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 are still compiling the number for the Top 50 CHH Albums of the decade and we are talking bout the Rapzilla Freshmen for 2020, so stay tuned for those.
Let’s dig into the first story of the day. Dee-1 and longtime popular underground rapper Murs are getting together for a joint project dropping sometime this year. Dee-1 says the project is done and they dropped their first single and music video for “No Pictures of Jesus.” What do you think of this collaboration?
Every year I like to look back at all of the content we posted and see what you, the audience clicked on the most. This year it was a bit mixed and some of the results surprising. Of course, you had NF’s the Search info toward the top. There was some Kanye West news sprinkled in there as well as FLAME winning the Katy Perry lawsuit. But unfortunately, the number one read story by an astounding lead was on the passing of Truett Foster, TobyMac’s son. However, within this great tragedy, the views turned into prayers, heartfelt comments, memories, reflection, and an all-out outpouring of love for one of Christian music’s most iconic and beloved figures. The entire community showed up to support Toby and that’s love. The article with the rest of the stories, including the ones mentioned here, are on the site now.
Our writer Ed Boice also took a look at some of the most-streamed songs in the last decade. The list was primarily comprised of all Reach Records artists, save for one spot. We also did not include NF because it would have been an NF top 15.
Songs like KB’s “Church Clap,” Lecrae’s “I’ll Find You” with Tori Kelly, and “You Can’t Stop Me” by Andy Mineo. Check out the rest of the songs on the list.
Let us know which songs you streamed the most this decade?
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 9 years and has written or edited for Relevant, Christian Post, BREATHEcast, CCM, Broken Records Magazine, & more. When not writing he's on stage rhyming as the frontman of Process of Fusion. He also likes to work with indie artists to develop their brands & marketing strategies. Catch him interviewing artists on Survival of the Artist Podcast.
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