Deraj Talks New Album, Creative Process, and Artistry

Christian rapper Deraj spoke to Rapzilla at SXSW where he explained his goals for his next project and what makes him tick as an artist.

Deraj said his last EP was “so diverse,” which allowed him to show people his range and style. The rapper said he hopes to still be able to have that creativeness on all spectrums of his music. “Some of your greatest struggles end up being your greatest strengths at the end of the day,” he said.

“It’s hard for me to really do one without the other,” Deraj said of visual art and his music. “I think it’s helpful for the fans of CHH other artists who I might be at arm’s length with to see some organic to what they may have been exposed to normally.”
Deraj said he’s “playing with some ideas” for his next project. “I want to give people a good sense of who Deraj is.” He wants people to be comfortable with who they are.

Justin Sarachik
Justin Sarachik
Justin is the Editor-in-Chief of Rapzilla.com. He has been a journalist for over a decade and has written or edited for Relevant, Christian Post, BREATHEcast, CCM, Broken Records Magazine, & more. He's written over 10,000 articles, done over 1,000 interviews, and is in post-production for documentaries on Danny "D-Boy" Rodriguez & Mario "Machete" Perez. He's the project manager of the upcoming video game Run the Court and of the media brand Crimefaces. Justin likes to work with indie artists to develop their brands & marketing strategies. Catch him interviewing artists on Survival of the Artist Podcast & creating videos on his social media channels.
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