I love hip hop and rap music. Back when I
was just a beardless chubby heathen I would
listen to crazy southern rappers like Crime
Mob and Lil Jon. I loved T.I., Eminem, and
Nas. I remember being really young and
glued to the TV over the Tupac vs. Biggie
beef (I was team Biggie for obvious reasons.
Bad Boy for life!) Well as the typical story
goes, I became a Christian and what was
mainstream for Christian Hip Hop was a joke
at best. I am not going to name names
because they are good brothers in the Lord
and I have met some of them personally and
they really do have a love for Christ and a
passion for the Gospel that is seen visibly in
their lives and in their work. However, I was
not feeling them musically.
I went on this hardcore music path for about
2 or 3 years listening to Underoath, As Cities
Burn, and For Today. It was fun but there
was definitely a cultural confusion in me. I
would be rocking Tall Tees in mosh pits and
people didn’t know what to do with me. That
is when I showed up at Trinity College of
Florida and met Kevin Burgess. You may
know him as rapper KB from Reach Records.
He and his friends became my friends and I
learned a whole new world of Hip Hop that
was not only stylistically great but was also
biblically sound.
Since then I have had the privilege of going
to dozens of concerts and building a library
of solid hip hop music that glorifies God and
promotes the Gospel. Here is a top ten list
for those of you who may have never stepped
foot in the Hip Hop world or want a good
album to give to that student that is a bit
more “urban” than you are.

TripLee

If I could define Trip Lee in one word it would
be “smooth”. The guys flow is so smooth and
unique that you just want to
keep listening because there is no one else
that raps like this guy. I love this guy a lot
because he is transparent and kingdom
minded. He just came out with his final
album “The Good Life” and followed up with a
book to go a long with it. He said he is
taking a break from music. However, there is
plenty of good music for us to enjoy. One of
my favorite tracks and music videos of all
time is The Invasion (Hero) . His down south
Texas swag makes him one of my favorites!
His passion for Christ and desire to serve his
church over music makes me even more in
love with this guy!

Andy Mineo

Can I be really honest here. I am very critical
of white rappers. Just because, for me
historically, white rappers have been jokes. It
can work in the secular world with Eminem.
However, we have seen pure cheesiness when
our Caucasian brothers begin to rap ( anyone
remember Carmen?). Well this guy shatters
any concerns of cheesiness. He first grabbed
my attention when he came out with “ In My
City“, which is like an athem song to see
revival in your city and neighborhood. After
Reach Records signed him to their label he
came out with an album called
“Formerly Known “. He is fun, humours word
play, and just raw talent. One of my favorite
tracks is Young which features KB!

Goodday!! Very interestin that u met KB in Florida..I used to live in Orlando and I also love Reach Records!! Anyway I'm bac in naija now n looking 4 pple who are into rapping 4 Christ.. newokoli@gmail.com is my address hola at me thers sum things I wud lyke 2 discuss!