Bad Christian Rapper Names: 2020 Edition

The 2021 Rapzilla Freshmen list is finally ready! While last year we threw out the rules on the qualifications for being nominated as a Rapzilla Freshmen, this year we decided we needed to set one. Therefore, our NEW RULE is that artists can’t have a retail song that was released before 2017, or older than four years going forward. Paid streaming platforms like Spotify/Apple Music count as retail. The talent pool for considerations was humongous. When sorting through the nominations and votes, we tried to be as objective as possible. The fan vote also weighed heavily on our decision too and […]

Marcus Hollinger, the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Reach Records and the co-founder of Portrait Coffee was a guest on the Plated by Dads Podcast. He joined the Instagram Live show to talk about his coffee roasting company and soon-to-be storefront – Portrait Coffee. Portrait is changing the way the African American community is consuming coffee. This Black-owned business is taking coffee back to its roots – created by black people. In fact, Hollinger says coffee was created in Ethiopia, which is also one of their blends. The coffee company has a number of impressive collaborations and accolades. They […]

Chance the Rapper has been pretty quiet the last few years. His last project The Big Day wasn’t well received and then he seemingly took a break. Whether that was a coincidence or not, we know Chance has been working on his faith, loving his wife, and raising his daughter. Many people took issue with Chance proclaiming Jesus in one breath and spewing profanity in another. Many of those same issues were present with Kanye West in the past. But now Chance has returned with a music video for his song “The Heart & Tongue” and not only is the song […]

Proverbs 18:22 says that “For He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.” Singer Jack Red, multi-talented artist and filmmaker Rhyan LaMarr, and rapper Datin it was a meeting of the minds. To create a grown man vibe that discusses marriage, falling in love during a time where distance is being celebrated and encouraged was a no-brainer for the three. In these tough times, many are facing, going the extra mile for that special someone is welcomed and well-defined in this coming of age song titled “Distance.” The music video is really a […]

Some Christian Rap artists have produced several new sounds and fusions of genres in the past few years. But what if a few artists completely changed genres? Here are 5 Christian Rap artists who could be café guitarists. This list is in no particular order. 5. CJ King CJ is one of those versatile artists that you can’t put into a box. Because of that, he can play guitar, and he has a pretty smooth voice, I could definitely see the entrepreneur sitting in the corner of a cafe. He uses his singing and guitar skills in a bunch of […]