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Christian hip hop

Index Christian hip hop

Christian hip hop (originally Gospel rap, also known as Christian rap, Gospel hip hop or holy hip hop) is a subgenre of hip hop music characterized by a Christian worldview, with the general purposes of evangelization (Christian mission work), edifying some members of the church and/or simply entertaining. [1]

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Album-equivalent unit

The album-equivalent unit is a measurement unit in music industry to define the consumption of music that equals the purchase of one album copy.

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Andy Mineo

Andrew Mineo (born April 17, 1988), formerly known as C-Lite, is an American Christian hip hop artist, producer, and TV and music video director from New York City.

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Anomaly (Lecrae album)

Anomaly is the seventh studio album by American Christian hip hop artist Lecrae, released on September 9, 2014, through Reach Records.

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BB Jay

Jarvis Edward Cooper, often abbreviated J.E. Cooper, is an American hip hop artist professionally known as BB Jay from Brooklyn, NY famously noted for his vocal similarity to late hip-hop legend The Notorious B.I.G..

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Beatboxing

Beatboxing (also beat boxing or b-boxing) is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum machines (typically a TR-808), using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice.

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Bible Break

Bible Break is the first studio album by American Christian hip hop artist Stephen Wiley.

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Big Momma's House 2

Big Momma's House 2 is a 2006 American crime comedy film, the sequel to 2000's Big Momma's House and the second installment of the Big Momma series.

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Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States.

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Brethren (Australian group)

Brethren is an Australian hip hop duo from Sydney formed in 1989.

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Capitol Christian Music Group

Capitol Christian Music Group (Capitol CMG) (formerly known as EMI Christian Music Group) is an American music group that, since 2013, is under the ownership of Universal Music Group.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Christian mission

A Christian mission is an organized effort to spread Christianity.

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Christian music

Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith.

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Christian radio

Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message.

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Christian rock

Christian rock is a form of rock music that features lyrics focusing on matters of Christian faith, often with an emphasis on Jesus, typically performed by self-proclaimed Christian individuals.

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Christian worldview

Christian worldview (also called Biblical worldview) refers to the framework of ideas and beliefs through which a Christian individual, group or culture interprets the world and interacts with it.

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Christianity

ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός Khristós (Latinized as Christus), translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas.

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Compton, California

Compton is a city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States, situated south of downtown Los Angeles.

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Contemporary Christian music

Contemporary Christian music (or CCM—and occasionally "inspirational music") is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith.

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Cross Movement Records

Cross Movement Records is an American-based Christian hip hop record label founded by The Cross Movement.

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Cross Rhythms (magazine)

Cross Rhythms was the eponymously titled music magazine produced by the Christian media organisation of the same name.

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Crossover music

Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers who appeal to different types of audience, for example (especially in the United States) by appearing on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical styles or genres.

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Danny Rodriguez

Daniel Dimitri Rodriguez (November 10, 1967 – October 6, 1990),Uncloudy Days book, P. 356 alias D-Boy Rodriguez, was a Christian rap artist.

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DC Talk

DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian rap and rock trio.

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Deepspace5

Deepspace5 is an underground hip hop supergroup formed in 1997 and currently composed of Beat Rabbi, Manwell?, Freddie Bruno, Listener, Mars ILL (a stand-alone duo consisting of Manchild and DJ Dust), Playdough, Sintax.the.Terrific, Sivion, and Sev Statik.

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Derek Minor

Derek Johnson, Jr., better known by his stage name Derek Minor and former stage name PRo, (born December 16, 1984) is an American Christian hip hop artist, record producer, entrepreneur, actor, and screenwriter.

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Disciples of Christ (hip hop group)

The Disciples of Christ were a Christian rap group which originated in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the early 1990s.

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Diss (music)

A diss track or diss song is a song intended to disrespect people.

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DMX (rapper)

Earl Simmons (born December 18, 1970), known professionally as DMX, is an American rapper and actor.

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Drum machine

A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument that creates percussion.

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Dynamic Twins

The Dynamic Twins were a Bronx-born Christian rap group composed of identical twins Noel and Robbie Arthurton.

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Eminem

Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, and actor.

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Evangelism

In Christianity, Evangelism is the commitment to or act of publicly preaching of the Gospel with the intention of spreading the message and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Frontline Records

Frontline Records was a Christian rock record label founded in 1986 by James Kempner.

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GMA Dove Award

A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry.

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God's Son (album)

God's Son is the sixth studio album by American rapper Nas, released on December 13, 2002 by Ill Will and Columbia Records.

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Gospel Gangstaz

Gospel Gangstaz is a Greater Los Angeles Area-based West Coast Christian hip hop group.

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Gotee Records

Gotee Records is a record label founded by Christian hip hop performer Toby McKeehan (known professionally as TobyMac), Todd Collins, and Joey Elwood.

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Grapetree Records

Grapetree Records was a record label founded by Knolly Williams.

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Grime (music genre)

Grime (also known as, Eskibeat, 8Bar, Sublow and UK Bashment) is a genre of music that emerged in London in the early 2000s.

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GRITS

Grits, is a Christian hip hop group from Nashville, Tennessee.

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Hate mail

Hate mail (as electronic, posted, or otherwise) is a form of harassment, usually consisting of invective and potentially intimidating or threatening comments towards the recipient.

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Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hopMerriam-Webster Dictionary entry on hip-hop, retrieved from: A subculture especially of inner-city black youths who are typically devotees of rap music; the stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rap; also rap together with this music.

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Hostyle Gospel

Hostyle Gospel is an American Christian hip hop group from Champaign, Illinois.

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Jay-Z

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969) known professionally as Jay-Z (stylized JAY-Z), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur.

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Jesus Walks

"Jesus Walks" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kanye West.

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John Givez

John Lawrence Givens (born August 29, 1992), known professionally as John Givez and sometimes Juan Dando, is an American musician, who plays hip hop, R&B, soul, funk and neo soul music.

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Kanye West

Kanye Omari West (born June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer.

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KB (rapper)

Kevin Elijah Burgess (born July 21, 1988), better known by his stage name KB, is an American Christian hip hop artist and music executive from St. Petersburg, Florida.

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Kingdom Come (Jay-Z album)

Kingdom Come is the ninth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z. It was released on November 21, 2006, by Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings.

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Kirk Franklin

Kirk Dewayne Franklin (born January 26, 1970) is an American gospel musician, singer, songwriter, choir director, and author.

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Kirk Franklin Presents 1NC

Kirk Franklin Presents 1NC is a studio album by Kirk Franklin with the One Nation Crew.

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KJ-52

Jonah Kirsten Sorrentino (born June 26, 1975), better known by his stage name KJ-52, is a Christian rapper from Tampa, Florida.

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Lecrae

Lecrae Devaughn Moore (born October 9, 1979), mononymously known as Lecrae, is an American Christian hip hop recording artist, songwriter, record producer, and actor.

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List of Christian hip hop artists

This is a list of artists who perform within the Christian hip hop subgenre, a subgenre of both hip hop music and contemporary Christian music, containing Christian lyrics.

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List of hip hop genres

Hip hop music can be subdivided into various subgenres, fusions with other genres, and regional hip hop scenes.

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List of works published posthumously

The following is a list of works that were published or distributed posthumously.

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Lord Give Me a Sign

"Lord Give Me a Sign" is a song by American hip hop recording artist DMX, released as the second single from his sixth studio album Year of the Dog... Again (2006).

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Male privilege

Male privilege is a concept within sociology for examining social, economic, and political advantages or rights that are available to men solely on the basis of their sex.

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Master of ceremonies

A master of ceremonies, abbreviated M.C. or emcee, also called compère and announcer, is the official host of a ceremony, a staged event or similar performance.

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MC Hammer

Stanley Kirk Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or simply Hammer), is an American hip hop recording artist, dancer, record producer and entrepreneur.

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Michael Peace

Michael Peace (born December 31, 1969) is an American rapper and one of Christian rap's first solo artists.

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Nas

Nasir Bin Olu Dara Jones (born September 14, 1973), better known by his stage name Nas, is an American rapper, record producer, actor and entrepreneur.

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NF (rapper)

Nathan John Feuerstein (born March 30, 1991), known by his stage name NF, is an American rapper, artist and songwriter, who has charted in both the Christian hip hop and mainstream hip hop markets.

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma (Uukuhuúwa, Gahnawiyoˀgeh) is a state in the South Central region of the United States.

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One Mic

"One Mic" is a song by American rapper Nas, released April 16, 2002 on Columbia Records and distributed through Ill Will Records in the United States.

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Ooh Ahh (GRITS song)

"Ooh Ahh" is a single by American Christian hip hop group GRITS featuring TobyMac.

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Peace 586

Rene Vasquez (born November 5, 1968), who goes by the stage name Peace 586 and formerly MC Peace, is an American Christian hip-hop producer and MC whose career has spanned the period from the 1980s to the present.

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Pettidee

Dewayne Petty (born 1973), known professionally as Pettidee, is a record producer, actor and Christian rap artist from Tallahassee, Florida.

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PolyGram

PolyGram Entertainment is a film and TV production company owned by Universal Music Group.

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Pray (MC Hammer song)

"Pray" was the third single released from MC Hammer's third album, Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em.

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Propaganda (musician)

Jason Emmanuel Petty (born May 27, 1979), better known by his stage name Propaganda, is an American Christian hip hop and spoken word artist and poet from Los Angeles, California.

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Rapzilla

Rapzilla is a Christian hip hop online magazine, the top Christian hip hop website.

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Reach Records

Reach Records is an American record label specializing in Christian hip hop.

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Richie Rich (rapper)

Richard Serrell, better known by his stage name Richie Rich, is a rapper from Oakland, California.

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Sampler (musical instrument)

A sampler is an electronic or digital musical instrument similar in some respects to a synthesizer, but instead of generating new sounds with filters, it uses sound recordings (or "samples") of real instrument sounds (e.g., a piano, violin or trumpet), excerpts from recorded songs (e.g., a five-second bass guitar riff from a funk song) or other sounds (e.g., sirens and ocean waves).

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Scott Blackwell

Scott Blackwell is a Christian dance music artist, born in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Social Club Misfits

Social Club Misfits, known as Social Club from 2012 until 2016, is a Christian hip hop duo from Miami, Florida made up of rappers FERN and Marty Mar.

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South Los Angeles

South Los Angeles is a region in southern Los Angeles County, California lying to south of downtown Los Angeles, California.

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Stan Fortuna

Stan Fortuna, C.F.R., (born June 9, 1957) is a Catholic priest notable for his evangelical musical contributions of various genres, primarily Catholic-based jazz and hip hop.

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Stellar Awards

*Not to be confused with the Stella Awards that were given between 2002 and 2007 to people who filed outrageous and frivolous lawsuits. The Stellar Awards is a Gospel Music Awards in the U.S., honoring Gospel Music artists, writers, and industry professionals.

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Stephen Wiley

Stephen Wiley (born 1956) is recognized as the first artist to have recorded a full-length Christian rap album with his 1985 release on the Brentwood Records label, Bible Break, a fact which was acknowledged by T-Bone (rapper) in his song "Our History" on his own album entitled GospelAlphaMegaFunkyBoogieDiscoMusic in 2002.

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T-Bone (rapper)

Rene Francisco Sotomayor, better known by the stage name T-Bone, is a conscious/inspirational Christian rapper.

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Tedashii

Tedashii Lavoy Anderson (born March 8, 1977), known simply as Tedashii, is an American Christian hip hop artist and member of the hip-hop troupe, 116 Clique.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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The Buried Life

The Buried Life is a reality documentary series on MTV.

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The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (commonly shortened to The 7 Day Theory or Makaveli) is the fifth studio album by American rapper Tupac Shakur.

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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift is a 2006 American action film directed by Justin Lin, produced by Neal H. Moritz, and written by Chris Morgan.

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TobyMac

Toby McKeehan (born Kevin Michael McKeehan; October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac or TOBYMAC), is a Christian hip hop recording artist, music producer, songwriter and author.

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Tooth & Nail Records

Tooth & Nail Records is a Christian rock record label founded by Brandon Ebel in California in November 1993.

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Total Request Live

Total Request Live (known commonly as TRL) is a television series on MTV that features popular music videos.

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Trip Lee

William Lee Barefield III (born December 17, 1987), better known by his stage name Trip Lee, is an American rapper, singer, poet, and author.

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Tupac Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur (born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names Tupac, 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor.

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Turntablism

Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer.

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Underground hip hop

Underground hip hop is an umbrella term for hip hop music outside the general commercial canon.

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Uprok Records

Uprok Records was a record label created in 1999 under the parent company Tooth & Nail Records, with a focus on distributing Christian hip-hop artists.

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VH1

VH1 (originally an initialism of Video Hits One) is an American cable and satellite television network based in New York City operated by the Viacom Global Entertainment Group, a unit of Viacom Media Networks, a division of Viacom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_hip_hop

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