5 Important Faces in Christian Hip-Hop

By Justin Sarachik, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, October 17, 2013

1) Lecrae

Christian rapper Lecrae is starting to make his mark as the top Christian rapper and has even gotten a lot of exposure in the mainstream market, allowing him to spread his no nonsense message of Christ to all.

2) KJ-52

KJ-52 has been making Christian hip-hop jams for over a decade and has been very vocal about his faith in the Lord. He broke through to the mainstream with his song titled, "Dear Slim" in which he wrote a letter to Eminem "Slim Shady."

Unfortunately, Eminem's legions of fans and the media took the song as a diss. KJ was trying to reach out to Eminem and let him know that there is a God that loves him.

3) Manafest

Manafest is on his way to becoming one of the bigger names in Christian music. In the last few years he has shifted his musical style more towards rock, but he started out laying rhymes and freestyling for credibility.

This year he will be releasing his first book, "The Fighter," to discuss his amazing testimony and journey as a struggling musician.

4) T-Bone

T-Bone, a.k.a. The Lyrical Assassin, is one of the Godfather's of Christian rap. Rapping since the early 90s, T-Bone is known for his sharp lyrics, and fast flows. In his 20 plus years in hip-hop he has gained respect from the underground and mainstream artists alike.

In his early days he was a lot more hardcore with his rhymes. T-Bone used to talk about altercations with demons, fighting the devil, and executing demonic entities. He has softened up a bit over the years and now focuses more on God's love and real life stories.

5) TobyMac

What's a Christian Hip-Hop list with out its most famous member TobyMac! TobyMac started out as the leader of hip-hop gospel group DC Talk. With that group they became arguably to most popular Christian act of all time, and perhaps the most important for the music.

Since becoming solo Toby has dabbled in rock, reggae, pop, and R&B. His rapping days are over and he is a "pop" artist as he says, but no doubt where Toby's roots lie 25 years later.