Aaron Dews and Jon Payne faced off in the first ever Rapzilla Beat Battle at SXSW 2019. The battle took place at The Belmont on 6th Street in Austin, TX after the Reflect Greatness showcase presented by HipHopDX.
Hosts: Dee-1 & Propaganda
Judges: Abe Batshon (BeatStars), Canon, STREETRUNNER
Shot/Edited by @charlietre_
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: Kanye West Mr. West had a busy week. 1st he brought his Sunday Service team to two correctional facilities Houston, Texas, a men’s and women’s. The pictures show inmates with hands held high worshipping and amazing scene. Next, he spent his Sunday at Lakewood Church, the megachurch pastored by Joel Osteen. He came out to do a Q&A during the morning session and […]
Uzuhan, Phil J., Kurtis Hoppie & Swaizy all performed at the Light Work event at A3C. It was great to see these underrated artists kill it for a big audience. Swaizy made it on the bill last minute after winning the Critique Friday session. It was great to see these highly underrated artists in the same spot. Our photographer for the week, Barry E. Daly took some of these amazing photos.
Your favorite Christmas jams are back and there’s more to love this time. Reach Records introduced The Gift: A Christmas Compilation Deluxe! This version features all the tracks you love from before and now THREE NEW tracks! The deluxe will be available 11.29.19. One of the new additions is a song is called, “Thanking You” by GAWVI and Hollyn. Track 10 – 'Thanking You' @GAWVI @iamhollyn #TheGiftDeluxe 11.29.19 🎁 pic.twitter.com/NxEWTqQFQo — Reach Records (@reachrecords) November 19, 2019 Turn your notifications on, we have a feeling there’s more info to come about this album. Who do you hope will be featured in […]
Up and coming artist Hulvey dropped his music video for “Mad Today,” which shows the rapper working his 9 to 5. We are premiering it on our YouTube channel. Watch Hulvey Below: Buy/Stream here.
For 30+ years Christian Rap has been placed on the back burner of Christian entertainment and industry. Now, more so than ever, hip-hop culture is the most prevalent around the world. Within Christian Hip Hop, we have innovators, highly talented artists, and people behind the scenes pushing the movement. The best part – they are operating in pushing Christ. That is why WE, the CHH culture, deserve better. WE deserve our own award show that is representative of the entire genre and history of CHH from the indie rapper, signed artists, to people behind the scenes. Aside from interactions […]
On August 23, Andy Mineo released a musical-podcast hybrid called Work in Progress. The project is unlike any released by the artist before, compiling several unreleased tracks into a single release with a podcast series used to create additional conversation. Whereas Mineo’s earlier releases accounted for a single season, Work in Progress gives listeners a more complete display of Mineo’s artistic evolution. Whether it be the fear of aging, a celebration of marriage, or musical experimentation, the album is a thematic feast and might be Mineo’s most powerful project yet. Perhaps the most crucial element of Work in Progress is […]
NF recently sat down for a conversation with Ill Will at NME.com this week. Being someone who tends to be pretty vulnerable on the mic, NF found some space here in front of a camera to be real. Considering himself to be a quite negative person and preparing for the worst, NF says he finds it thrilling that he outsold Chance The Rapper’s debut album ‘The Big Day’ in the first week of sales with his new album The Search. Nate also shares how his perception changes the older he gets. He looks back on the song How Could You Leave Us […]
From Chicago, IL to Toledo, OH, from the street to the church, the duo known as Above the Clouds are back at it, pointing listeners to “The Way.” Christian Hip Hop artists iNTELLECT and Tae Lamar are joined by DaLomonze on the classic boom-bap track. “The Way” marks the second offering for the group in 2019. Stressing the truth stated in John 14:6, listeners will no doubt understand that Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. It is a message that floats on top of smooth, laidback production from Lamar as iNTELLECT continues to prove he is […]
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: Kanye West Mr. West had a busy week. 1st he brought his Sunday Service team to two correctional facilities Houston, Texas, a men’s and women’s. The pictures show inmates with hands held high worshipping and amazing scene. Next, he spent his Sunday at Lakewood Church, the megachurch pastored by Joel Osteen. He came out to do a Q&A during the morning session and […]
Uzuhan, Phil J., Kurtis Hoppie & Swaizy all performed at the Light Work event at A3C. It was great to see these underrated artists kill it for a big audience. Swaizy made it on the bill last minute after winning the Critique Friday session. It was great to see these highly underrated artists in the same spot. Our photographer for the week, Barry E. Daly took some of these amazing photos.
Your favorite Christmas jams are back and there’s more to love this time. Reach Records introduced The Gift: A Christmas Compilation Deluxe! This version features all the tracks you love from before and now THREE NEW tracks! The deluxe will be available 11.29.19. One of the new additions is a song is called, “Thanking You” by GAWVI and Hollyn. Track 10 – 'Thanking You' @GAWVI @iamhollyn #TheGiftDeluxe 11.29.19 🎁 pic.twitter.com/NxEWTqQFQo — Reach Records (@reachrecords) November 19, 2019 Turn your notifications on, we have a feeling there’s more info to come about this album. Who do you hope will be featured in […]
Up and coming artist Hulvey dropped his music video for “Mad Today,” which shows the rapper working his 9 to 5. We are premiering it on our YouTube channel. Watch Hulvey Below: Buy/Stream here.
