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Most atheists are apathetic about the spread of atheism in terms of their own individual efforts (see: [[Atheism and apathy]]). At the present time, [[global atheism]] is shrinking in terms of its world percentage of adherents (See also: [[Desecularization]]).
Most atheists are apathetic about the spread of atheism in terms of their own individual efforts (see: [[Atheism and apathy]]). At the present time, [[global atheism]] is shrinking in terms of its world percentage of adherents (See also: [[Desecularization]]).
== Atheism and Hip Hop music ==
''See also:'' [[Atheism and Hip Hop music]]
[[File:256px-Talib Kweli - Ilosaarirock 2012.jpg|thumbnail.com|thumbnail|right|200px|The Hip Hop artist Talib Kwelli was an atheist during a portion of this teen years, but he became an [[ex-atheists|ex-atheist]] before he reached 20 years old.<ref>[http://talibkweli.tumblr.com/post/31221724835/that-one-time-when-i-was-atheist-and-the That One Time When I Was Atheist, and The Influence of Malcolm X]</ref>]]
According to the American [[Secular Humanism|Humanist]] Association:
{{Cquote|It may seem a bit odd, then, that so many major hip-hop artists ...are not only deeply religious but produce music that includes overt tributes to their own faith.
Consider Kanye West, whose new album Yeezus has been the year’s most anticipated release. Aside from the blatantly religious (and ostentatious) title, the record is littered with references to a Christian god. This should be unsurprising for a man who won a Grammy for the song “Jesus Walks” in 2004, but to consider the size and scope of not only West’s audience but also his critical devotion, it’s staggering that in a country of ever-deepening religious skepticism an album as blatantly Christian as Yeezus would be an almost guaranteed best-seller.
But what’s most troubling for the non-believing listeners isn’t the album’s religious content. What’s most troubling is that the religious content is so common in hip-hop that it’s not even mentioned.
So many popular rap artists are vocally religious that it’s become not just acceptable, it’s become the norm... Today, it’s rarer to find a rapper who doesn’t make hay of their faith than to find one who does.
This isn’t to say that religion is the only element that’s frustrating for humanist rap fans. There are prominent atheist rap artists whose content is just as uncomfortable, most notably the controversial LA collective Odd Future, a group of young men who promote [[atheism]] but use Satanic imagery on their album covers and rap about rape, murder, and drugs to the point that it’s cartoonish.
Humanists need a place in the hip-hop community.<ref>[http://americanhumanist.org/HNN/details/2013-06-the-religiosity-of-kanye-wests-new-album-yeezus-part The Religiosity of Kanye West’s New Album, Yeezus (Part One of “Humanism and Hip Hop”)]</ref>}}
== Lack of atheistic music within the disco music genre ==
== Lack of atheistic music within the disco music genre ==