Christian Hip Hop’s Best of 2010 Nominations

While the music is the most important part of an album, people can judge one like a book: by its cover. Christian Rap has many creative and beautiful album covers in its 30 plus year history. We asked on our social media what is CHH’s best album cover of all time. There are so many to chose from, so here are just 10 of Christian Rap’s most iconic and awesome album covers. These are in no particular order. Shout out to Luc DiMarzio for helping with choosing these albums! 10. Da’ T.R.U.T.H – Open Book While this is considered one […]

Andy Mineo and his Reach Records debut album Heroes for Sale dropped eight years ago today. Although it isn’t a 10 year anniversary, Andy has been quite nostalgic about the project and it was a reminder of a great time for Christian rap and Rapzilla as well. In September of that same year, Andy, Reach, and Rapzilla partnered together to do a competition for an exclusive remix project for that album (Free Download). The project then dropped in April of the following year. Some producers who are mainstays in the culture now got their first big break because of this. From the […]

“Coming in Hot” by Andy Mineo and Lecrae, dropped in celebration of the Reach Records’ Summer 2018 playlist and Better Late Than Never Tour. It was THE concert song. For months, the two performed for hundreds, even thousands of fans at a time, each concert attendee rapping about “[c]oming in hot, just like the fajita” and reminding listeners “[y]ou don’t have to ball or rap to get them racks on racks.” Now, nearly three years after its initial release, the song is about to receive an RIAA gold certification, a feat Andy has accomplished only once before with the ever-popular […]

In last week’s article on “Social Justice and CHH,” I considered the portraits of Christ painted in the lyrics of Propaganda, Lecrae, and KB. I suggest that artist commitment to social justice is primarily a commitment to Christ. It is through a theological interpretation of placing Christ among the oppressed that these artists level a concern for social justice. In this article on “Social Justice and CHH,” I focus on the legacy of Sho Baraka who I liken to a griot. According to Flora Bridges, “In African culture, the storytellers, called griots, were elders in the community who remembered the […]

It’s crazy to think that we’re already past Easter. 2021 seems to be flying by, but not without artists continuing to jump onto my radar. Here are some Christian Rap artists I began bumping recently. I’m excited to introduce them to you. Ray June It’s time you’ve heard of Ray June. Ray is crazy creative with the music as well as the visuals. His newest single, “Time“ featuring M.C. is probably my favorite single of the year so far, and that visual is dropping very soon. The first time I heard him was when he had KB on a track […]