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.
Nearly 8,000 of you voted and helped us create the Rapzilla Freshmen list for this year. For the first time ever we also added a 16th which was 100% voted in by the audience.
Here’s the full list: A.I. The Anomaly, Arrow, Hulvey, J. Crum, Jaylon Ashaun, Kamban, Kurtis Hoppie, Miles Minnick, Nic D, Paul Russell, Swaizy, Tommy Royale, Xavier Sorrow, Xay Hill, seni., and Thomas Iannucci (Fan Vote).
More to come with these artists throughout the year!
RoundUp
We dropped an article about 10 CHH songs from 2019 that could use choreography along with an Op-Ed on Reach Records hitting their best with diversity and creativity.
John Reuben
We debuted a new podcast called “Say What?!?!” A few weeks ago we asked what were some “Say What” moments in CHH on our socials. Most of you mistook this for crazy bars or metaphors. What we really meant is things that make you scratch your head like, “Huh,” what does that mean.” These are things that need more context. The first episode interviews John Reuben who has a line that says, “Little Richard thinks I look like Bob Dylan.” I heard that years ago and always wondered about the back story, so I asked him. Check it out now and let us know of some more of these “Say What” moments in the comments.
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. He also likes to work with indie artists to develop their brands & marketing strategies. Catch him interviewing artists on Survival of the Artist Podcast.
Kanye West makes the news cycle frequently. This past year, he has announced his conversion to Christianity, dropped music under this new phase of life, and made appearances with Joel Osteen. Kanye, in his popular form of subtlety, has announced his campaign to be the President of the United States– and he’s running in 2020. This is not the first time Kanye has made mention of running for president. In January, West made the comment that he was planning on running for POTUS in 2024. In November of 2019, he said the same thing. On July 4, 2020, Kanye tripled […]
A few weeks ago, we collaborated with our Nigerian contributor Olusola Adenusi to kick off a ‘Christian Rap Africa’ playlist and it’s been going well as we are gradually introducing and exposing our readers to more African Christian hip hop. We’ve got new songs on our playlist for this week. Check them out below. Se Ok – Lion of Judah Lion of Judah is a new release from South Africa based Nigerian rap artist Se Ok. He features Fojodivine and Nos on the track. Nolly – BBBG Off his recently released sophomore project Blessed of God, Nolly delivers heavily with […]
This is episode two of our Instagram show “Community During Chaos” that aired three weeks ago on a LIVE. Let us know what community leaders you’d like to see in the future or tune in next Monday at 9 pm est. Hosted by @JustinSarachik, featuring Kevi Morse, LaToria, and DJ Mykael V. Kevi talks about being a father and a young black man in this climate. LaToria talks about her IG series dealing with racial trauma, and Mykael talks about his experiences protesting. Watch Community During Chaos Below:
J. Crum chatted with Rapzilla E-i-C Justin Sarachik on the Survival of the Artist Podcast. He spoke about his slow & steady rise through the ranks of CHH, his roots in rock music, and plans to create content through quarantine. The episode is littered with gems as Crum is poised to carry himself through quarantine and beyond. Listen to J. Crum Below:
Kanye West is entering the CHH ring again this time with a new album called God’s Country. Today he released the first single and music video, “Wash Us in the Blood” featuring Travis Scott and mixed by Dr. Dre. The music video for “Wash Us in the Blood” is a collaboration with artist Arthur Jafa. Watch the music video below: According to GQ, other tracks on the album are called “Superman” and “Ambitious.” KANYE WEST ARTHUR JAFA PROJECT 02 WASH US IN THE BLOOD FROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM GOD’S COUNTRY TODAY STILL #WESTDAYEVER pic.twitter.com/QgjqDQjQdS — ye (@kanyewest) June 29, 2020 READ MORE: Kanye […]
Lecrae released the music video for his new single, “Deep End,” which highlights victims of police violence and the current protests against racial injustice. The song comes from his upcoming album entitled ‘Restoration.’ Watch the Deep Below video below: READ MORE: Lecrae Found Restoration After An Identity Crisis Left Him Feeling Like A Failure [INTERVIEW]
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: Canon Canon released his heartfelt and emotional track “Evil.” Some of what he said: “I pray that this song shows that racism is evil. What we are seeing today is the fruit of that evil that has been allowed to grow in our society through the many injustices that people of color have faced, both public and private. Even if you were previously unaware […]
Canon and his new track “Evil” contains the righteous anger and passion of an entire race. Here’s what he had to say in his own words: “I pray that this song shows that racism is evil. What we are seeing today is the fruit of that evil that has been allowed to grow in our society through the many injustices that people of color have faced, both public and private. Even if you were previously unaware of your racial biases and discriminatory tendencies, it is still evil. I hope that this song will demonstrate that what some policemen have been […]
It has been a while since I have published anything on here and I would love to commit to writing more regularly — but I won’t promise anything just yet. Since my first published article Dear White People, This Is Why I Speak On Racism is making the rounds again, I figured I may as well add to my Dear White People collection. So let’s get straight to it. The current events surrounding the state-sanctioned police murder of George Floyd has sparked recent protests and riots around the nation. The demonstration of outrage within the Black community is not because […]
Kanye West makes the news cycle frequently. This past year, he has announced his conversion to Christianity, dropped music under this new phase of life, and made appearances with Joel Osteen. Kanye, in his popular form of subtlety, has announced his campaign to be the President of the United States– and he’s running in 2020. This is not the first time Kanye has made mention of running for president. In January, West made the comment that he was planning on running for POTUS in 2024. In November of 2019, he said the same thing. On July 4, 2020, Kanye tripled […]
A few weeks ago, we collaborated with our Nigerian contributor Olusola Adenusi to kick off a ‘Christian Rap Africa’ playlist and it’s been going well as we are gradually introducing and exposing our readers to more African Christian hip hop. We’ve got new songs on our playlist for this week. Check them out below. Se Ok – Lion of Judah Lion of Judah is a new release from South Africa based Nigerian rap artist Se Ok. He features Fojodivine and Nos on the track. Nolly – BBBG Off his recently released sophomore project Blessed of God, Nolly delivers heavily with […]
Daisha McBride dropped YAFEELME project. It features nobigdyl. and Byron Juane and features five tracks. View this post on Instagram YAFEELME now streaming everywhere. This EP was so unexpected and fun to make. Thank you to my brother @scify_ for all that you do. Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. Im so happy y’all 😩🙏🏽…Go stream it and let me know what song you like the most. Yafeelme? A post shared by DAISHA (@the_rapgirl) on Jul 3, 2020 at 8:04am PDT Listen to Daisha McBride Below:
Raw-B & Miles Minnick dropped their joint music video for “Doing My Thing.” “This song is to encourage people to be themselves and do their thing! Dance, praise, sing along with this track, and just let loose. Don’t care who is watching just be free and do you! God encourages this!” said Raw-B. Watch Raw-B and Miles Minnick Below:
