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FLAME & Lecrae Sue Katy Perry Over Dark Horse
UPDATE: Rapzilla reached out to FLAME and Katy Perry but both declined to comment.
UPDATE 2: Check out FLAME's DJ response with song comparison here.
This morning STLtoday.com reported, Christian hip-hop musicians from St. Louis and elsewhere sued pop singer Katy Perry, Capitol Records and others in federal court here Tuesday, claiming ... -
Review – Sho Baraka – Talented 10th
Rapzilla Staff Rating: Average User Rating: {mainvote} When an artist makes a drastic change to their sound from one album to another, it has the potential for jarring results. Thankfully, with his third official release, the evolution of Sho Baraka goes down smooth as an ice-cold glass of rootbeer. Talented 10th opens with “Bethesda.” The chorus’ singer, L.I.B.E.R.T.Y., is cleverly ... -
Mr. Del announces new album ‘Faith Walka’
Mr. Del recently announced that he will be releasing his fourth retail album ‘Faith Walka’ in 2013. The Memphis native is currently putting the finishing touches on his upcoming project. -
Review – Lecrae ‘Gravity’
Rapzilla Staff Rating: Average User Rating: {mainvote} Lecrae’s Gravity is the most important album in the history of Christian Hip-Hop. When Lecrae, who without question is the poster boy of Christian Hip Hop, began consistently appearing in XXL Magazine write ups, BET specials, prominent hip-hop festivals and alongside rap heavyweights such as Lupe Fiasco, Bun B and Talib Kweli, a ... -
Shad K. earns Canada’s JUNO Award over Drake
Saturday night was the opening night of the 40th Annual JUNO Awards in Canada. Christian emcee, Shad K. apparently snatched ‘Rap Recording of the Year’ for his album ‘TSOL’. The award was one of six nominations that Drake received, and one of six that he did not go home with. Yes, surprisingly Drake went home empty handed. Congrats to a ... -
Rapzilla.com’s 11 Freshmen of 2011 – Canon
Canon – follow Canon @canon116 Canon has been featured on PRo’s song “Deeper Than Rap”, and following that appearance Canon dropped ‘The Great Investment‘ mixtape which was received well. Already in 2011 he is featured on Lecrae’s ‘Rehab: The Overdose’. We’re hoping we see a debut album from Canon in 2011. Watch this video interview we did with Canon at ... -
Best of 2010 Nomination – Producer of the Year – S1 (Symbolc One)
In 2010 S1 received his first Gold plaque (500,000 sales) for his beat contribution for Kanye West’s hit single “Power”. S1 also has worked with Braille, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Erykah Badu, Ryan Leslie, Rhymefest, Musiq, Ghostface and more. -
5 Mics?
After sharing my concern and frustration with some colleagues regarding reading album reviews and their ratings over the years that received 4, 4.5, or 5 mics/stars that are in my opinion undeserving, I decided to publish my thoughts.
I grew up not knowing about Jesus, the church culture, or Christian music. I ... -
Mynista drops new EP “Straight Street”
Mynista a.k.a. Docta Wuzdead releases his new indie EP entitled "Straight Street". The title of his latest release is named for a place where the Spirit of God speaks, the Word of God encourages, the beats bang, and the sharp, original delivery of this messenger pops! -
Richie Righteous #13 on Hip Hop Chart of RevebNation and climing
Richie Righteous is currently ranking #13 on the Hip Hop Chart of ReverbNation, and he’s moving up (was #18 when we received a notice about this). 50 Cent is #1, and under him is Lil Wayne at #19. Check out Richie’s profile: http://www.reverbnation.com/richierighteous