Currently Bumping:
John Vietnam: Humble and Low V.1
Andy Mineo: Heroes for Sale
Freestyle Fam: Just Thoughts
W.L.A.K: W.L.A.K
Gemstones: Elephant in the Room
I am a college student majoring in business, and a huge hip-hop head. I got a late start, not listening to much rap until high-school. My favorite artists at the time were Eminem and Jay-Z.
I always struggled with the content though, not relating to what the guys were spitting. I heard some Christian rap, but it was a joke. Eventually I stumbled onto some artists like Lecrae, Andy Mineo, Trip Lee and the guys at Reach Records and realized that Christians were putting out solid hip-hop.
In the last year to two I have become a major CHH head. I consider myself an expert on Andy Mineo and am quite knowledgeable on the whole CHH game.
Recently I have started writing both slam poetry and alternative rap. I focus on complex schemes and intellectual lyricism – often, but not exclusively, with Christian themes.
I have given myself an education in the hip-hop classics because I love the passion of the subculture and because, as an artist, I learn a lot from what those guys do. Thus, I can hold my own discussing most mainstream hip-hop from the 90’s forward despite rarely listening to it.
