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AllHipHop.com has an article about Christian Hip Hop/Rap.
Holy Hip-Hop it is not just for the deeply religious and positive thinking. Today, rappers from the mainstream are moving away from the secular and reconnecting with a Christian faith that was once just a hush-hush topic in Hip-Hop circles. With a Rap community that is filled with misogyny, drug and alcohol abuse, and endless violence, Hip-Hop's need for a balance has turned many listeners and artists back to their faith in order to reconcile a society's turmoil.
We had a talk with Reach Records & 116 Clique artist, Tedashii and Lecrae, in Nashville during the GMA week 2008. Tedashii will drop his second album entitled "Identity Crisis" on July 30th 2008! "The heart behind it is to say, let me capitalize on the message behind Kingdom People" says Tedashii.
Click here to watch the video interview with Tedashii talking about his upcoming album, and with Lecrae talking about his upcoming album "Rebel" which drops on September 30th.
Could be. 3 days ago, Nuwine/Wine-O and Lil Raskull/Ras were interviewed on Houston's Praise 92.1 FM's "Street Gospel" show with DJ Wiz and Crazy C/DJ Revelation.
During the hour-long show, Ras and Wine reminisced about their early days of ministry and discussed the impact of Pimp C's words on Nuwine's desire to return to evangelism.
Illect Recordings signs a new group to their roster, Caramel Skillington, the duo of Smokey Craun (emcee) and Omar Sullivan (DJ). They are working on an album for release soon on the record label.
Televised live on the Gospel Music Channel and held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, the 39th Annual GMA Dove Awards show featured some impressive numbers: a different artist bestowed with a Dove Award in every major category, statuettes awarded to more than 35 different artists and a dozen performances including more than 30 artists.
Hip Hop Category Winners:
RAP/HIP HOP RECORDED SONG (song; album; artist; writer; label) “Name Droppin’” Bone-Appetit Servin’ Up Tha Hits; T-Bone; Rene F. Sotomayor, Teak Underdue, Dee Underdue; Flicker Records
RAP/HIP-HOP ALBUM (album; artist; producer; label) Group 1 Crew Group 1 Crew; Christopher Stevens, Andy Anderson; Fervent Records
Flame calls himself an urban missionary, and he said communicating
with the kids he wants to reach means speaking in a cultural language
they understand.
"This is perfect because the power of hip-hop music is tremendous, not only here, but all over the world."
More than anything, Flame said he wants to make the Christian message relevant to young people growing up in an urban setting.
It's GMA Week in Nashville, we were down there for the weekend but had to come back early. Just wanted to let all of you know that we are back with a few video interviews with Braille, Lecrae, Tedashii, Willie Will, and Bobby Bishop. Expect to see the interviews up on the website and podcast soon. Sunday night, we were at the Syntax Records showcase "Peanut Butter & Jam Party, Hip Hop on the Rooftop," which was a success and can't wait for next year's event! Special thanks and shout out to the entire Syntax Records family (Tim, Steve, Brandon, Kaboose, Promote, Shane, RedCloud, and Episode) who made it possible for us to be in Nashville!
R-Swift will release his sophomore album with Cross Movement Records / Lamp Mode Recordings entitled "Soapbox", June 10th 2008. You can listen to a sample of his song Good Morning on CMR.