Fans praise rapper's
pro-life video

A 24-year-old rapper/actor has released a music video that features the story of his mother nearly aborting him and sends a powerful pro-life message that is striking a chord with fans.

Nick Cannon

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Nick Cannon's song "Can I Live?" is also the title track of his new CD. Before making his debut recording, Cannon made a name for himself in Hollywood as film actor, comedian and as host of two shows on Nickelodeon.

The compelling video, which is viewable online, shows a young woman representing Cannon's mother entering a "Women's Health Clinic" for an abortion. Cannon appears in the video portraying the unborn baby and pleading with the woman to let her child live.

As Cannon cries out to the woman, he raps: "Three-hundred dollars that's the price of living what? / Mommy, I don't like this clinic / hopefully you'll make the right decision / and don't go though with the knife decision."

Near the end, Cannon's mother rises from the abortion clinic table, having finally heard the pleadings of her son, and rushes out of the building. There she is greeted by a chorus of children all wearing T-shirts bearing the words: "Can I Live?"

The final scene of the video shows Cannon hugging his present-day mother and the lyrics: "I am just telling ya'll my story / I love my life / I love my mother for giving me life / We all need to appreciate life/ A strong women that had to make a sacrifice / Thanks for listening / Mama thanks for listening."

LifeSiteNews.com reports the video has been consistently voted in the top 10 at the music-video rating site 106 & Park for some weeks.

Both fans and people who were not familiar with Cannon's work have posted messages on his website thanking him for making the video.

Said Cannon on the message board: "There are a lot of young mothers in need and have had to struggle to raise their children. I just wanted to recognize all the strong women who are raising children on their own like my mother had to do."