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Believers: Religious Moments in Rap - Mazel Tov, Rick Ross. The Miami rapper rankled many with the title of his recent mixtape, Black Bar Mitzvah, which features a Star of David on the cover. Ross isn't Jewish, but the mixtape nonetheless celebrates his career's coming-of-age — minus the "Hava Nagila" dance-off and Manischewitz bottle-popping. Ross' mixtape isn't the first time an MC has utilized religious themes in his or her music — whether for sincere spiritual purposes or just to say something fly. Read on to check out more religious moments in rap. —Alex Gale (Photo: Maybach Music)

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Jay-Z's Heavenly Nicknames - As rap’s undisputed higher power, Jay-Z has long bigged himself up as “God MC” and “Jay Hova.”  (Photo: Roc A Fella Records)

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Nas' "Hate Me Now" Video - Nas, who’s often called himself God’s Son, put his messianic streak out there for the world to see in the controversial 1999 video for “Hate Me Now,” which featured him being nailed to a cross. (Photo: Island Def Jam Records)

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Kanye West's "Jesus Walks" - Kanye West’s 2004 single “Jesus Walks,” which unabashedly asks for God's help and forgiveness, is arguably the best religious rap song ever recorded. (Photo: Roc A Fella Records)

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Kanye's Rolling Stone Cover  - Kanye West courted controversy yet again with this 2006 cover of Rolling Stone, which depicted him wearing a Christ-like crown of thorns. (Photo: Courtesy Rolling Stone Magazine)

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Brand Nubian's "Allah U Akbar" - New Rochelle legends Brand Nubian proudly proclaimed their Islamic faith with their stoic 1993 single “Allah U Akbar” — that’s “God is great” in Arabic. (Photo: Elektra Records)

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Doug E. Fresh Beatboxes With God - Old-school legend Doug E. Fresh has never made a secret of religious faith — whether Judaism or, more recently, Scientology. His debut album, Oh, My God!, featured the hit single "All the Way to Heaven."  (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for DIRECTV)

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Ghost's Godly Aspirations - Ghostface called himself “Black Jesus” on a 1996 song of the same name, and he's kept the alias alive through the years. Considering he frequently wears a robe and rolls with the Wu Disciples, the nickname makes a whole lot of sense. (Photo: MTV)

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MC Hammer, "Pray" - Even after all these years, MC Hammer's 1990 smash "Pray" is still one of the biggest religious rap songs ever, hitting No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and selling gold. 

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Game, Jesus Piece - Game is taking a spiritual turn on his upcoming concept album Jesus Piece, which he recently told XXL is "about loving God and understanding life and what we’re here for."  (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)