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Reconcile is one of the most recognized faces in the Christian rap community because of his commitment to discipleship and reaching the streets for the kingdom. Now, his ministry is expanding as his label Revolutionaries has just signed B-ALIVE. Here’s what you need to know. B-ALIVE is a Philadelphia-based hip-hop artist who joins the label on a partnership deal that provides marketing support to established independent artists. While B-Alive has had a great rapport with Reconcile, he was also drawn to the partnership to aid in building out a new segment of hip-hop, which Reconcile dubs as “Street Gospel.” “B-Alive […]

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 […]

Last year, Wande jumped on Community During Chaos to talk about her experiences in 2020. During the conversation, Wande gave her thoughts on how Christian Rap could come together more as a genre. In her opinion, while the new generation of artists has done more collaborating than previous generations, being open to each other is needed. “I feel there’s still the mentality of I’m an individual brand and I bring someone into my brand. It’s collaboration versus a whole crew or collaborations.” Wande brought up the classic 116 Clique as an example. They were artists building up the brand together […]

2021 Rapzilla Freshmen tylerhateslife doesn’t actually hate life. The name is a reference to John 12:25, “Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life” (NIV). This doesn’t mean he’s doing nothing with his life; on the contrary, he’s just getting started. Learning Music Tyler’s music interest started in high school out of boredom. He challenged himself to learn guitar during summer vacation, using his dad’s old electric guitar. He did just that. “A friend of mine told me, ‘you look like more of a bass player. You […]

Last year, Aklesso came on Community During Chaos to talk about his experiences in 2020. During the conversation, Aklesso explained how he sees people who disregard Black Lives Matter, or any other life for that matter, as “goofy.” Aklesso brought up James 1:27 as an example as to why Christians should help the disenfranchised. “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world” (NIV). “…The premise of that is people who are oppressed and people who are down and […]