coarse of a day.
In the last 30 years, rap has steadily become a cultural phenomenon and its influence dominates as America’s latest offering of pop culture to the world. And now – the Parents Television Council, in partnership with the Enough is Enough Campaign, released shocking new data about BET’s and MTV’s daytime music video programming. As recently as March 2008, children who watched BET’s Rap City and 106 & Park and MTV’s Sucker Free on MTV were bombarded with adult content – sexual, violent, profane or obscene – once every 38 seconds.
Kurtis Blow comments, “No Profanity Day is a national holiday that is anointed and ordained right from the Bible and God. What would it hurt to have one day of this kind of behavior? It is a challenge for anyone to live like this for 24 hours. Spiritual people are commanded to live this way everyday. Can you make it happen for 24 hours? August 9, 2009 is the day. Also, there is a No Profanity Hip Hop Anniversary Tour launching in May and June of 2008 to start the buzz for the national holiday.”
He continues, “Our scriptural inspiration is Galatians 5:22-23 which says that the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”
Supporters of No Profanity Day include Rev. Delman Coates, the NAACP, and thousands of other hip-hop fans and icons.
The anniversary tour will showcase legendary artists and enormous talents that created the rap music genre in the USA starting in May. The tour is sponsored by Visit Florida (www.visitflorida.com) and aims to present three hours of non-stop Hip Hop without profanity.
The series of U.S. and European shows will feature:
Grand Master Mele Mel
Grand Wizard Theodore
The Force MDs
Big Daddy Kane (for selected shows)
Whodini. (for selected shows)
KRS 1 (for selected shows)
The Air Force Crew
Spoonie Gee (for selected shows)
Dana Dane (for selected shows)
Public Enemy (for selected shows)
For more information, visit:
http://www.hiphopanniversary.com
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