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?By far the coolest CCM band when I was a teen was DC Talk. Short for ?Decent Christian Talk,? this trio of young men from Virginia?one black, two white?started their career as a hip-hop group. They gained popularity with tracks like ?Jesus Is Just Alright,? which sampled the Doobie Brothers?s song and laid down lyrics like: ?I?m kicking it Jesus style / to the ones who think they heard, I did use the J-word / ?cause I ain?t too soft to say it, even if DJs won?t play it.? They sang about the decline of Christian morals: ?In reality our decency has taken a plunge / ?In God We Trust? is an American pun,? and occasionally broke into rhythmic harangues against racism, hypocrisy, or premarital intercourse: ?I don?t want your sex for now / I don?t want it till we take the vow.? I?m not going to lie: DC Talk was pretty damn good. I might be guilty of still listening to their albums occasionally when no one else is around. Despite the cheesy lyrics, they had a fresh street dance sound?close harmonizing and poppy rap verses. I once played their album Free at Last for a friend who hadn?t grown up in the church, and he thought it was Color Me Badd."

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