give it up to god

i dont have a preface, so im gonna jump right in.

when an artist (or athlete) gives it up to god, it still shocks the senses, even though it is as mainstream as those gold livestrong bracelets. rapper wins an mtv award, goes on stage with his crunk juice, and says "first of all, i just wanna thank gawd...just give it up to gawd" (i spell it gawd b/c of the awesome way they [mis]pronounce it).
this appreciation for their supposed savior is followed by a lot of yelling, self-glorification, and the occasional profanity-laced tirade.

uhh...are you sure god wants to be thanked? ...to be given credit? ...to be associated with *that*? i cant imagine god is poppin his collar, throwin his hood up, yellin "thats my nigga," poppin and lockin at your recognition of him


while we're on the topic of thanking god, something shifta and i have talked about briefly, and which i will only touch on, because i imagine he has some juice in him, and i dont want to prevent him from really exploring the space. why is "i give all the credit to god" a free pass to be a total self-righteous and egotistical jackass? people pepper that in the beginning and end of some conceited rant about how perfect they are and how amazing theyve been, and suddenly we're not supposed to want to chokeslam them? how does that work?
as far as im concerned, im more ready to throw down in fisticuffs after the "i give it all to god" card is played than if i could just dismiss the person as a shallow, vapid waste of space

Agree with you more, I could not. I always get a huge kick out of people "giving it up to God first and foremost", "thanking God for blessing me", "for giving me the ability to come out here and... [whatever]". It's a riot. It's the perfect defense for anything and evertyhing. Anytime you fuck up or fail, it was clearly just not God's plan for you to be badass. You didn't suck. You didn't lose. God just wants a different path for you. If you're completely narcissistic, egotistical, glib, arrogant, and similar to Bruce & I in any other ways, it's just God's plan. You are the way you are through Christ (all things are possible!) and you're only that way because God has allowed you to be so amazing.

Here's what I don't get. People are always so willing to give God all the credit for anything awesome they do, or anything good that happens to them, but when the shit hits the fan; nothing. (I think I just defined Christianity...)
You'll admit that it was God that told you to to join the seminary and become a preist, but what about when you were tempted to fuck all those little boys? Also God? What about when you cheated on your history midterm? Your brother's death? Are you thanking God for all of this? Giving it up to God for all the shit you got away with (or not)? For all the pain and suffering that is life?

Yea, me neither...

as a side note -- how much do you LOVE how ESPN is introducing the teams this year on MNF? Letting the players do it through pre-recorded bits that they show during the game. That shit kills me! If you wanted to show everyone how ghetto the NFL really is, you couldn't have come up with a more effective way. (well, except for reality shows) But this is almost just as good, because you get to hear them do the talking. They introduce their teammates, and use their nicknames and all that jazz. Its very colorful. How are these guys not involved in more shootings? (I think that guy just had a grill! Yes!) And if the introductions aren't enough, just look at everyone's eyes in the pre-recorded interviews. How chonged are these idiots? The NFL drug policy is clearly very effective and strictly enforced. Thank you Jesus!