“Jiggaboo” writer and famed P4CM poet Jackie Hill talks with us at Legacy Conference 2012 about the response to her poems and her thoughts on lazy artists.
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This is episode two of our Instagram show “Community During Chaos” that aired three weeks ago on a LIVE. Let us know what community leaders you’d like to see in the future or tune in next Monday at 9 pm est. Hosted by @JustinSarachik, featuring Kevi Morse, LaToria, and DJ Mykael V. Kevi talks about being a father and a young black man in this climate. LaToria talks about her IG series dealing with racial trauma, and Mykael talks about his experiences protesting. Watch Community During Chaos Below:
J. Crum chatted with Rapzilla E-i-C Justin Sarachik on the Survival of the Artist Podcast. He spoke about his slow & steady rise through the ranks of CHH, his roots in rock music, and plans to create content through quarantine. The episode is littered with gems as Crum is poised to carry himself through quarantine and beyond. Listen to J. Crum Below:
In the Nigerian Christian hip-hop scene, a number of rap artists have come to identify themselves with a new sound, a different kind of music that is way different from hip-hop, this genre they call Afro Gospel. The ‘Afro Gospel’ sound originated from Afrobeat(s) which is a mix of the African sound and this a lot of time is credited to iconic musician/activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. After his demise, new age artists have gone ahead in remaking the sound to blend to their style hence we have Afrobeats. Afro Gospel sounds so very good as many Christan artists have started […]
Xavier Sorrow, who was born and raised in Arizona took some time to sit down and share about being a Christian rap fanboy as well as future things on the horizon for his budding CHH career. Xavier has a unique sound that he’s constantly working on, but beyond that, it’s evident to me that he’s someone who really cares about pouring into others through his passions. I feel so privileged to have this conversation with you today. I know it’s been a strange year for us all, but if you can think back that far, what was it like for […]
For Kamban, 2020 Rapzilla Freshmen, Father’s Day is a happy day for him and his father. Both have lived the prodigal son story and have survived the addiction. Now, they are closer than ever and united in Christ. Childhood Growing up, Kamban said he and his family had a close relationship. They joked they smiled, they spent time together, they accepted each other for who they were. During his childhood, however, his father had an addiction to drugs, overall for 16 years. So while they were a close family, the drugs had their toll. “He did a lot of messed […]
Kanye West is entering the CHH ring again this time with a new album called God’s Country. Today he released the first single and music video, “Wash Us in the Blood” featuring Travis Scott and mixed by Dr. Dre. The music video for “Wash Us in the Blood” is a collaboration with artist Arthur Jafa. Watch the music video below: According to GQ, other tracks on the album are called “Superman” and “Ambitious.” KANYE WEST ARTHUR JAFA PROJECT 02 WASH US IN THE BLOOD FROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM GOD’S COUNTRY TODAY STILL #WESTDAYEVER pic.twitter.com/QgjqDQjQdS — ye (@kanyewest) June 29, 2020 READ MORE: Kanye […]
Lecrae released the music video for his new single, “Deep End,” which highlights victims of police violence and the current protests against racial injustice. The song comes from his upcoming album entitled ‘Restoration.’ Watch the Deep Below video below: READ MORE: Lecrae Found Restoration After An Identity Crisis Left Him Feeling Like A Failure [INTERVIEW]
Welcome to our weekly episode of Rapzilla.com’s Top Christian Rap News Recap. We endeavor to grab the best stories from the previous week and give them to you every Monday. Watch Our Christian Rap News Show below: Canon Canon released his heartfelt and emotional track “Evil.” Some of what he said: “I pray that this song shows that racism is evil. What we are seeing today is the fruit of that evil that has been allowed to grow in our society through the many injustices that people of color have faced, both public and private. Even if you were previously unaware […]
Canon and his new track “Evil” contains the righteous anger and passion of an entire race. Here’s what he had to say in his own words: “I pray that this song shows that racism is evil. What we are seeing today is the fruit of that evil that has been allowed to grow in our society through the many injustices that people of color have faced, both public and private. Even if you were previously unaware of your racial biases and discriminatory tendencies, it is still evil. I hope that this song will demonstrate that what some policemen have been […]
It has been a while since I have published anything on here and I would love to commit to writing more regularly — but I won’t promise anything just yet. Since my first published article Dear White People, This Is Why I Speak On Racism is making the rounds again, I figured I may as well add to my Dear White People collection. So let’s get straight to it. The current events surrounding the state-sanctioned police murder of George Floyd has sparked recent protests and riots around the nation. The demonstration of outrage within the Black community is not because […]
Kanye West makes the news cycle frequently. This past year, he has announced his conversion to Christianity, dropped music under this new phase of life, and made appearances with Joel Osteen. Kanye, in his popular form of subtlety, has announced his campaign to be the President of the United States– and he’s running in 2020. This is not the first time Kanye has made mention of running for president. In January, West made the comment that he was planning on running for POTUS in 2024. In November of 2019, he said the same thing. On July 4, 2020, Kanye tripled […]
A few weeks ago, we collaborated with our Nigerian contributor Olusola Adenusi to kick off a ‘Christian Rap Africa’ playlist and it’s been going well as we are gradually introducing and exposing our readers to more African Christian hip hop. We’ve got new songs on our playlist for this week. Check them out below. Se Ok – Lion of Judah Lion of Judah is a new release from South Africa based Nigerian rap artist Se Ok. He features Fojodivine and Nos on the track. Nolly – BBBG Off his recently released sophomore project Blessed of God, Nolly delivers heavily with […]
Daisha McBride dropped YAFEELME project. It features nobigdyl. and Byron Juane and features five tracks. View this post on Instagram YAFEELME now streaming everywhere. This EP was so unexpected and fun to make. Thank you to my brother @scify_ for all that you do. Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. Im so happy y’all 😩🙏🏽…Go stream it and let me know what song you like the most. Yafeelme? A post shared by DAISHA (@the_rapgirl) on Jul 3, 2020 at 8:04am PDT Listen to Daisha McBride Below:
Raw-B & Miles Minnick dropped their joint music video for “Doing My Thing.” “This song is to encourage people to be themselves and do their thing! Dance, praise, sing along with this track, and just let loose. Don’t care who is watching just be free and do you! God encourages this!” said Raw-B. Watch Raw-B and Miles Minnick Below:
Se Ok released new single “LION OF JUDAH” featuring Fojodivine & Nos. Listen to Se Ok Below: Buy or stream here.
