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- <text id=92TT1369>
- <title>
- June 22, 1992: Bible Belters
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1992
- June 22, 1992 Allergies
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- PEOPLE, Page 81
- Bible Belters
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- <p>By WENDY COLE
- </p>
- <p> The rap group ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT usually performs with
- two live chickens, but for its appearance on Arsenio Hall it
- was told to nix such barnyard manners. Otherwise, things
- couldn't be finer. Its hit single, Tennessee, an open letter to
- God, is creating a stir not just for its blending of hip-hop
- and country but also for its spirituality. Still, the rappers
- shun organized religion. "The black church has become very
- passive. It tells us the only way to solve your problems is to
- die and go to heaven," says lead rapper Speech. "We appreciate
- life."
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- </body></article>
- </text>
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