Interview with New Zealand’s Rapture Ruckus in the USA

Hailing from the UK, S.O. is one of the most prominent and important emcees across the pond. Aside from around a decade in the game, he keeps pushing the envelope with thought-provoking Christ-centric music. His upcoming project Augustine’s Legacy continues and hits hard with one of its first singles “White Jesus.” Rapzilla’s Luc DiMarzio spoke to S.O. about the meaning of the album and direction of music along with the buttons, he’s pushing with “White Jesus” the single. This is part one. “White Jesus,” that’s a little…I think it’s going to be pushing back on some of American Christianity’s thoughts. Can […]

It’s obvious looking at a profile pic of 2019 Rapzilla Freshmen Don Ryvcko that he isn’t your typical white rapper. Scrolling through his Instagram, you’ll find him with a jacket with the Honduran flag stitched above his heart. Sometimes a bottle capped drink will rest in his right hand. Most of his captions are in Spanish. While he is an American by law, by heart he is Honduran. Ethnic Roots Ryvcko’s parents first stayed in Honduras as missionaries till they decided to stay permanently. Ryvcko spent the first ten years of his life in the Central American country. His family […]

2019 Rapzilla Freshmen Torey D’Shaun took some time to chat with Rapzilla about what’s going on in his life. Last week we hit you with the jam-packed part one, this week we wrap up the convo.  Do you have any new stuff on the way? Yup. I got some stuff, man. Now I’m even getting excited just talking about it, but I got some stuff this year and then I got some stuff like next year. I’m not going to tell anybody when. It’s not going to be any time soon. Like as far as next month and stuff like […]

Two weeks ago we sat down with 5ive and he shared all about the creative process behind his latest project Family Business. In this final installment, he dives deeper into his testimony and shares how his salvation story reverberates throughout his life on and off the mic.  Let’s talk about the personal side of your music now. In the video testimony you put out, you became very raw and honest about the struggles you faced growing up, such as getting involved with drugs really early at 10 years old. Where you are at now in life is such an amazing […]

2019 Rapzilla Freshmen Torey D’Shaun took some time to chat with Rapzilla about what’s going on in his life. The short answer, it’s a lot, and he had much to say about where he’s headed. This is part one of a two-parter. First off, what’s God doing? What’s going on with you? God is doing a lot in my life right now. Just as far as music, real life. Got a church family behind me. We’ve been building and just been going through some seasons right now. A lot of ups and downs, but God been faithful and still blessing […]