Whitlock: ‘Rainbow Warrior’ Bryson Gray performs an exorcism on rap music and the Alphabet Mafia

Bryson Gray’s latest rap song is proving Christians can win the culture war if we simply utilize our nuclear weapon – the Bible.

Gray, best known for his Donald Trump-supporting, Joe Biden-dissing rap songs, unleashed a nuke on Friday, dropping “Reclaim the Rainbow,” a song reminding listeners that the rainbow symbol is a biblical promise, not a sexuality or gender statement.

As of this morning, “RTR” is the No. 1 rap song on the iTunes hip-hop charts and the No. 3 song across all genres, trailing Luke Combs’ “Fast Car” and Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night.”

This is an incredible accomplishment. Gray has previously had top-charting political songs, such as “Let’s Go Brandon,” which mocked President Biden. “LGB” climbed the charts thanks to the support of conservative media outlets, influencers, and political zealots.

So far, “Reclaim” is having success strictly with word of mouth and a music video I financed and played on my show, “Fearless with Jason Whitlock.” In late May, in anticipation of Pride Month, I asked Gray to make a song about Christians reclaiming the rainbow symbol from the LGBTQ movement.

Gray enthusiastically jumped on the concept. Like me, Gray believes the words in the Bible are the only sword capable of slaying the demonic forces controlling American culture.

Gray reached out to Jimmy Levy, a Christian singer in Miami. Levy sang on the “Boycott Target” song that reached the top of the charts in late May. Levy sang the hook to “Reclaim.” Shemeka Michelle, a contributor on "Fearless" and a novice rapper, performed the second verse.

The song was finished within two weeks. Obviously, I’m biased. The song is incredible. It’s an instant classic. It’s Bryson Gray’s “Dear Mama,” a message song that will define his career. The high quality of the song, the beat, Jimmy Levy’s chorus, and Shemeka’s verse speak to the power of God. When He inspires, anything is possible.

Levy recorded the chorus in a hotel room in New York City using a sock over the microphone to reduce the popping sound singers make. Bryson incorporated two Bible verses – Deuteronomy 22:5 and Luke 12:51 – into his rhyme. Shemeka’s 16 bars reveal more lyrical skill and imagination than anything we’ve heard in commercial rap in two decades.

Yes, I’m biased. Go listen to the song if you don’t believe me.

Also, consider this: Doja Cat released her newest rap song, “Attention,” on Friday too. Doja Cat has 26 million followers on Instagram, 26 million followers on TikTok, and 5.6 million followers on Twitter. It’s the first single off her upcoming fourth studio album. Corporate media wrote pieces trumpeting her new song.

As of this morning, “Attention” is ranked 27th on the iTunes charts across all genres. Same release day as “Reclaim” and 24 positions lower. Doja’s song is profane and pornographic. It’s typical commercial rap music.

“Reclaim” is winning in the cesspool of hip-hop. Lil Durk’s “All My Life,” which features J Cole, is the No. 2 rap song. It’s been out for nearly two months. It’s explicit and profane and promotes the victim mentality. It’s a song that pretends “they” – whoever they are – have been trying to keep Lil Durk down all his life. A kids' choir sings the defeatist chorus.

Commercial hip-hop preaches victimhood. It revels in excuses and convinces its listeners that “white supremacy” is the strongest force in the universe.

God is the strongest force in the universe. His Word has the power to destroy a culture overtaken by wickedness.

We’ve given up on rap music. Too many of us believe it can’t be salvaged or remade. I get the cynicism.

This weekend, on Twitter, I stumbled across a video of a St. Louis rapper, Sexyy Red. She’s popular right now. I saw a video of her performing at an outdoor concert. Thousands of kids were rapping along to her raunchy song "Pound Town."

"Pound Town" is arguably the worst thing I’ve ever heard referred to as music. That’s saying something considering Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion recorded "WAP."

Here’s a brief sample of the lyrics:

I’m out of town, thuggin’ with my rounds
My coochie pink, my booty hole brown
Where the n****s? Come lookin’ for the hoes
Quit playin’, n***a, come suck a b***h toe

Rap music requires an exorcism, not an execution. The music is overrun with demons.

The exorcism can only occur if men take responsibility for allowing demonic control of the musical form. We can be mad at Cardi B, Doja Cat, and Sexyy Red. But where did we think the music was going to go when N.W.A. and gangsta rap took it over? Did we think something good was going to come from the 1988 song “A B***h Iz a B***h”? Or how about in 1992 when Dr. Dre rhymed “b*****s ain’t shit but hoes and tricks, lick on deez nuts and suck my dick”?

Men did this. We ruined music by eliminating God and partnering with Satan. All of us who listened to, purchased, and celebrated lyrical pornography ruined rap music.

Let’s pray that Bryson Gray and Jimmy Levy can re-enact "The Exorcist," the 1973 supernatural horror movie. Two priests performed an exorcism on an 11-year-old girl. Both priests gave their lives to save the little girl.

It’s going to require that kind of heroism to save American culture. Only men standing on the Word of God are capable of that level of sacrifice.