God's House of Hip Hop Radio

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God's House of Hip Hop Radio
Broadcast area Los Angeles, California
Frequency USA Digital Radio
Programming
Format CHH, Latin Christian Hip Hop (LCHH) & Gospel Hip Hop
Ownership
Owner Aulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton & Chantal Grayson
History
First air date
August 2018 (2018-08)
Links
Website www.gh3radio.com

God's House of Hip Hop radio also referred to as GH3 Radio [1] powered by Dash Radio is a commercial Stellar Awards winning [2] [3] [4] CHH, Latin Christian Hip Hop (LCHH) & Gospel Hip Hop digital radio station serving the Los Angeles area owned and operated by Emcee N.I.C.E. who also serves as the stations Curator [5] and Business Entrepreneur Chantal Grayson who serves as the stations assistant program director. [6]

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The Station launched on August 20, 2018 with 6 shows and in one year became the first Christian faith based hip hop station to be honored Gospel Music's most prestigious award, The Stellar Award for "Best Gospel Hip Hop Radio Station" [3] in 2019 and in the same year would also go on to win 5 "Spin Awards" honoring those that spin gospel music [7] winning "Best New Station of The Year", "Internet Radio Station of the Year", "Best Radio Show (2 or more host)" Hosted by Emcee N.I.C.E. & The God Squad, "DJ of the Year" (DJ I Rock Jesus) & "Internet Radio Personality of the Year" (Emcee N.I.C.E.) [8]

God's House of Hip Hop Radio also became the first faith based Hip Hop radio station to be Nielsen BDS/MRC Data [9] & Digital Radio Tracker [10] Monitored Radio.

History

On August 20, 2018 God's House of Hip Hop Radio made its debut on the Dash Radio platform with six shows, chartering new territory for an emerging genre in CHH, Latin Christian hip hop & gospel hip hop. [11] from TV commercials, to gaming, to motion pictures, Christian hip hop is being sought after. As the market continued to expand more and more listeners were looking for alternate ways to hear Christian rap, with Dash radio on the cutting edge of radio and technology. Through Dash, God's House of Hip Hop radio offers listeners non-stop CHH and Gospel Hip-Hop music along with live broadcasts giving a platform to artists the like NF, KB, Lecrae, Bizzle, Emcee N.I.C.E., Andy Mineo, Derek Minor, Alex Zurdo, Manny Montes and a host of other faith based recording artists. [12]

GH3 Radio is curated by Multi-Platinum Producer, [13] Billboard Charting [14] & Award Winning [15] [16] Christian hip hop recording artist Aulsondro "Novelist" Hamilton also known as "Emcee N.I.C.E." and Business Entrepreneur Chantal Grayson also known as "Chanie G".[ citation needed ]

Music Programming

God's House of Hip Hop (GH3 Radio) has a playlist consisting of a balance of current Christian Hip Hop, Latin Christian Hip Hop, and Gospel Hip Hop songs during most parts of the day along with 18 radio shows that play from Monday thru Sunday. The shows air at various times throughout the day covering an array of subjects and topics, from new music to countdowns to mixtapes to industry gossip, mix shows as well as sports, all playing nothing but faith based hip hop music.

Awards

In March 2019, God's House of Hip Hop Radio was named Gospel Hip Hop Station of the Year by the Stellar Awards [3] In October 2019, God's House of Hip Hop won 5 Gospel Spin Awards for Radio [7]

2019

In 2019 God's House of Hip Hop Radio became the first Christian Hip Hop/Faith Based Radio Station in History to win a Stellar Award in its 34 year history and The Spin Awards, honoring those that spin Gospel in the same year. [17]

YearAwardsCategoryNomineeCuratorResult
2019 Stellar Awards [18] Hip Hop Station of the YearGod's House of Hip Hop Radio Emcee N.I.C.E. Won
2019The Spin Awards [19] Internet Station of the YearGod's House of Hip Hop Radio Emcee N.I.C.E. Won
2019The Spin Awards [20] Best New Radio StationGod's House of Hip Hop Radio Emcee N.I.C.E. Won
2019The Spin Awards [20] Radio Personality of the Year Emcee N.I.C.E. Emcee N.I.C.E. Won
2019The Spin Awards [20] Best Radio Show (2 or More Hosts)God's Calamari w/ Emcee N.I.C.E. & The God Squad Emcee N.I.C.E. Won

Received 12 NOMINATIONS, Other notable nominations include "Best Radio Show","Internet Radio Personality of the Year" & "Radio Station of the Year" [21]

2020

YearAwardsCategoryNomineeCuratorResult
2020 Stellar Awards [22] Internet Station of the YearGod's House of Hip Hop Radio Emcee N.I.C.E. Nominated
2020The Spin Awards [23] Radio Station of the YearGod's House of Hip Hop Radio Emcee N.I.C.E. Won
2020The Spin Awards [23] Best Live Radio ShowGod's Calamari w/ Emcee N.I.C.E. & The God Squad Emcee N.I.C.E. Won
2020The Spin Awards [23] Voice of the Year Emcee N.I.C.E. Emcee N.I.C.E. Won

Received 8 NOMINATIONS, Other notable nominations include "Best Morning Show","Best Radio Show (2 or more)", "Internet Radio Station of the Year" [24]

2021

YearAwardsCategoryNomineeCuratorResult
2021 Stellar Awards [25] Internet Station of the YearGod's House of Hip Hop Radio Emcee N.I.C.E. Nominated

Concerts

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