List of Christian hip hop artists explained

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.

Artists

0–9

• 116 Clique^{[1] [2]}
• 4th Avenue Jones^[3]
• 6 Way St.^[4]

A

• Alert312
• The Ambassador
• Anike (formerly known as Wande)
• Applejaxx

B

• B-U
• Basehead
• B. Cooper
• B. Reith
• BB Jay
• Beautiful Eulogy
• Benjah
• Bizzle
• Braille (formerly known as Bryan Winchester)
• Brainwash Projects
• Brethren
• Timothy Brindle
• Brinson
• Bryson Gray
• Bumps Inf
• Bushwick Bill

C

• Canon
• Capital Kings
• Byron "Mr. Talkbox" Chambers
• Chance the Rapper
• Cheno Lyfe
• Chris Cobbins
• Aaron Cole
• The Cross Movement

D

• D-Boy
• D-Maub
• D-Naff
• Da' T.R.U.T.H.
• Datin
• DC Talk
• Dee-1
• Deepspace5
• Deezer D
• Deraj
• Derek Minor (formerly known as Pro)
• D.O.C.
• DJ Dust
• DJ Maj
• DJ Official
• Dre Murray
• Dwayne Tryumf
• Dynamic Twins

E

• Emcee N.I.C.E.
• End Time Warriors (also known as E.T.W.)
• Eshon Burgundy
• Everyday Process

F

• Alex Faith
• Faith Child
• Family Force 5^[5]
• Fern
• FLAME
• Foreknown
• Stan Fortuna
• Kirk Franklin
• Fresh I.E.

G

• Gawvi
• Aha Gazelle
• Gemstones^[6]
• Jon Gibson^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}
• Jamie Grace^[11]
• GRITS
• God's Property^[12]
• Gospel Gangstaz
• Gowe
• Christon Gray
• Taelor Gray
• Group 1 Crew
• Guvna B

H

• Half Mile Home
• MC Hammer^[13]
• Hazakim
• HeeSun Lee
• Jackie Hill Perry^[14]
• HillaryJane
• Hollyn
• Hostyle Gospel

I

• Ill Harmonics

J

• J.R.
• Jai
• Japhia Life
• JGivens
• Je'kob
• MC Jin^[15]
• Joey the Jerk
• John Givez
• Sean C. Johnson
• Brent Jones
• Canton Jones
• Chad Jones
• Mahogany Jones
• Json

K

• K-Drama
• K. Sparks
• Kanye West
• KB
• KJ-52
• Krum (formerly Playdough)

L

• L.E.D?
• LA Symphony
• Lecrae
• Shai Linne
• Liquid
  • Listener LPG
• LZ7

M

• Mali Music
• Manafest
• Manchild
• Mars Ill
• Marty
• Mase
• Heath McNease
• Cody Miles
• Andy Mineo (formerly known as C-Lite)
• Willie "Pdub" Moore Jr.
• George Moss
• Mr. Del
• Mr. J. Medeiros^{[16] [17]}

N

• Antonio Neal
• New Breed
• NF
• No Malice (formerly known as Malice)

O

• Only Won

P

• Corey Paul
• Peabod
• Peace 586 (formerly known as MC Peace)
• Michael Peace
• Pettidee
• Phanatik
• Pigeon John

• P.O.D.
• Promise
• Propaganda
• Purified

Q

• Quest

R

• R.M.G.
• R-Swift
• Rapture Ruckus
• Rawsrvnt
• Reconcile
• RedCloud
• Redimi2
• John Reuben
• Dax Reynosa
• Rev. Run
• Rhema Soul
• Ruudolf
• .rod laver

S

• Sev Statik
• Sevin
• Sintax the Terrific
• S.O.
• Sho Baraka
• Shonlock
• Sivion
• Skrip
• Sean Slaughter
• Dan Smith (formerly known as Listener)
• Social Club Misfits (formerly known as Social Club)
• Soul-Junk
• SoulJa
• Soup the Chemist
• Stephen the Levite
• Street Symphony^{[18] [19]}
• Swoope
• Symbolic One (also known as S1)^{[20] [21]}

T

• T-Bone
• Tedashii
• thebandwithnoname
• Theory Hazit
• Thi'sl
• tobyMac
• Tony Tillman
• Trip Lee
• Tunnel Rats
• Tyshane

U

• Uncle Reece

V

• V. Rose
• Verbs (formerly known as Knowdaverbs)
• Vico C
• Viktory

W

• Kanye West
• W.L.A.K. (acronym for We Live As Kings)
• The Washington Projects
• Whosoever South
• Stephen Wiley
• iROCC Williams
• Paul Wright

Y

• Yo Majesty
• Young Chozen
• Young Joshua

Z

• Zane One
• Asaiah Ziv

See also

• List of Christian bands and artists by genre

Notes and References

1. Web site: 116 Clique. Vincent Thomas. AllMusic. December 2, 2015.
2. Web site: BBC - Birmingham - Faith - Unashamed to rep God. bbc.co.uk. December 2, 2015.
3. Web site: He's no gangsta; he's a scholar. Los Angeles Times. August 19, 2008 . December 2, 2015.
4. Web site: Review - Level 3:16 'Level 3:16'. Chad Horton. Rapzilla. February 5, 2011 . December 2, 2015.
5. Web site: Thomas. Fred. Time Stands Still. AllMusic. All Media Guide. December 6, 2015.
6. Web site: Kellman. Andy. Gemstones. AllMusic. All Media Guide. December 26, 2015.
7. Web site: Jon Gibson profile . Chris . Rizik . 2003 . soultracks.com . January 2, 2011.
8. Web site: Jon Gibson . Spotify.
9. Web site: Jon Gibson records and CDs. Musicstack.
10. Web site: Artist Info . MusicMetason.
11. Web site: Leggett. Steve. Jamie Grace. AllMusic. All Media Guide. October 5, 2014.
12. Web site: God's Property - Kirk Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic . AllMusic.
13. Web site: MC Hammer | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. Official Charts.
14. News: Daniels . David . October 27, 2014 . Christian rapper Jackie Hill Perry comes out as ex-gay firebrand . Washington Times . October 28, 2014 .
    Web site: Humble Beast Signs Jackie Hill . Daniels . David . January 7, 2014 . Wade-O Radio Show . October 28, 2014 .
15. Web site: Isha "Ice" Cole . Jin The MC Becomes Christian Rapper . AllHipHop.com . September 3, 2009 . July 30, 2012.
16. Web site: Strachan. Owen. Christian Rap Lives. Patheos. Patheos, Inc.. May 16, 2014. June 20, 2011.
17. Web site: Horton. Chad. Q&A: What Are The Top 5 Christian Hip Hop Albums Ever?. Rapzilla. Philip Rood and Chad Horton. May 16, 2014. March 31, 2010.
18. Web site: Rood. Philip. In depth interview with super producer Street Symphony. Rapzilla. Philip Rood and Chad Horton. May 31, 2014. June 2, 2011.
19. Web site: Rood. Philip. Street Symphony talks Upcoming Reach Records Projects, Being An A&R & More. Rapzilla. Philip Rood and Chad Horton. May 31, 2014. October 23, 2013.
20. Web site: RHYMEFEST On Authentic Christianity, Christian Hip Hop, and Symbolyc One (pt. 2 of 2) + Full Audio. Rapzilla. Philip Rood and Chad Horton. May 16, 2014. Sketch the Journalist. August 30, 2010. ...I understand I guess that you had connected S1, or Symbolyc One, to Kanye for this new “Power” single and he’s kind of been involved in some of the Christian hip hop, he did a whole album last year with a guy named Braille and participated with us in SXSW….
21. Web site: SXSW Video Interview: How Kanye West-signed producer S1 navigates mainstream hip hop as a Christian. Rapzilla. Philip Rood and Chad Horton. April 4, 2015. David Daniels. March 28, 2015.