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. 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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