well from bad boys to muslims growing number of rap artists are leaving the
badboy hip-hop lifestyle for a more spiritual one
the canadian dollar so sedate sexy ation mother says an increasing number of
rafters this year
brace this landlord knowledge they've previously embraced islam
among the names busta rhymes lou napoleon castro i'm like juan
when a new junaid behind this better known by his stage name lou
ms one artist hoping to change the lyrics in message of rap
following his own religious conversion
than was subpart of p_d_ these bad boys recalled seeing scented islam in two
thousand
and a solid support in dubai
he joins me now from saudi arabia ways just finished performing in the form
rock for minorities pilgrimage thanks so much for joining us
he kind of look a little bit different to me today then how we've been seeing
you in those pop videos is listed in there somewhere
and uh...
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worked his way out of my system reno nv
does that mean being the seven islamic and finding the peace of mind that i was
always searching for a news room in this
and very difficult to find this place in my life now but
basis mom i've been able to linux
complete my search and now i'm very much at peace
so you don't art if you no longer a bad boy
now that would be a valve now which of course glibly
well when i wanted this to give a shit taking of use fax a little bit of the
bad boys
and there's a lot of display of a piece of your own music here just
refresh everyone's memory of how
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i guess the question now is so will you continue to wrap
twelve right now i am tremors focus in on you know it's been islam incoming one
now and it would be no
because you know
in a position of the points you know
i have to be able to know protect myself away from the media
sometimes not right for you
these transition there are dismayed
and try to make it nice and opportunity to make a mockery of this nam or
whatever faith person might choose song nobody must advocate of trying to study
gain
and become more knowledgeable of islam
and i know alumnos list via inhibition sunnyvale yet in addition to studying
these uni religion
understand also working with another group of uh... rap artists are trying to
change the message
wrapped itself a is that possible on the draft panels from the hard neighborhoods
of the west the lyrics sometimes attacked threatened insult others
cataract be wrapped with all of that
that's that's something that people on the list of the artist move on
nosair accepted islam was struggling with it
very very fine line nothin
for me i actually really love the music what is the lights gathers that this
really good and bad influence you know music sometime
can be geared towards things that influence people to do positive things
but actually no part they arms control as people from juneau practicing their
faith or
concentrate some positive things really realized out
or i i i i've got all skewed this one now i want you to give us the first pose
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well i'll i'll give you a bid to think about that we will come back to it but
they will come back today rabbit rabbit was
here's c_n_n_ medical tool to do this part of the world is a really western
cultural product a threat to local of cultures
could become something of the new strength for introducing a simple to
back to the last of many of you guys are adopting islam
well what i think is the most later matt strom forty is there really should
artist
physically in the club
so to let you know i have people in the club actually miss aaronson things
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but i mean those to give the wrong impression i think that you know spoken
word something out of focusing on trying to feel or make a transformation to do
list what they were because that's what i do have the new portability establish
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very hard to walk that fine line when you have music in the background economy
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even played his role as dance rhythm
or something that might you know
misleading person from the message that we're trying to get
so you know like i said in the latter are discussing the position and i am and
we tried to linux find that fine line with that if anyone of causing the harm
to anyone who might be influenced by the negative aspect of music and we just
running really focus on you know walking a fine line and being able to be a
benefit to those who write music
verses d_n_a_ contributed to the negative side
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left some gonna come back to my question to ask any ideas come to mind now for
that live rat trust before we go
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name for the united states
without like i said we could get myself
stressed out reading you know
trying to be more of influences
telling people they know such a beautiful poem conversion to accept
islam and i have a million to taint incorporating music into this transition
yet
right now set up in just trying to focus on being very knowledgeable of the team
and you know focus although i know
though the beautiful things have taken place in my life these past several
months up accepted islam
and a lot of sacrifices about me to move away from their lifestyle
ally has definitely bless me
with the beautiful replacement and and his soul a grateful to have that working
in my life right now designs have been kids who have were out of time thanks so
much for talking to us live in it was international on the microphone for all
the way it was a life at home
now this fellow also into the religions and how's that for me
over rap that
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