Interview with New Zealand’s Rapture Ruckus in the USA

Back in the summer, Rapzilla posted an article about the state of Christian Rap from a 2019 Elevation Conference panel. Derek Minor, Spechouse, and Chad Horton discussed that the genre needs fewer artists and more music businessmen and women. In the panel, however, the state of Christian Rap producers never came up. In a later interview, Spechouse said that, overall, CHH producers come and go with very few staying dedicated to the genre. “Here’s the hard part: most people are not CHH producers because most people who are successful CHH producers produce everything,” Spechouse said. Types of CHH Producers There […]

Johann Sebastian Bach penned perhaps one of the most well-known songs of all-time with “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.” Who would have thought that this classic composer’s now-seminal Christmas staple would become the soundtrack of rapper and producer Spechouse’s life? Christmastime is a season of reflection, peace, family, and the knowledge that a Savior was born. While loved ones gather in their warm homes and celebrate, there are millions of others going through loneliness and heartbrokenness. For Spec, this almost became a reality, but God intervened in a major way. Released on Christmas Eve, “Bach’s Jesu, A Christmas Epic” by […]

Numerous Nigerian Christian hip hop acts have had wins in their art in 2019. One of them is rapper, singer, visual artist, and music producer Angeloh Anosike. Angeloh has been able to make a name for himself with his music and designs. With over a million views for his track with Tbabz Beatz and thousands of streams on other platforms for his releases, he surely has a promising music career. In a recent interview with the Furilla Records artist, Angeloh shares more about himself, new project, art designs, and viral song “I Do It” with Christian rapper S.O. What do you […]

“Your heart is working overtime. I give it four or five months tops.” Hearing words like that from a doctor is more than jarring, it’s nearly coma-inducing. A wave of emotion, regret, fear, and panic swells through the body and yet, on the outside, the lights are off. “Knock knock brain, are you there? We have to process this.” This is the true reality of Justin aka @TexasSRoundUp after receiving this diagnosis from his doctor. His life-threatening illness, Graves disease. “Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes hyperthyroidism or overactive thyroid. With this disease, your immune system attacks the […]

Sean C. Johnson was recently a guest on the Survival of the Artist Podcast where he opened up about his 15-year-career. The singer and occasional rapper, began his career while spending much of his twenties in the Air Force. Since then he’s gone on to be fully independent and even gets gigs in London every year. “London is my biggest market,” he explained, as he broke into detail about how he wound up across the pond. He also broke down his biggest successes and regrets. Listen to Sean C. Johnson Now: