There are more reasons than not to call Jesus a rapper. By the definitions of his day: a gangster rapper. Check the Bible, it’s all in there—a young ruffian delivering verses on street corners amongst ...
Lil Nas X’s upcoming single "J Christ" is already causing an uproar among Christian rappers before it’s even released. On Monday, the rapper dropped an image preview for the song that features him as ...
Imagine a place where Jesus is the hype man, the pastor is the rapper, the church house is the recording studio, and the lyrical flows and rhymes are transformed into a motivational, yet catchy ...
"Hip-hop is an expression of what is dearest to you," says Christian rapper KB. "It's coming from who I love. And who I love is Jesus." The Word of God: Songs By Christian Rappers Tackle Everything ...
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Christian hip-hop typically has two different types of rappers. There’s the youth pastor who uses hip-hop to spread the gospel to youth, and there’s the reformed hustler who zealously uses the gospel ...
The online magazine Rapzilla lists Ozay Moore of Lansing as one of their best-ever Christian rap artists. Rapzilla, a website devoted to hip hop music, recently published a list of the top 20 ...
Last week, Christian rapper NF surprised many when his new album, "The Search," debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, usurping Chance the Rapper's "The Big Day" for the top spot. A week ...
Some of the first hip-hop albums I ever owned were from Christian rappers. My then-religious mother would flip out at the content and views expressed by my other favorite hip-hop artists entering ...
Do you love hip-hop? Do you love Christian contemporary music? Do you live in Austin? Great news: There's a radio station for you. Earlier this week, Christian hip-hop radio brand BOOST Radio launched ...
As the Christian music industry has grown -- the sector sold some 44 million copies last year -- the vehicles that contemporary Christian and gospel artists use to convey their message have evolved ...
Much has been written about mainstream rap’s religious revival. Popular hip-hop artists — most notably Kendrick Lamar, Chance the Rapper, and Kanye West — are weaving Christian themes into their music ...