"In a world of rapidly changing values, social norms, and standards (at least in urban areas), the silent majority of conservative, rural citizens feel abandoned by the American culture. This sense of abandonment has not only drawn the culture of Country music inward but also toward open mockery of urbanization and liberalization, while still drawing from hip-hop terminology and verse to prove a very anti–hip-hop point."

Read more: Nick Rynerson, Christ and Pop Culture