
The Home of Hip Hop In a previous article of mine titled “Unashamed Blackness,” I claimed that Christian hip hop is Black. Well, apparently not everyone agrees. In an interview with Propaganda, I inquired if he thought hip hop, in general, was uniquely Black. He immediately responded without hesitation, “No. I don’t think hip hop is a Black genre, not anymore…. It’s just hip hop.” According to Propaganda, hip hop is something universal, something that is open to all. Like a house with many guests, hip hop is a haven for all creative types regardless of skin, style, or sound. As […]
In celebration of Black History Month, wrestling promotion, AEW dropped the album Who We Are A Celebration of Excellence, Vol. 1 back in February. The coolest thing about it was the project was packed with Christian rap artists. Josiah Williams, Brinson, Cutright, Omega Sparx, and E-Quipped joined us to talk about the project and more. Get the project here. “It feels like we’re part of history…A legacy-defining moment for a music career” said Omega Sparx. “As Christians, it’s always good to go beyond yourself.” He continued, “It dispels stereotypes that Believers can’t be culturally relevant…We are already ready for monumental things like this.” […]
If you blinked, you missed it. A few months back, Culture Villains artist Big Yae briefly appeared on Pen Game 101 as a guest with CZAR Josh to talk about their track together “East Georgia Minded.” The song is from LongLiveUs by Josh. Back at the beginning of 2020, Yae made a post on Instagram that announced his departure from music. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Young Gohan (@bigyae_) So his appearance on Josh’s track was a nice welcome for his fans and it also means something else… “Yeah I’m back. I guess you can […]
A while back, we did our first episode of Pen Game 101 Mini Live. We had Czar Josh talking about his project LongLiveUs. KHAM and Big Yae showed up as special guests along the way! In addition to Josh freestyling and getting grilled by questions, he broke down every song of his acclaimed project. Watch CZAR Josh Below: (timestamp 11:16)
Let’s keep this simple. 5 questions, 5 artists, this is Fast 5. We’ve got answers and music from Jae Houston, Joe Henkel, Brandon Roots, Solachi Voz, & Alpex Frazier. If you’re an artist, answer these… 1. If others could describe you in 1 word, what is it? 2. What is the no. 1 goal with your art? 3. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 4. Name something artistic that changed your life? 5. What is the best thing you created? (drop link) If you're an artist, answer these… 1. If others could describe you in 1 word, what […]
Scootie Wop, 1K Pson & George.Rose collabed for the fifth 2021 Rapzilla Freshmen EP single and made an anthem against adverisity celebrating overcoming from the oppoisition that life has thrown at them by the power of God. Click here to Stream or Buy this song on any music streaming platform Listen to the Rapzilla Freshmen below:
As a secular artist who has unapologetically proclaimed Hindu and Tamil, M.I.A, now publicly stands as a believer and courageously makes music to display her faith. In an interview with Zane Lowe she said, “Being a Tamil and being a Hindu, I was very comfortable that I’d arrived finding myself. Which is, I think, going to be weird for America to process. But I had a vision and I saw the vision of Jesus Christ. It’s very, creatively, it’s a very crazy thing because it turned my world upside down. Because everything I thought and believed was no longer, like, […]
The Home of Hip Hop In a previous article of mine titled “Unashamed Blackness,” I claimed that Christian hip hop is Black. Well, apparently not everyone agrees. In an interview with Propaganda, I inquired if he thought hip hop, in general, was uniquely Black. He immediately responded without hesitation, “No. I don’t think hip hop is a Black genre, not anymore…. It’s just hip hop.” According to Propaganda, hip hop is something universal, something that is open to all. Like a house with many guests, hip hop is a haven for all creative types regardless of skin, style, or sound. As […]
“Indisputably the most acclaimed rap artist of his generation,” states Kendrick Lamar’s Spotify biography. Anyone who can appreciate the pure art of hip-hop knows Kendrick Lamar is among the top of his class, with each of his projects being received to critical acclaim and lauded for literary brilliance. Kendrick’s pen is especially noteworthy as he is the first rapper to be recognized with a Pulitzer award, receiving the honor for his 2017 album DAMN. After the release of DAMN., Kendrick went on to release a curated project in celebration of 2018’s Marvel Studios blockbuster, Black Panther, and then began a […]
Shiwan was announced as one of the first 10 winners of 2K Beats THE SEARCH x Wave 1 which was a collaboration between the popular basketball video game and Soundcloud. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shiwan (@shiwan12) Shiwan is No. 10 on the following playlist (the other tracks are not from Christian artists): Ya boy is officially on NBA 2K!!! Run my song “The Arrival” Up!!! Shoutout to @SoundCloud @NBA2K https://t.co/FHYixeDIZT — Shiwan (@Shiwan12) May 20, 2022 Listen to Shiwan Below:
Tedashii teamed up with country singer Rhett Walker to appear on his remix of the song “All Joy No Stress.” According to the rapper, this feature is one of his favorites. One of my most favorite features ever! https://t.co/smpfFYkre9 — Tedashii (@Tedashii) May 20, 2022 “I met Tdot almost 10 years ago on a tour we did together. Have always appreciated his approach at life and joy, no matter what life is like at the time. So I called up @jacobbizmorris and showed him AJNS and now… here we are today…. tell em Tdot” said Walker on Instagram. Listen to Tedashii & […]