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.
We did an interview with the mega-popular comedian John Crist. You may recognize him from his various skits, standup, or viral videos. Others may know him from his “Check Your Heart” song with nobigdyl., 1K Phew, and DJ Mykael V. He spoke about how the song came together and hilariously talked about being clueless throughout the whole process of recording. The comedian then took some time to address the popularity of the song being on CCM radio although they generally don’t play rap. He shares a lot of good points about some Christians’ fears of hip hop music and how he hopes to be a middle man.
Andy Mineo dropped his epic album filled with incomplete and raw songs with Work in Progress. Some of the songs are original versions of songs released. Overall, the music down to the marketing, artwork, and accompanying podcast makes for an experience rather than a listen. Mineo’s “incomplete” work may be among the best collections of art the rapper has made.
Last weekend Kanye West and his choir appeared at the California Worship Center. Church members were shocked when they saw Kanye integrate his worship with the church that was already there. He even had a special guest – Tori Kelly.
Shepherd has been signed to RECORDS/COLUMBIA (Columbia Records). The deal comes after the success of his independently released hit single “Gametime,” which surpassed over 5 million streams, was selected for the Beast Mode playlist (6 mill. followers), charted Top 50 Viral on Spotify, and was played during the NBA Finals. He will now be label-mates with the likes of mainstream superstars such as Sia, Diplo, Noah Cyrus, Nelly, Lauren Jauregui (formerly of Fifth Harmony) & more.
RoundUp
Here’s a quick roundup of some other news. nobigdyl. announced that he’ll be appearing on some dates with Futuristic on the “I Am” tour.
Tobe Nwigwe performed a 15 minute medley on NPR’s Tiny Desk with his wife and baby in tow.
We also did some great interviews with S.O. as he broke down the meaning of the song “White Jesus,” and 2019 Rapzilla Freshmen Jon Keith spoke about new album Olympus and its reception.
Outro
In conclusion, don’t forget to check out all of our playlists featuring the top tracks that dropped on Friday. Start with the Rapzilla Playlist and work your way down. Remember to check out the Christian Rap Mix and Pandora and the best indie artists and tips on NewH2O.com.
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Justin is the Editor-in-Chief of Rapzilla.com and co-owner of NewH2O.com. He has been a journalist for 10 years and has written or edited for Relevant, Christian Post, BREATHEcast, CCM, Broken Records Magazine, & more. He also likes to work with indie artists to develop their brands & marketing strategies. Catch him interviewing artists on Survival of the Artist Podcast.
At the Rapzilla Freshmen weekend in Atlanta back in July, some of this year’s Freshmen class got together and performed some acoustic tracks in the Air BnB. Coop did an acoustic version of his song “How You Made It?” featuring Tylerhateslife. Video by Tres Cox. Watch Coop Below:
Lecrae & 1K Phew drop their anthemic music video for “MOVE” off joint project No Church in a While. The Hammer Time Boys got their army together and they’re movin’. Watch Lecrae & 1K Phew Below:
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We spoke to one of the pioneers of Christian Rap – Michael Peace, at the Mic Drop premiere in Tulsa, OKC. After explaining how he performed for free throughout his career. He was asked about campaigning for social issues in an era where people said “just give me Jesus in my music.” Peace provided an example of his ministry working with inner-city kids at schools. He had just given a performance and a message at a public school in Detroit. In his set, he didn’t mention scripture or Jesus specifically, but he essentially unfolded the whole gospel message in front […]
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:
At the Rapzilla Freshmen weekend in Atlanta back in July, some of this year’s Freshmen class got together and performed some acoustic tracks in the Air BnB. Coop did an acoustic version of his song “How You Made It?” featuring Tylerhateslife. Video by Tres Cox. Watch Coop Below:
Lecrae & 1K Phew drop their anthemic music video for “MOVE” off joint project No Church in a While. The Hammer Time Boys got their army together and they’re movin’. Watch Lecrae & 1K Phew Below:
Another Friday means more new music in Christian Rap! We’ve updated the playlists and dropped them right here for you! Let us know which ones you’re listening to today! J. Monty – Solar System KJ-52 x Jonah – Take Me Back Phil J. – Be Alright BigBreeze – Ape Spencer Kane – Numb ft. Caleb LaDuke Hyper Fenton – BLUETOOTH ft. 350 Corey Wise – feel nothing. L. DeJuan – Everything Different Listen to the Christian Rap Playlists Below: Here’s the main playlist: Which of these Christian Rap songs are you listening to today?
We’re dropping our best submitted Christian rap picks in one post. Then we want YOU, the audience, to pick which of these songs was your favorite for the day. At the end of the month, we’ll compile a list of all the winners and they’ll be added to the New Christian rap Songs Daily! This is Hot or Not! Voting is open until January 27th end of day EST. DO NOT SPAM VOTES. One vote per person. Loading… Fvmeless & Byron Rhodes – SLEEPIN ON ME JusRzd – Still Daydreaming Kris Noel – NOEY VIBEZ Pt.1 KRL – Run It […]
We spoke to one of the pioneers of Christian Rap – Michael Peace, at the Mic Drop premiere in Tulsa, OKC. After explaining how he performed for free throughout his career. He was asked about campaigning for social issues in an era where people said “just give me Jesus in my music.” Peace provided an example of his ministry working with inner-city kids at schools. He had just given a performance and a message at a public school in Detroit. In his set, he didn’t mention scripture or Jesus specifically, but he essentially unfolded the whole gospel message in front […]
