Welcome to the first 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. In this episode, we run down the historic signings of Danielle Apicella to RMG Records and Wande to Reach Records. We also spend some time talking about our two-part interview ...

Aklesso wasn’t supposed to be an artist. Growing up in Miami in a Haitian family, his “future” was either as a doctor, lawyer, engineer, or a businessman. Anything less than these would be considered a failure. In fact, the 25-year-old rapper wasn’t even allowed to listen to hip-hop in his home. So how did he get here?  Last week, an article ...

2018 was a wild year for Aklesso Agama. After releasing the Dead God EP in the year before, all he did was guest on a couple of features. His musical prowess, well-arranged performances, and humble attitude got him noticed by GAWVI. Fast-forward and the young rapper found himself on the “Panorama Tour” and album. He was also named a Rapzilla ...

Check out these photos from the Reflect Greatness Showcase at SXSW 2019. Photographed by Charlie Del Tres. The lineup from left to right and top to bottom: Kurtis Hoppie, Bookie The Baby, NOAH SCHATZ, Aklesso, Parris Chariz, Reconcile, Deraj, Ruslan, Jon Keith, Paul Russell, Kaleb Mitchell, Aha Gazelle, Dee-1, Propaganda.

Aklesso is our featured guest on this episode of Rapzilla.com LIVE with Chris Chicago – our 2 hour syndicated radio show and podcast. He talks about becoming a Rapzilla Freshmen and his work with GAWVi. Listen to Aklesso Below on the Podcast: Social Club Misfits – Que Lo Que (K Low K) Tedashii – God Flex ft. Trip Lee Tedashii – ...

The Reflect Greatness hip-hop showcase returned to SXSW for a bigger and better second year. If you weren’t there, you missed out witnessing a lot of greatness at one location, in one night! The showcase was presented by HipHopDX, Reflection Music Group, and Rapzilla.com and held at The Belmont on Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 in Austin, TX. Due to the ...

Ecclesia is a group of artists in South Florida with a passion to see a generation on fire for Jesus. They believe God is raising up a people who will impact culture through the arts. Their latest track “Ain’t Got Love” features Rapzilla Freshmen Aklesso. The lyrics pull from this chapter in 1 Corinthians… “If I speak in the tongues ...

We’re excited to announce the 8th annual Rapzilla.com Freshmen class! The Rapzilla.com staff looked at around 30 new artists on the radar for our Rapzilla.com Freshmen Class of 2019. We narrowed down the list to the 15 artists that we think are going to lead the way. Our opinion is subjective of course, however, the one criteria that these artists ...

Hello Rapzilla Readers and Artists, it is time. Christmas is over, the New Year is imminent, and the Rapzilla Freshmen for 2019 will be named! Every year we make a list of around 50 candidates and whittle it down to 40, 30, 20, and finally 15. It’s never easy. Sometimes we miss people. Sometimes an artist we pick fizzles out, but ...

A Rapzilla.com premiere, CZAR Josh releases a music video for “Black Boy Joy,” from his debut EP ‘For Your Heart’.  The Killawatts-produced track shows Josh displaying pride in being a young African-American man in today’s society. Black Boy Joy finds CZAR Josh and Miami-based artist Aklesso navigating the town of Lynchburg showcasing local black-owned businesses and organizations. Staying true to his ...