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 ...

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 ...

Remember when people were obsessed with rapping grannies? It’s probably Adam Sandler’s fault, what with the rapping old lady in The Wedding Singer. It became something of a hack comedic cliché.

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 ...

When Flame’s rich and heavy vocals lace a track, any listener – saved or not – will be forced to nod their head. It’s obvious that he’s far beyond the ordinary among hip-hop musicians – and in another ...

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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 ...

As more women top the charts, their Christian counterparts struggle to break through. It’s hard for fully dressed female rappers to find an audience—particularly those who claim to follow Jesus. A ...

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 ...

The Son of Man will send his angels ... with a breakbeat. (Photo by KMazur/WireImage for The Recording Academy via Getty Images If Christ then was Biggie (apologies to 2Pac), the twelve apostles — ...