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"Christ Jesus on the throne. Spokesman's on the microphone." When I turn on a track, and I hear that intro, there's no describing the joy and excitement that feels my heart because I know what to expect. Allow me to introduce you to one of my favourite Nigerian CHH artist, SPOKESMAN.  Born more than 30 years ago, Jeremiah Samuel Aluwong, known as Spokesman, hails from Kaura local government area of Kaduna state. He is Kagoro by tribe. He is happily married to Timatt and they live in the city of Kaduna, Nigeria. Spokesman had his formal education in Capital School Kaduna and Federal Government College Kaduna. He became a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria where he obtained a B.Sc degree in Agriculture-Economics. He has also obtained his post graduate diploma. Spokesman has been in active music for 13 years now. A lecturer by profession, he is called into the evangelical ministry and missions. His vision is to preach God`s Word in its truest and pures...

A couple of days ago, I did a post about CHH songs that some people will not classify as christian, just because it doesn't fit their description of how a christian song should sound like. Well, this is a sequel to the previous post. Here, I will share my thoughts on a similar issue as concerns this whole "christian artist" dilemma. Some people have this set image of how a christian artist should look like. They think they have the Christian Look all figured out. When I say christian artist, the image that comes to their minds is really predictable. I bet they thick suit and tie and some nerd's hairstyle. But then, they see an artist with awesome dreads, or maybe a Mohawk and they're like "non-Christian" Obviously, it's even worse with the ladies. Like, have you gone to the comments section of some of Gigi's music videos? And then, from my experience in my short life so far (obviously, I have a lot more time to spend here if Jesus do...

I belong to a couple of groups on Facebook for christians. From the music groups to the prayer groups to the one where we just hang out and identify as christians and share stuff about ourselves. But there's one word I've heard thrown around so much in all of the groups I feel it should win word of the year. It's the word JUDGEMENT.  Judgement. What does judgement even mean? Or it's verb form judge? Well, I checked out the word and I found out that it meant "to pass sentence."  So where does this word come up in those christian conversations? Everyday, a sentence is passed by a christian on another for a couple of reasons. And most of the time, it's normally because they showcase a different opinion from what the Judge Christian has. So Mr Judge Christian comes to a conclusion, howbeit arbitrarily, and passes a sentence on the opinion expresser. We see this happen all the time on our christian artists. They may be role models and stuff, but the...

This is the start of a new series on chhinfo. The start of stories. Stories of how christian hip-hop has impacted and changed the lives of people. From people who were rotten, hopeless and depressed, to the people who seemed normal but had their issues. So, let's not waste time anymore, let's go on to our first story.    " I'm Damian Jacobs. A poet, blogger and rapper who loves God so much and rests in the knowledge that God loves him too. But you know, it wasn't always like this. I used to be very ashamed of who I was, who I had, whom I served. I used to be different from who I am today.  Music has always been a huge thing for me. I guess God put this music nerve inside me when he started the construction. Music has always been my thing and in fact, I learned to play the keyboard as a kid. I discovered hip-hop a few years later, but I never pictured hip-hop as anything like...what's the word...clean? Or maybe godly? But I grew to love the music of Lil...

"The art form you're doing. What is it known for in this world? It's known for sin, and immorality." These were the words on the last track of Shai Linne's album Still Jesus. And it's true. The hip-hop genre of music has not been viewed in a positive light among "responsible" members of the community. I remember the early times I got interested in the whole hip-hop thing, my mum would be like; "Turn that thing down! "What would the neighbours think?" And you can't blame her for thinking that way. Tracing the origins of hip-hop will even show you a lot of clashes with the authorities. Like, who would forget Tupac and his run ins with the law? And how about all those lines about drugs, guns and girls in hip-hop music? But then comes along the Christian hip-hop genre. Some people still have a long way to go figuring out how the christians feel comfortable praising the Lord with hip-hop. To quote Lecrae from his song Ha...

So a couple of days ago, we were blessed with the release of this single by Christian Hip-hop sensation Kevin Burgess. Personally, I get excited anytime I hear KB has released a new song because he never disappoints. I believe Armies by KB is a song for today. A favourite Bible passage for a lot of people would be the 91st Psalm, which has to do with God's promises of protection concerning the people He loves. Armies is a song that reminds us of the fact that everywhere we go, we have an army of angels surrounding us.               LYRIC BY LYRIC REVIEW  Danger, giants Battle is my story But alone, I won't know That's my glory Shadows you cannot hide me, uh My King will fight The God of angel armies Is always by my side  So this is reminiscent isn't it? Remember that song by Chris Tomlin? Whom Shall I Fear? I've always been a hip-hop person, so I'll always prefer KB's version. We live in a world where we constantly w...

Hey y'all. It's been really awesome writing stuff about CHH for y'all to read, enjoy and be blessed by God. A couple of days ago, I wrote a song. A song celebrating the resurrection of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus the Christ. Listen, and please tell me what you think in the comments. LISTEN AND DOWNLOAD SONG FOR FREE HERE

        1K Phew   As the whole world faces this prison term because of the COVID-19 pandemic, some folks still deny there's such a thing as COVID-19. Some folks still think it's all political or something. As for me, the time when the reality of all that's currently happening hit me was when the federal government closed down all tertiary institutions and we had to go home. I remember when my classmates and I were having discussions about this pandemic and doing our analysis and our predictions, and none of them were pretty at all. So after all the negativity and scary stories, I decided to share some hope. I decided to share two of my favourite songs from one of my favourite rappers, 1K Phew. They were all from his album What's Understood 2. High Up and Glory, where he featured Aaron Cole and Jamie Grace. High Up was awesome, and dare I say Glory is currently Phew's masterpiece, but my classmates were really angry that I called High Up a christian s...

As the world goes through these horrible times, a lot of sectors have been affected by this plague. CHH is not an exception. Today, we will focus on the effect COVID-19 is having on two artists from Reach Records, Wande and WHATUPRG. But we'll be looking at the indirect effect because we will be focusing specifically on how it has affected their manage Erinn Knight and then in extension, the artists. As we await the end of this plague, let us not forget the millions of people in the world who have no food, no security and no hope. Let's keep doing our best to reach out to them both know prayers and our financial contributions. But it's so lovely how the Lord provides for His own isn't it?

                          Datin Right now our world is strangely different from the way it was when I first opened this blog (which was just the start of the year). The year 2020 has been a very special year with World War III almost fought and now this COVID-19 that has completely changed life as we know it. It makes one ask some questions. Like, those questions just come to mind whether you want them to or not. Datin is one of my favourite rappers. I am constantly blessed each time I hear him spit his rhymes. In this post, I will be making references to his song I Won't Bow in order to pass my message. Some people may see a conspiracy theory as a plot by some powerful people working behind the scenes to control global activities. And they may be right. Powerful people may be working behind the scenes to control world activities. The fact that you are seating at home as you read this might be proof of this fact. In...

 Hey y'all. It's been a while since I made some  noise. Well, I'm back with all the latest on all things christian hip-hop, as well as my thoughts on the christian and hip-hop. One of the most important parts of the hip-hop culture is the rap battles. Rap battles are such an integral part of the hip-hop culture, and they have led to a lot of artists coming to the limelight like Eminem and Vector. A rap battle is a competition, where you lyrically destroy your opponent by taking shots at him. Taking shots at features and areas of weakness that your opponent may have. Christian hip-hop, although it's purely christian and used for the Lord Jesus' glory, is also hip-hop and so may I ask; do rap battles have a place in CHH? Battle rap is actually a sport you know. Check out King Of The Dot and DumbFoundDead and Conceited and all the other rappers. It's like the WWE for rap music. I think they even have a belt, and I personally enjoy Conceited and his "Sl...