List of Christian hip hop artists

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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

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Contents:

* 0–9
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* See also

### 0–9

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* 116 Clique[1][2]
* 4th Avenue Jones[3]
* 6 Way St.[4]

### A

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* The Ambassador
* Anike (formerly known as Wande)
* Applejaxx

### B

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* 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

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

### D

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* 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
* DMX
* Dre Murray
* Dwayne Tryumf
* Dynamic Twins

### E

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

### F

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

### G

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* 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

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

### I

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* Ill Harmonics

### J

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* 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
* JTM

### K

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

### L

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

### M

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* 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

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

### O

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* Only Won

### P

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* Corey Paul
* Peabod
* Peace 586 (formerly known as MC Peace)
* Michael Peace
* Pettidee
* Phanatik
* Pigeon John
* P.O.D.
* Promise
* Propaganda
* Purified

### Q

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* Quest

### R

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

### S

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* 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

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

### U

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* Uncle Reece

### V

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

### W

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

### Y

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* Yo Majesty
* Young Chozen
* Young Joshua

### Z

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* Zane One
* Asaiah Ziv

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## See also

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* List of Christian bands and artists by genre

## References

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1. ^ Vincent Thomas. "116 Clique". AllMusic. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
2. ^ "BBC - Birmingham - Faith - Unashamed to rep God". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
3. ^ "He's no gangsta; he's a scholar". Los Angeles Times. August 19, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
4. ^ Chad Horton (February 5, 2011). "Review - Level 3:16 'Level 3:16'". Rapzilla. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
5. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Time Stands Still". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
6. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Gemstones". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
7. ^ Rizik, Chris (2003). "Jon Gibson profile". soultracks.com. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
8. ^ "Jon Gibson". Spotify.
9. ^ "Jon Gibson records and CDs". Musicstack.
10. ^ "Artist Info". MusicMetason.
11. ^ Leggett, Steve. "Jamie Grace". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
12. ^ "God's Property - Kirk Franklin | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
13. ^ "MC Hammer | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
14. ^ Daniels, David (October 27, 2014). "Christian rapper Jackie Hill Perry comes out as ex-gay firebrand". Washington Times. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
Daniels, David (January 7, 2014). "Humble Beast Signs Jackie Hill". Wade-O Radio Show. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
15. ^ Isha "Ice" Cole (September 3, 2009). "Jin The MC Becomes Christian Rapper". AllHipHop.com. Retrieved July 30, 2012.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
16. ^ Strachan, Owen (June 20, 2011). "Christian Rap Lives". Patheos. Patheos, Inc. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
17. ^ Horton, Chad (March 31, 2010). "Q&A: What Are The Top 5 Christian Hip Hop Albums Ever?". Rapzilla. Philip Rood and Chad Horton. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
18. ^ Rood, Philip (June 2, 2011). "In depth interview with super producer Street Symphony". Rapzilla. Philip Rood and Chad Horton. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
19. ^ Rood, Philip (October 23, 2013). "Street Symphony talks Upcoming Reach Records Projects, Being An A&R & More". Rapzilla. Philip Rood and Chad Horton. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
20. ^ Sketch the Journalist (August 30, 2010). "RHYMEFEST On Authentic Christianity, Christian Hip Hop, and Symbolyc One (pt. 2 of 2) + Full Audio". Rapzilla. Philip Rood and Chad Horton. Retrieved May 16, 2014. "...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. ^ David Daniels (March 28, 2015). "SXSW Video Interview: How Kanye West-signed producer S1 navigates mainstream hip hop as a Christian". Rapzilla. Philip Rood and Chad Horton. Retrieved April 4, 2015.

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