As 2018 showed with films like Black Panther, Creed II, and Into the Spider-Verse, no blockbuster movie is complete without an accompanying soundtrack. Far from being simply a cash grab to run off the fumes of a successful film, the best film soundtracks embody the themes, characters, and stories of their respective movies and go deeper, transforming the cinematic journey ...

A majority of the US may still be suffering from a polar vortex but for Christian rap, things are just starting to warm up. January concluded with major album drops from Eric Heron, J. Crum, Jerry Manna, and Steven Malcolm, while CJ King and Young C both released stellar projects at the top of this month.  Note: The titles are ...

The is the final installment of our conversation with TobyMac. He’s spoken at length about the beginnings of Christian hip-hop and how DC Talk formed. Now, he shares his thoughts about the future of CHH, who’s on his radar, and his new record The Elements. Unlike prior eras of Christian hip-hop, Toby believes that there will be plenty of mainstays for ...

Jackie Hill Perry, Da’ T.R.U.T.H., Sho Baraka, Shai Linne, Derek Minor, and Tedashii will be among the ministers at Legacy Conferences in Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, and Atlanta this year. Since 2007, Chicago-based ministry Legacy Disciple has challenged Christians to live missionally through its annual conference, where young, urban adults find like-minded, disciple-making, justice-seeking, art-appreciating community. In order to cut travel costs ...

We’re counting down the Top 25 Christian Hip-Hop songs of 2018 on this week’s episode of Rapzilla.com LIVE with Chris Chicago! 25. (Interview Clip) Rockstar JT – Get Your Weight Up Ft. Big Yae 24. (Interview Clip) Beacon Light – Catch My Vibe 23. (Interview Clip) OB – Day 1’s Ft. Dillon Chase 22. (Interview Clip) WHATUPRG – Rose Gold ...

Rapzilla had a lot of great interviews with Christian hip-hop artists this year! These 10, however, were the most read by our audience for 2018. 1. Datin Takes Aim At Rappers Who Emulate Lecrae & Andy Mineo’s Success For The Wrong Reasons Summary: Toward the end of last year, God Over Money artist Datin had a chat with Rapzilla that broke ...

Aaron Cole spoke to Rapzilla.com at length about his monumental 2018. In the first part of this interview, he spoke about his songwriting prowess. In part two, he talked about not being down with “the foolery” in Christian hip-hop. Now, in part three, he’s going to break down every song he released this year. (Except for “The Other Side,” he ...

One thing Aaron Cole prides himself in is being himself. He doesn’t look for anyone’s approval and is not trying to look cool. Aaron has a purpose in his motion and is willing to challenge himself to be great. Cole took the time to break down all the songs he released this year, but this explanation of “The Other Side” ...

In 2018, Aaron Cole was a man on fire. From the second that New Year’s clock hit, this Virginia Boy got to work cranking out an EP and about a dozen singles. Let’s also not forget, he was on the “Sessions Tour” with Canon and Deraj, and then TobyMac’s Hits Deep Tour. Oh yeah, he was also all over Derek ...

RMG’s Canon just dropped his new project Home. The album is packed with solid features and powerful purpose. “We spend time building. Sometimes it feels like it’s for others. But God sees you. I’m now focused on my own home. I’m not thinking about someone else’s home, I’m thinking about my own. This is where God has me. This is where ...