Derek Minor discography

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Derek Minor discography
Studio albums6
Singles23
Mixtapes5
Collaborative1
Guest appearances27

The discography of Christian hip-hop artist Derek Minor , formerly known as PRo, consists of five studio albums and seven mixtapes as a solo artist, one studio album each with the groups R.M.G. and 116 Clique, twenty-three singles, including eight as a featured artist and three with R.M.G. and one with 116 Clique, and eleven music videos, including two as a featured artist and one each with R.M.G. and 116 Clique.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

YearTitleChart positions
US US Gospel US
Christ.
US
Ind.
US
Rap
2008 The Blackout (as PRo)
  • First studio album
  • Released: October 31, 2008
  • Label: Reflection
2010 Redemption (as PRo)
  • Second studio album
  • Released: July 13, 2010
  • Label: Reflection
8 [1] 31
2011 Dying to Live (as PRo)
  • Third studio album
  • Released: August 23, 2011
  • Label: Reach/Reflection
6621 [2] 711
2013 Minorville
  • Fourth studio album
  • Released: September 10, 2013
  • Label: Reach/Reflection
401266
2015 Empire
  • Fifth studio album
  • Released: January 27, 2015 [3]
  • Label: Reflection/eOne
542106
2016 Reflection
  • Sixth studio album
  • Released: October 14, 2016
  • Label: Reflection/eOne
1147155
2018The Trap
  • Seventh studio album
  • Released: August 10, 2018 [4]
  • Label: Reflection/EMPIRE
26
2023Nobody's Perfect
  • Eighth studio album
  • Released: August 25, 2023 [4]
  • Label: Reflection/EMPIRE
Note: Beginning in 2015, Billboard rendered most hip hop/rap albums ineligible for the Gospel charts [5]

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

With 116 Clique

YearTitle
2011Man Up
  • Fourth studio album
  • Release Date: September 27, 2011
  • Label: Reach

With R.M.G.

YearTitle
2011Welcome to the Family
  • First studio album
  • Release Date: May 27, 2011
  • Label: Reflection

Mixtapes

YearTitle
2006The Pro Show: The Mixtape [6]
  • First mixtape
  • Released: 2006 [6]
  • Label: Scyon [6]
N/ATransformers - The Mixtape [7]
  • Second mixtape [8]
  • Released: N/A
2008Jackin' for Hits [9]
  • Third mixtape
  • Released: 2008 [10]
  • Label: Independent
2008My Name is Pro (the Introduction) [7]
  • Fourth mixtape
  • Released: 2008 [7]
  • Label: Reflection [7]
2010PSA
  • Fifth mixtape
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Reflection
2011PSA, Vol. 2
  • Sixth mixtape
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Reach / Reflection
2012PSA, Vol. 3: Who Is Derek Minor?
  • Seventh mixtape
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Reach / Reflection
2019Whole Team Winning
(with Byron Juane and Canon)
  • Eighth mixtape
  • Released: August 9, 2019
  • Label: Reach

Collaborative albums

YearTitle
2012Xist Music Presents: MOVE Vol. 1
(various artists)
  • Compilation album
  • Released: August 28, 2012
  • Label: Xist
  • Contributing track: "Straight" (with Andalé and D-Maub)

EPs

YearTitle US
Christian
Albums

[11]
20161014
  • First EP
  • Release Date: August 2, 2016
  • Label: Reflection
2017Your Soul Must Fly
  • Second EP
  • Release Date: September 1, 2017
  • Label: Reflection/EMPIRE
17
2017High Above
  • Third EP
  • Release Date: November 10, 2017 [12]
  • Label: Reflection/EMPIRE
2019Nothing But a Word
(with Propaganda)
  • Fourth EP
  • Release date: November 15, 2019
  • Label: EMPIRE/RMG

Singles

As lead artist

YearTitleChart positionsAlbum
US Christ. [13] US Gospel [13]
2008"Shut Em Down" (featuring Pettidee)The Blackout
2009"I'm Sorry"Redemption
"Bow Down" (featuring Brothatone)
"Murder Swag"
"Pass Away"non-album single
2010"Hold Me Down"Redemption
"Fight Music"
2011"116" (featuring KB)non-album single
"He Did That (KAA Theme Song)" (featuring Brothatone)non-album single for Kids Across America
"Mission to Mars"Dying to Live
"Before I Die"
2012"Where Do We Go from Here" (featuring ZG)PSA Vol. 3: Who is Derek Minor?
2013"Dear Mr. Christian" (featuring Dee-1 & Lecrae)Minorville
"Gimmie"
2014"Who You Know"3015Empire
"Party People" (featuring Social Club)45
2016"Free"non-album single
"You Know It"Reflection
"Until I'm Gone" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)
"Change The World" (featuring Hollyn)43
2017"Fresh Prince"39non-album single
2018"It's Not a Game" (with Canon) [14] non-album single
2019"Dope" (with Propaganda)Nothing But a Word (EP)
"Change" (with Propaganda)

Other charted songs

YearTitleChart positionsAlbum
US Christ. [13] US Gospel [13]
2014"Undefeated" (KB featuring Derek Minor)3921 100 (EP)
TitleYearAlbum
"All About U"
(Chris Lee Cobbins featuring PRo)
2010The Medicine
"Need it Daily"
(Tedashii featuring PRo)
2011 Blacklight
"Game On"
(Lecrae featuring PRo, Tedashii, & Jai)
non-album single for Camp Kanakuk
"Endure"
(Kareem Manuel featuring PRo)
Until Forever
"The Morning"
(Primisis featuring Derek Minor)
2012Non-album single
"I'm Rooted"
(Lecrae featuring Derek Minor)
2013non-album single for KAA/Camp Kanakuk
"Rejuvenated"
(Json featuring Future and Derek Minor)
King Kulture: Stop the Traffic
"Royal Lies"
(KIDD featuring Derek Minor and Gemstones)
Murder My Flesh
"Take a Broken Heart"
(V. Rose featuring Derek Minor)
2016 Young Dangerous Heart
"Greed Money Power"
(Aaron Cole featuring Derek Minor and Beleaf)
2018non-album single

With 116 Clique

TitleYearAlbum
"Man Up Anthem"2011Man Up
"Authority"2011Man Up
"Come Alive"2012non-album single

With R.M.G.

TitleYearAlbum
"Reppin' On Em"2011non-album single
"Geeked Up"2012Welcome to the Family
"Somebody to Love" (featuring Tiffany Michelle)

Guest appearances

TitleYearOther performer(s)Album
"Homie Please"2009Andalé, BrothatoneWhite Flag
"Speaking Murder"Andalé, Kingston
"Air Jordan Remix"k-Drama, Thi'sl, Json, Young Josh, J. Johnsonnon-album single
"Inkredible"2010Bumps INFWho is Mark James?
"My Life (Nice Aim)" Sho Baraka Lions and Liars
"Covenant Eyes" Trip Lee Between Two Worlds
"Twisted"Trip Lee, Lecrae, Thi'sl
"Crank It Up"J'sonCity Lights
"New Shalom"Lecrae Rehab
"At the ThroneFutureEndure
"Frontline"Future, Json
"King"2011BrothatoneMic Check
"Let it Knock"Thi'slBeautiful Monster
"Holy"BlazeExposed
"I Got It"Blaze, Chris Lee Cobbins
"Spaceship"CanonBlind World
"Ready 2 Go"Dre' Sr., 1-LyfeThe Maturation
"Full Court Mess (Tone Jonez Remix)"Tone Jonez, KB non-album single
"New Shalom (Karac Dubstep Remix)"2012LecraeRapzilla Presents... King Kulture
"Can't Fake It"Wit, Dre Murray, Alex FaithHell's Paradise II: The Mask Parade
"You Rydin"Reconcile, Corey PaulAbandoned Hope
"U Know What it Is"ViktoryR4 (Relentless4ever)
"Drink from His Cup"Rich Rhymes, Suzy Rock Determination
"Hangover"Chris CobbinsBetter: The Fan Appreciation Album
"Can't Fake It"Alex Faith, Dre MurrayHonest 2 God
"Power Trip"Lecrae, Sho Baraka, Andy Mineo Gravity
"Son Hit Me"2013Json, Bizzle Braille
"One One Six"Black Knight#ItsTheBlackKnight Beat Tape
"Royal Lies"KIDD, GemStonesMurder My Flesh
"Was it Worth it"Lecrae, Crystal Nicole Church Clothes 2
"On Ten"2014Tedashii, Transparent Below Paradise (Deluxe Edition)
"Maybe"2019Aaron Cole, Kaleb MitchellNot By Chance

Music videos

As lead artist

TitleYearDirector
"Deeper than Rap" (featuring Conviction and Canon)2009
"Get It"2011
"In His Image" (featuring Andy Mineo)
"Get Up"2012Marco "Oracle" Villalobos
"I'm Focused"
"Higher"
"Gimmie"2013Steven C. Pitts
"Who You Know"2014Will Thomas
"Party People" (featuring Social Club)
"Free"2016Patrick Tohill
"You Know It"Will Thomas
"Until I'm Gone" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)
"Look At Me Now"
"Take Off" (featuring Ty Brasel, Canon & KB)2017Jacob Henley
"Astronaut" (featuring Deraj & Bryon Juane)Caleb Natale
"This Morning" (featuring Anesha Birchett)Tyler P Creative
"Change the World" (featuring Hollyn)Patrick Tohill
"It Is What It Is"2018Know Control Productions
"Of Course" (featuring Bryon Juane)
"Revolution"
"Decisions" (featuring Dre Murray, Chino Dollaz, Anesha Birchett)Emege Media
"It's Not a Game" (featuring Canon)
TitleYearDirector
"Need it Daily"
(Tedashii featuring PRo)
2011Kyle Dettman
"I Got It"
(Blaze featuring PRo and Chris Lee Cobbins)
2012BNB/Light Salt Film
"Take a Broken Heart"
(V. Rose featuring Derek Minor)
2016

With 116 Clique

YearDirector
"Man Up Anthem"2011

With R.M.G.

YearDirector
"Reppin' on Em"2011Marco Villalobos

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