Nerva dropped his new song “Rewind” featuring Tonespain. It is produced by Derek Minor. Download it for free. “’Rewind’ is a song about a person who walks by sight instead of faith and wonders why darkness remains at the root of his/her heart. It takes the listener on a journey revealing how much focus, fire, and fruit we lose when ...

NPR is known as the gold standard of story-telling and in-depth think pieces. That is why it was so wonderful to a long-form interview on two artists in Christian hip-hop crushing it. Both Derek Minor and nobigdyl. had explosive 2018’s with their albums The Trap and SOLAR. Derek’s focused on Black and urban culture, injustice, and breaking out. Dyl’s project focused on depression, anxiety, and ...

This is week three of our series with Derek Minor. First, we introduced the concept of his album The Trap. Next, Minor broke down the first seven tracks of the album in part one of the song break down. Now, in the final installment and part two of the album breakdown, Derek Minor ties up the rest of the album. ...

J-Phish has had a productive year, releasing an album and a few singles. We talked with Phish and he explained what went behind his latest three singles: “Get Some” ft. ISeeYouKev & Corey Wise, “Bless a Savage” ft. Xay Hill, Jeff Cabreja, & Tre’Gadd, and “How About Now.” Get Some ft. ISeeYouKev & Corey Wise “[ISeeYouKev] had never released a ...

As we continue to compile our end of the year “MOST read, listened, watched, and downloaded” lists, we arrive at the songs. These are the tracks that brought a flood of traffic to the site and you guys bumped heavy. 116 – Light Work 2. Ty Brasel – No More 3. Derek Minor – It is What it is  4. ...

Last week Rapzilla introduced you to a concept where you can both read the article and listen to the interview in podcast form. The story was an introduction to Derek Minor and his album The Trap. Today’s story dives into the actual album song by song as we cover the first seven tracks. Minor lets us all into his meticulous thought process ...

Welcome to a new Rapzilla concept where you can both read the article and listen to the interview in podcast form. Today’s story is about Derek Minor explaining the overarching theme of The Trap. Derek Minor is certainly living through his visionary stage as an artist. Last year, he set out on an ambitious four-part project called the “Up and Away ...

Ty Brasel is our featured guest on this episode of Rapzilla.com LIVE with Chris Chicago – our 2 hour syndicated radio show and podcast. Brasel talks about his new project Destined for Greatness. Listen Below:  116 – All Is Bright ft. 1k Phew, Derek Minor & Wande Aaron Cole – Yo Handz ft. Caleb Cruise Skrip – In The Snow ...

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 ...