Churchgoers at a Christmas service in Sri Lanka were given the rap lyrics to Tupac Shakur’s hit “Hail Mary” by accident. Andrew Chosky was an attendee of the Dec. 11 “Joy to the World” service and said, “A lot of people were in shock as whether it was a joke or someone would actually rap the song.”
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Sri Lankan church’s hymnbook subs in Tupac’s ‘Hail Mary’
In a Christmas debacle, Sri Lanka’s Catholic church withdrew hymn sheets after lyrics of “Hail Mary” were mixed up with an expletive-packed version by rapper Tupac Shakur, a spokesman said Monday. Hail Mary, also known as Ave Maria, is a traditional Catholic prayer asking for the intervention of the blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.