Two of battle rap’s elite showed up and showed out over the weekend at the 2017 Kingdom Choice Awards in Brooklyn, NY. The two emcees, who’ve never gone toe to toe, decided to meet face to face on one of Christian Hip-Hop’s biggest stages. Going into this face-off, nobody knew what to expect, but the outcome? FIIIIIIIRE!!
The 2021 Rapzilla Freshmen list is finally ready! While last year we threw out the rules on the qualifications for being nominated as a Rapzilla Freshmen, this year we decided we needed to set one. Therefore, our NEW RULE is that artists can’t have a retail song that was released before 2017, or older than four years going forward. Paid streaming platforms like Spotify/Apple Music count as retail. The talent pool for considerations was humongous. When sorting through the nominations and votes, we tried to be as objective as possible. The fan vote also weighed heavily on our decision too and […]
This is the pilot episode of Rapographies, it features the rise of G.O.M.’s Bizzle. Please leave feedback and let us know what you think in the comments. Rapographies Team is: Evelyn Todd (edited) Ed Boice (written by) Maggie Knors-Salyers (narration) Justin Sarachik (concept, producer). Let us know who else you’d like to see a Rapography about. Watch Rapographies Below:
Atlanta artist WestendShawty most recently dealt with the unexpected passing of his mother/hype woman and grandmother all in two weeks time-frame. Many attendees posted his passionate viral performance of his mother’s home-going service. Which he probably didn’t expect to go viral. Remember to keep this budding CHH artist in our thoughts and prayers. Videos listed below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Baller Alert (@balleralert)
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 Tuesday. Watch Our Christian Rap News Show Below: Top 10 Lists I’m kicking the show off with a pair of lists we just dropped. First off, Luc DiMarzio put together a Top 10 List of his opinion on the best projects of 2021 so far. Some are obvious and some are under the radar. Check that out on the homepage of Rapzilla. Next, Ed Boice put together a list of cliches rapped about in […]
The team at Rapzilla.com is excited to announce a radio partnership with GH3 Radio (God’s House of Hip-Hop) where the weekly Top Christian Rap News Show will now reach a wider audience. Powered by Dash Radio, this Stellar Award-winning radio station reaches between 400 – 500k listeners a week. The Rapzilla News Show was launched over two years ago by editor-in-chief Justin Sarachik who serves as both host and writer of the show. Originally, the show was launched and filmed in Fenix Studios, Staten Island, NY, but COVID-19 protocols forced the show to go DIY in Sarachik’s home office. The […]
The 2021 Rapzilla Freshmen list is finally ready! While last year we threw out the rules on the qualifications for being nominated as a Rapzilla Freshmen, this year we decided we needed to set one. Therefore, our NEW RULE is that artists can’t have a retail song that was released before 2017, or older than four years going forward. Paid streaming platforms like Spotify/Apple Music count as retail. The talent pool for considerations was humongous. When sorting through the nominations and votes, we tried to be as objective as possible. The fan vote also weighed heavily on our decision too and […]
This year has been a very hard one for a lot of us. James Gardin is using these current hard times to inspire art, and to document his journey through those times on his new album I Probably Wrote This While Crying. The single submitted is called “All My Life.” Gardin pulls double duty behind the mic and the boards with his debut album as both producer and artist. This record is a vulnerable journey through the trials and tribulations that come with working through mental wellness and learning to love who you are inside and out. Gardin hopes this […]
TK Lee dropped her new single and music video “My Year” featuring Rokc Solid. It’s off her new project Lane. “This song is a declaration that reminds us of how blessed we are and how far we’ve come. I believe that it’s only up from here and I pray that you receive this very true promise over us all!” Watch TK Lee Below:
Marcus Hollinger, the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Reach Records and the co-founder of Portrait Coffee was a guest on the Plated by Dads Podcast. He joined the Instagram Live show to talk about his coffee roasting company and soon-to-be storefront – Portrait Coffee. Portrait is changing the way the African American community is consuming coffee. This Black-owned business is taking coffee back to its roots – created by black people. In fact, Hollinger says coffee was created in Ethiopia, which is also one of their blends. The coffee company has a number of impressive collaborations and accolades. They […]
Chance the Rapper has been pretty quiet the last few years. His last project The Big Day wasn’t well received and then he seemingly took a break. Whether that was a coincidence or not, we know Chance has been working on his faith, loving his wife, and raising his daughter. Many people took issue with Chance proclaiming Jesus in one breath and spewing profanity in another. Many of those same issues were present with Kanye West in the past. But now Chance has returned with a music video for his song “The Heart & Tongue” and not only is the song […]
