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Christian hip hop music first emerged on record in 1982 with a track entitled "Jesus Christ (The Gospel Beat)" by Queens, New York artist McSweet. The first full-length Christian hip hop album, Bible Break, by Oklahoma artist Stephen Wiley, was released in 1985, with the title track becoming a hit on Christian radio in 1986. Other early ...
The popularity of hip-hop among African American youth inspired new sounds in Black religious music that came to be known as Christian rap and, later, holy hip-hop. (Initially, it was called gospel rap and gospel hip-hop, and is also known under the monikers Christ-hop and Christian hip-hop). Emerging in the mid-1980s, holy hip-hop refers to a ...
Jan 22, 2009 · IN THE BEGINNING: Because it was an emerging subculture with very little historical documentation there is actually some debate as to how and where holy hip hop got its start. At the very least, we know it first became public in the early to mid 80’s, mainly in Nashville, TN (Christian music’s capital) and through the Los Angeles ...
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Our World Redeemed- Flame - 2008 release with 16 tracksDichotomy B- Grits - 2004 release with 13 tracksThe Yearbook- KJ-52 - 2007 release with 19 tracks including the 2009 Dove Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year, "Do Yo Thang"Rehab- LeCrae - 2010 release with 17 tracks- Bobby Bishop- Bobby Bishop- DA MINISTAThe 6th- Flame"So Far Gone" - Pro f/ Nya"Dig Deep" - Json"I Hate You (Crack)" - Thi'sl"Heaven's Runway" - Json f/ FitzgeraldDa' T.R.U.T.H. f/ Tia Pittman - "Lost" (Watch)Jin - "Angels" (Watch)Jin - "Shoot For The Moon" (Watch)Json f/ God's Servant & Steve T - "Brand New" (Watch)Jul 2, 2024 · Stephen Wiley is considered to be the first artist to release a full-length Christian rap album. His album, “Bible Break,” was released in 1985. MC Sweet was another early pioneer of Christian Hip Hop. His album, “The Gospel Beat,” was released in 1985 and helped to establish the genre in the Christian music world.
Feb 5, 2024 · Hip-hop has an incredible built-in potential to be used as a vehicle to herald the gospel, teach doctrine, and lead people in the worship and praise of the Creator of all things. Since the late 1980s, many have used it as a tool to do just that. A term for a new category of music and ministry, Christian hip-hop (CHH), was coined.
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Aug 24, 2023 · The first official Christian rap song in the annals of hip-hop is widely recognized to be MC Sweet’s 1982 release, “Jesus Christ (The Gospel Beat)”, an 11-minute roller-rink jam reminiscent ...
