Lecrae Discusses Wealth, America’s Drug Culture, & Collaborations With Waka Flocka Flame & Zaytoven in Interview With Relevant Magazine Published on June 25, 2018 / ucnwp-admin Posted in 0 Top Slider Continue reading Since coming on the scene in 2004, Lecrae has occupied two distinct worlds: the spiritual and the secular. His music […]
James Gardin Gets Vulnerable on New Single “Black Boy Blush” Published on June 11, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Music Continue reading James Gardin releases a new single today via Illect Recordings featuring production by Ess Be.
Southern Baptist Seminary Apologizes for Racially Insensitive Photo of Professors Dressed Up as Gangster Rappers Published on April 28, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Baptist Continue reading The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth apologized this week after a photo showing white faculty posing as rappers sparked […]
Chance the Rapper Doesn’t Fit the Christian Hip-Hop Mold, Which Has Some Christian Rappers Hating Published on March 9, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Music Continue reading Christian hip-hop typically has two different types of rappers. There’s the youth pastor who uses hip-hop to spread the gospel […]
Rap’s Religious Revival Published on February 16, 2017 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading There is no chapel in Rockefeller Center, but at least twice last year, “Saturday Night Live” was transformed into Sunday […]
Trip Lee Shares Journey of Persevering Through In “The Waiting Room” Published on December 10, 2016December 10, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Music Continue reading 2016 marks a decade that Trip Lee has been in the music industry since the release of his debut album, If […]
Has Lecrae Influenced More Hip Hop Artists Like Chance the Rapper to Rap More About Their Faith? (Video) Published on November 2, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading Hot 97 interviewed Lecrae when he dropped his new single, “Can’t Stop Me Now”, and co-host Ebro Darden suggested that […]
Rapper J. Cole: A Modern-Day St. Augustine Published on October 4, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading During a steamy and rain-soaked evening in the outdoor amphitheater of Jones Beach Theater, I remain standing to hear my […]
Kirk Franklin Talks About His Successes, His Failures, and His Desire to ‘Make God Famous’ Published on July 12, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Gospel Continue reading Music critics say during his more than 20-year-long career, Kirk Franklin has revolutionized gospel music, blending it with R&B, rap, […]
New Orleans Rapper Dee-1 Says Lupe Fiasco Tested Him by Cursing In “Against Us” Verse (Video) Published on May 5, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading It’s no secret: New Orleans artist Dee-1 isn’t your average rapper. He’s the brainchild behind the viral sensation “Sallie Mae […]
NF Talks About the Remarkable Success of “Therapy Session” and Not Being Pigeonholed by His Faith Published on May 3, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading NF’s second major label LP Therapy Session arrived on April 22, the day after Prince died and the day before Beyonce […]
DMX Delivers a Powerful Prayer Through Rap on N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN’s Drink Champs Podcast (Video) Published on April 12, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading When it comes to giving a powerful prayer through rap, DMX has mastered it. In episode 3 of N.O.R.E. and […]
We Gon’ Be Alright: Rap, Reggae, and Hope for Human Flourishing Published on February 21, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Art/Design Continue reading Celebrated hip hop rapper Kendrick Lamar and his album, “To Pimp a Butterfly,” are poised to make history at Monday’s […]
Unashamed Outsider: What Christians Can Learn from Lecrae’s New Memoir Published on February 16, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Christian Continue reading Is this “the year of black memoir?” Imani Perry thinks so, and she places recent books like Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the […]
From Kendrick Lamar to Jeezy, Big-Name Rappers are Starting to Discuss Their Faith More Published on January 31, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Culture Continue reading From Kendrick Lamar to formerly Young Jeezy, more and more big-name rappers are willing to explicitly discuss their faith on […]
Marco Rubio’s Campaign Playlist: Electronic Dance, MercyMe, Minaj, and Rap Published on January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in National Continue reading Marco Rubio’s musical tastes run toward electronic dance music, Nicki Minaj and rap. But don’t expect to hear them playing […]
Lecrae’s “Church Clothes 3” Mixtape Tops iTunes Rap Chart Published on January 19, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Music Continue reading Lecrae’s new mixtape Church Clothes 3 didn’t need a rollout to skyrocket up iTunes’ charts when it dropped by surprise […]
First Company Management Announces Rap/Hip Hop Division, Level Change Music; Young Noah, Ty Brasel Signed Published on January 11, 2016 / ucnwp-admin Posted in Music Continue reading First Company Management (FCM), one of Christian music’s leading multi-faceted entertainment firms, announces the creation of Level Change Music. Helmed […]