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Death threats, growing up in South shaped nobigdyl.’s views of racism, confederate flag

Before Dylan Phillips went by the stage name nobigdyl., he was one of a few black teens at his high school in the small, rural town of Bell Buckle, Tenn.; facing common struggles of adolescence, as well as some more unique.

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J. Monty explains concept of new album ‘Second Born’

J. Monty likes surprises. On Friday, the Atlanta-based rapper released his debut album, Second Born, a title which fans are left to assume refers to J. Monty, given that a photograph of a baby is on his album cover.

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Alex Faith’s ‘Bloodlines’ special because artist who once refused to work with him executive produced album

In early 2012, Atlanta-based rapper Alex Faith toured with Christian hip-hop supergroup High Society Collective — formed by artists Sho Baraka, Swoope, J.R. and Natalie Lauren.

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S.O. & G.P.: A brotherhood formed through faith, creating faithful art

Grammy-nominated producer G.P. shed a tear the first time he watched S.O.’s music video for “So It Ends.”

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J. Monty warns Jay Z, Kanye West & Lil Wayne about likening themselves to God in ‘100 Bars, Pt. 3’ music video

Three familiar faces to mainstream music made an appearance about halfway into Atlanta-based Christian rapper J. Monty’s new music video for “100 Bars, Pt. 3” — Jay Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne.

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Christian rappers share their favorite childhood Halloween costumes

As you readied to dress up as a Christian rapper for Halloween this year, Rapzilla asked some of your favorite Christian rappers what their favorite Halloween costumes were growing up and why.

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Why you, Mr. or Ms. Critic, are (arguably) wrong about our top Christian rapper list

I got thrown out of history class once because I called my teacher an idiot.

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Hanging out with DC Talk after his dad died inspired Mattie of For Today to scream for Jesus

Before DC Talk embarked on its 55-city Jesus Freak Tour in Feb. 1996, the group rehearsed for about a week at an auditorium in Adrian, Michigan.

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Top 20 Christian Rappers of All Time

Rapzilla recruited a panel of experts this year to countdown the greatest rappers in Christian hip-hop history.

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'Back to the Future' in Christian hip hop

Today — Oct. 21, 2015 — is the day Marty McFly went to the future in the 1989 movie Back to the Future II. In honor of the day, Rapzilla has amassed some of Christian hip hop's most notable Back to the Future references.

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Manafest returns to hip-hop roots on first independent album in over a decade

For the first time in a long time, Manafest has released an album in which he sounds more like a hip-hop artist than a rock artist.

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Lecrae's 'Church Clothes 3' status update

Don Cannon, the DJ who hosted the first two mixtapes of Lecrae's Church Clothes series, said in January that Church Clothes 3 would "absolutely" happen — "maybe" by year's end.

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KB’s album ‘Tomorrow We Live’ helps listener beat suicide after mother’s suicide

Dwight Ford Jr., a student at Valor Christian College, contemplated suicide on Tuesday, April 21.

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How a future label mate's YouTube video helped JGivens discover his artistic ability

Las Vegas-based emcee JGivens's song "Attack of the Clones," track No. 6 on his new album Fly Exam, featured an artist who played a role in his introduction to songwriting.

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Grammy-winning producer Street Symphony pushes Reconcile on new EP

When Reconcile’s EP Catchin’ Bodies dropped on Sept. 18, it was the first time he had released music through a production company — the Street Symphony-run Track or Die — and he said adjusting to the marriage was a process.

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Meet the ex-hustler who Andy Mineo wants to make a movie about

Andy Mineo’s bucket list includes filming a flick about an ex-hustler, Raymond Rivera,

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Why Dee-1 wanted to release banned Lil Wayne-response mixtape

Dee-1’s car needed gas after his performance at the Katrina Commemorative Conference in New Orleans on Friday, Aug. 28, the day before the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

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Marty is too young to run for president, too smart to sign a bad label contract

Five projects in as Social Club, rappers Marty and FERN desired to express their personal perspectives more than they were able to as a group, which typically limited each of them to one verse per song.

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Tony Tillman: From slamming a rival’s head with a rock to ‘Camden’

Tony Tillman concluded Camden — his album that Reflection Music Group released this August — with an open letter to a former fellow Crip. They lost touch after Tillman became a Christian and left the gang.

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Why God’s Servant doesn't care if you know he's a rapper

Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. identifies with hip-hop culture in no way, shape or form — yet rappers Trip Lee, Shai Linne, Braille and God’s Servant are alumni of its pastoral internship.

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Montell Fish: From rapping about weed to the end times in a year

No bongs were smoked from in the making of Montell Fish’s music videos for his August mixtape, Somewhereintheforest/Reading the Bible.

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Christian rapper declined Dr. Dre role in ‘Straight Outta Compton’ movie

Someone who helped make Straight Outta Compton, a biopic about the legendary hip-hop group N.W.A. that released on Aug. 14, wanted to cast Christian rapper T'Juan as Dr. Dre, but the artist told Rapzilla.com that he refused after seeing the script.

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Eshon Burgundy gets transparent about why he left Humble Beast

Humble Beast wasn't the first record label that showed an interest in Eshon Burgundy. In a blog post this weekend, Eshon explained why it had taken him so long to sign with a label, as well as why he left Humble Beast.

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How Lauryn Hill prepared Butta P for her journey to ‘The Coronation’

Butta P almost quit rapping before her solo debut project, The Coronation, dropped this summer.

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Reconcile: The church must address racism

Disturbed by the recent events in Cincinnati, McKinney, South Carolina, Baltimore and Ferguson? You should be. Yet, addressing racism should not become a black vs. white issue. It should be addressed as a right vs. wrong issue.

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Meet Graham Saber: The All-American who quit his sport to rap

Few cultures are as intertwined as hip hop and basketball.

So it should come as a surprise that one of the most successful athletes in Christian hip hop hails not from the court, but rather the pool.

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Video Interview: What inspired John Givez between 'Four Seasons' and 'Soul Rebel'

John Givez told Rapzilla.com that his upcoming album, Soul Rebel, will be drastically different from his debut, Four Seasons.

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Day 3 Legacy Conference recap

Legacy Fest 2015 wrapped up yesterday evening, leaving behind it loads of good memories and fun times for those who attended the festival as well as the preceding conference.

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Day 2 Legacy Conference recap

As yesterday came a close, so did the numerous concerts, workshops and showcases offered on day two of the Legacy Conference 2015 at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. Here is another brief synopsis of the events that took place.

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Day 1 Legacy Conference recap

Legacy Conference 2015 in Chicago wrapped up its first day of scheduled activities yesterday. In case you were unable to attend, here is a brief synopsis of the activities that have taken place so far.

Death threats, growing up in South shaped nobigdyl.’s views of racism, confederate flag

J. Monty explains concept of new album ‘Second Born’

Alex Faith’s ‘Bloodlines’ special because artist who once refused to work with him executive produced album

S.O. & G.P.: A brotherhood formed through faith, creating faithful art

J. Monty warns Jay Z, Kanye West & Lil Wayne about likening themselves to God in ‘100 Bars, Pt. 3’ music video

Christian rappers share their favorite childhood Halloween costumes

Why you, Mr. or Ms. Critic, are (arguably) wrong about our top Christian rapper list

Hanging out with DC Talk after his dad died inspired Mattie of For Today to scream for Jesus

Top 20 Christian Rappers of All Time

'Back to the Future' in Christian hip hop

Manafest returns to hip-hop roots on first independent album in over a decade

Lecrae's 'Church Clothes 3' status update

KB’s album ‘Tomorrow We Live’ helps listener beat suicide after mother’s suicide

How a future label mate's YouTube video helped JGivens discover his artistic ability

Grammy-winning producer Street Symphony pushes Reconcile on new EP

Meet the ex-hustler who Andy Mineo wants to make a movie about

Why Dee-1 wanted to release banned Lil Wayne-response mixtape

Marty is too young to run for president, too smart to sign a bad label contract

Tony Tillman: From slamming a rival’s head with a rock to ‘Camden’

Why God’s Servant doesn't care if you know he's a rapper

Montell Fish: From rapping about weed to the end times in a year

Christian rapper declined Dr. Dre role in ‘Straight Outta Compton’ movie

Eshon Burgundy gets transparent about why he left Humble Beast

How Lauryn Hill prepared Butta P for her journey to ‘The Coronation’

Reconcile: The church must address racism

Meet Graham Saber: The All-American who quit his sport to rap

Video Interview: What inspired John Givez between 'Four Seasons' and 'Soul Rebel'

Day 3 Legacy Conference recap

Day 2 Legacy Conference recap

Day 1 Legacy Conference recap

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