RedCloud – Hawthorne’s Most Wanted
RedCloud was a huge deal in Christian Hip-Hop in the mid-2000s and his album Hawthorne’s Most Wanted released on Syntax is widely considered his best work to date.
The emcee collaborated with a lot of talent for this record and had features from Eek-A-Mouse, Tonex, Pigeon John, and Kurupt.
“Krylon Teardrops” was one of the bigger singles and had a music video as well.
Redeemed Thought – Truth, Beauty, Goodness
This next project came out in 2005 but was re-released to a much broader market in 2007 through Lamp Mode. Redeemed Thought, consisting of muzeONE and Stephen the Levite were the last standing two members of an eight-man group.
Stephen the Levite is quite the prolific artist on his own, but when these two got together they created something special.
The album featured bars from Swift, Everyday Process, Timothy Brindle, and Shai Linne.
Buy on iTunes.
John Reuben – Word of Mouth
John Reuben hasn’t been around much lately, although he is starting to pop up again, however, in the mid-2000s he had a grip on Christian rap.
The always quirky and artful Reuben followed up his acclaimed The Boy vs. The Cynic with Word of Mouth on Gotee Records.
There were no features but “Word of Mouth” and “Make Money Money” were the big tracks on the album.
Rhema Soul – Worn Soles
Many people think of Rhema Soul’s first release as Dope Beats Good News: The EP, but just a year before Butta P, K-Nuff, and Juan Love debuted with Worn Soles.
The debut was produced by G-Stylz, now known as GAWVI, and the 15 track record showcased what was to come from this three piece.
The song “All You Are” is the true standout of their debut record.
Sareem Poems – Blooming Sounds
Formerly Sharlok Poems, this LA Symphony member has put out quite a few projects under his name.
Poems’ Blooming Sounds is just that, a soundscape of multiple producers working together to help the emcee tell a story about his walk with God.
Normally rapping with seven other guys, Poems takes it easy and has one track with rap features, “We Got It” with Theory Hazit, Sivion, and Sojourn.
Buy on iTunes.