(LifeSiteNews) — A song criticizing the Los Angeles Dodgers’ support of an anti-Catholic group of drag “nuns” reached the top of the music charts during the so-called “pride month” of June.
“Reclaim the Rainbow” by conservative Christian artists Bryson Gray, Jimmy Levy, and Shemeka Michelle was the number four most popular hip hop track on iTunes as of Tuesday. It has been steadily climbing the charts since its release on June 16.
The song was written in response to the Dodgers’ decision to present a “community hero” award to the blasphemous “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” a group of cross-dressing men who openly mock the Catholic faith. The song debuted on the same day as the team’s “pride night,” scheduled on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and served as another rejection of the scandal while other Christians gathered in L.A. to pray and protest outside Dodger Stadium.
“It’s written in the first book of Genesis, till Satan perverted it,” the song begins. “Reclaiming the rainbow, a promise that comes from God.”
“They turned the rainbow to sin, but they don’t even know what it means,” the first verse goes. “It is a promise … God said He would no longer flood the earth.”
The song also references Deuteronomy 22:5. The Bible verse reads: “A woman shall not wear an article proper to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman’s dress; for anyone who does such things is an abomination to the Lord, your God.”
The song points out that the “LA Dodgers [are] mocking God” and asks “who gonna bow down” to the blasphemy and “who gonna stand up for God.” The drag “nun” scandal is described in the song as a “sin” and an “abomination.” Pressure to bow to the LGBT agenda is also represented in one lyric that states, “I got a rainbow on my neck, and I can’t breathe.”
Climbing the charts
Since its release, “Reclaim the Rainbow” has gained consistent popularity with little help from the media, which has been relatively silent about the Christian hit. On June 27, Gray announced on Twitter that the song topped Billboard’s digital rap chart.
“God’s will be done,” the artist wrote. “’Reclaim the Rainbow’ was the #1 digital song in the rap genre on BILLBOARD this week and #3 in ALL GENRES. Also, Shemeka, Jimmy Levy, and myself were in the top 50 EMERGING ARTIST in the country!!!”
God’s will be done. “Reclaim The Rainbow” was the #1 digital song in the rap genre on BILLBOARD this week and #3 in ALL GENRES.
Also, Shemeka, Jimmy Levy, and myself were in the top 50 EMERGING ARTIST in the country!!!
This is a song about GOD with not much help from media. 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/9zsODBm4Z8
— CCG BRYSON (@RealBrysonGray) June 27, 2023
The song came in third on the all genres chart behind country artist Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” and Luke Combs’ cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car.” A week earlier, “Reclaim the Rainbow” found itself between the two country hits on iTunes.
Leading up to the number one and three rankings, Gray encouraged listeners to “keep pushing” to get the song to reach the top across all genres, emphasizing that “a song about God, calling out the lgbt, and quoting the Bible has been competing with the top artist on iTunes ALL WEEK. And in the middle of ‘pride month.’”
One day after its release, the song had already claimed the number 16 spot across the country in each genre, a feat that prompted Gray’s initial hope of reaching number one. He told listeners that “anything is possible with God.”
“WOW HALLELUJAH,” Levy celebrated on June 18. “Our song is the #1 Rap song in the USA! A song about reclaiming God’s rainbow reaching #1 in the middle of June is historical! GOD ALWAYS WINS!”
WOW HALLELUJAH 🚨‼️
Our song is the #1 Rap song in the USA!
A song about reclaiming Gods rainbow reaching #1 in the middle of June is historical! GOD ALWAYS WINS! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/OADiill6r9— Jimmy Levy (@JimmyLevyMusic) June 18, 2023
READ: ‘Boycott Target’ rap song hits number one on iTunes: ‘Let’s protest until they close’
Social media censorship
Although immensely popular upon its release, the artists experienced certain censorship of the message on social media platforms that pinned the Christian song as “hate speech.”
Gray received a notification that the video of the song he posted on TikTok had been flagged as a “community guidelines violation” and “removed for hate speech and hateful behaviors.” Levy shared that TikTok had also suppressed “a couple of my videos” that included the song.
Tik Tok banned “Reclaim The Rainbow” on video. pic.twitter.com/3yvHDi0EFS
— CCG BRYSON (@RealBrysonGray) June 20, 2023
“Our music is under attack because it doesn’t fit the narrative,” Gray wrote in a June 27 Twitter post. “The only songs they want on the charts are songs that promote destruction. Songs about God and calling out sin having success irritates demons. We’re seeing this in real time.”
Conservative artists making an impact
Though a massive hit, “Reclaim the Rainbow” is not the first Christian project that its three conservative artists have completed.
Previously, Levy and other conservative rappers released “Boycott Target,” a track that hit number one on iTunes and outranked popular musicians, including Taylor Swift.
The song was written in response to Target’s promotion of LGBT clothing for children and items designed by a gender-confused woman who advocates satanism and violence against those who oppose the LGBT agenda.
Michelle has also called out the “lie” that an unborn baby is “just a clump of cells” and that abortion is necessary for women to choose what to do with their bodies. During an October 2022 interview with conservative podcaster Jason Whitlock, Michelle explained her realization of this reality after having had an abortion herself.
She said that most women who choose to kill their unborn babies have a choice to engage or abstain from sexual acts that may result in pregnancy, leaving the responsibility on them to accept the consequences of their actions.
Gray has released several albums and singles inspired by his Christian faith and conservative values. In 2021, his song “Let’s Go Brandon”—a criticism of President Joe Biden—took the number one spot on iTunes after YouTube banned it from the platform.
Last June, Gray released a song titled “Pride Month,” in which he exposed the LGBT agenda and rejected the use of biblical images such as the rainbow to promote such anti-Christian beliefs. The song was banned from Spotify, Apple, and Amazon music.
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