They say everything is bigger in Texas, and the adage rings true. But rather than something physical, I think emotionally, my heart grew bigger. For the past several years I’ve felt a personal connection to the story of Danny “D-Boy” Rodriguez. Story of D-Boy & M.C. Gegee For those that don’t know, D-Boy was one of the O.G.’s of Christian ...

In part two of our interview with TobyMac about the early days of CHH, he digs deep into the DC Talk archives. The pioneer of Christian music explains his original emcee name and how he and Michael Tait “schemed” churches into playing hip-hop. “Very few people know this story,” said TobyMac. And anytime you hear that from someone with a ...

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 ...

Last week, Rapzilla introduced many of you Danny D-Boy Rodriguez who is commonly called the first martyr of Christian hip-hop. D-Boy’s legacy after his death in 1990 has shaped the CHH community in many ways without most people even knowing it. His sister Genie Lopez spoke all about her beloved brother’s life and now it’s time to speak on hers. ...

The date was October 6th, 1990. A gunshot wound and the subsequent car crash took the life of Christian rapper Danny D-Boy Rodriguez. On that day, he became the first martyr of CHH. Much like Jesus, the same streets he roamed saving souls, also became the same streets that took his life. Danny’s family which includes fellow artist M.C. GeGee ...