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.
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Albums
So last week Andy Mineo dropped the Happy Thoughts ep, Wande released The Decisionep, Aklesso may have dropped one of the best projects of the year with My Life is a Beautiful Mess, oh yeah, and the Rapzilla Freshmen Project dropped too! It’s our first Freshman compilation since 2015 and it features 13 of the 16 freshmen.
We also had two Christmas albums, Gift Rap by nobigdyl. and DJ Mykael V, and Happy Holidays? by Street Hymns.
Tobe Nwigwe
Tobe Nwigwe dropped a huge single called “Father Figure” that features legends Black Thought and Royce Da 5’9″. The music video is dope too!
Wrap-Up
Ruslan and Jon Keith went live together on YouTube to discuss Keith’s departure from King’s Dream. It was an amicable split that has been in the works for the entire year. It’s now finally public. Ruslan wanted to prevent rumors from starting which is why they went live.
Luc DiMarzio dropped his 4 picks of CHH you may not have heard of yet on Rapzilla while Elijah Matos wrote about what Sin Verguenza, Reach’s Latin project, means to the Hispanic community.
Final Stories
Speaking of Sin Verguenza,episode 4 of Pen Game 101 is out and it features producer Cardec speaking about the formation of the project and how it came about.
Lastly, the Community During Chaos has ended its 2020 run, and I took the time to write about the impact of doing 75 interviews over the course of 25 episodes had on me and what I’ve learned.
Sponsored Artist of the Week – Dymond of HOG MOB
As the newest member of Hog Mob, Dymond has been making waves by bringing a hard and edgy sound to CHH! From the 2020 Hog Mob cypher, to the H.O.G. M.O.B. Anthem, and now his solo single RHIL 4 LYFE, he is definitely making his presence felt. With several new singles to come this month, you need to make sure you check out CHH’s new heavy hitter!
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.
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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.
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