Kevin Michael McKeehan, better known by his stage name TobyMac, is an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. His road band is known as Diverse City. He was first known for being a member of the Christian rap and rock trio DC Talk, staying with them from 1987 until they went on hiatus in 2000. He has since continued a successful solo career with the release of ten studio albums: Momentum (2001), Welcome to Diverse City (2004), Portable Sounds (2007), Tonight (2010), Christmas in Diverse City (2011), Eye on It (2012), This Is Not a Test (2015), The Elements (2018), Life After Death (2022), as well as five remixed albums: Re:Mix Momentum (2003), Renovating Diverse City (2005), Dubbed and Freq'd: A Remix Project (2012), Eye'm All Mixed Up (2014) and The St. Nemele Collab Sessions (2019). He became the third Christian artist to have a No. 1 debut on Billboard 200 chart with Eye on It.
Lecrae Devaughn Moore is an American Christian rapper. Since having began his career in 2004, he has released ten studio albums and three mixtapes as a solo artist, as well as three studio albums as a lead member of the hip hop group 116 Clique.
The discography of Lecrae, an American Christian hip hop artist, consists of 11 studio albums, two of which were collaborative; four mixtapes; two extended plays, one of which was collaborative; 136 singles, including 79 as a featured performer; 77 music videos, including 39 as a featured performer; and 87 guest and other appearances. Lecrae debuted with Real Talk in 2004 through Reach Records; the album was re-issued the following year by Cross Movement Records. After the Music Stops followed in 2006 and his third solo album, Rebel, was released in 2008 and reached No. 1 on the Gospel chart, the first Christian hip hop album to do so. Rehab, his fourth solo album, was released in 2010 and reached No. 1 on the Gospel, Christian, and Independent charts, and garnered a nomination at the 53rd Grammy Awards. Rehab: The Overdose, was released on January 11, 2011, and peaked at No. 1 on the Christian and Gospel charts. Lecrae began garnering mainstream attention when he performed at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher and was featured on the Statik Selektah song "Live and Let Live" from his Population Control album.
Reach Records is an American independent record label specializing in Christian hip hop. The label was founded in 2004 by Ben Washer and the hip-hop artist Lecrae. In addition to Lecrae, the Reach Records roster contains artists like Tedashii, Trip Lee, Andy Mineo, 1K Phew, WHATUPRG, Anike, Hulvey, Limoblaze, and Jackie Hill Perry. The hip-hop collective 116 operates under the label and consists primarily of the label's solo acts. The artists Sho Baraka, Derek Minor, Aha Gazelle, KB, and Gawvi were formerly signed to the label, and DJ Official was under the label until his death.
"Blessings" is a song by American rapper Lecrae featuring American singer Ty Dolla $ign, released on January 27, 2017, as the second single from the former's eighth studio album All Things Work Together. The song is produced by PLUSS, an in-house producer for Mike WiLL Made-It's production company EarDrummers Entertainment. The song was released alongside a lyric video on January 27, 2017 before a music video on March 22. The song is written in C Major with a tempo of 140 BPM.
Surfaces is an American music group based in College Station, Texas. Their music is a blend of surf music, jazz, soul, pop rock, hip hop, reggae, and calypso. They have released six studio albums. Their first independent studio album, Surf, was released in 2017.
Restoration is the ninth solo studio album by American Christian hip hop artist Lecrae, released on August 21, 2020, through Reach Records. The album features appearances from YK Osiris, Marc E. Bassy, John Legend, Jozzy, Kirk Franklin, DaniLeigh, BJ the Chicago Kid and Gwen Bunn. A deluxe edition of the album, with six additional tracks, was released on November 13, 2020, which included additional guest appearances from Rapsody, Ty Brasel, as well as labelmates Andy Mineo, Hulvey, WHATUPRG, Wande and 1K Phew. The album peaked at No. 1 on the US Christian Albums chart and No. 5 on the UK Christian & Gospel Albums chart. It received universal critical acclaim. It also received a Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song nomination at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards for the song "Sunday Morning".
The discography of 116, formerly known as 116 Clique, a Christian hip hop collective originating from Dallas, Texas, consists of six studio albums, one of which was a remix album, one remixed extended play (EP), twenty singles, seven music videos, and one video album. The collective formed in 2005 under the auspices of Reach Records, and released its first album, The Compilation Album, that year on December 27. The following year, a remixed version of the album by DJ Primo was released on July 6. A third album, 13 Letters, followed on June 19, 2007, which charted at No. 10 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart and No. 29 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, as well as the remix EP Amped on August 28. Man Up was released on September 27, 2011. A Christmas album, The Gift: A Christmas Compilation, was released on November 23, 2018, and charted at No. 27 on the Christian Albums chart. The Gift: Live Sessions, a live video album recorded at the 1971 studios in Atlanta, was released on November 28, 2019. The sixth album from the collective, Sin Vergüenza, a collaboration between Reach and No Apologies Music and a combination of continental United States hip hop and Latin American urbano, was released on October 23, 2020. All twelve tracks from the recording were released as singles.
Christopher Michael Hulvey, known professionally by his surname Hulvey, is an American Christian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His debut studio album Christopher debuted and peaked at No.2 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.
The Exile is the fifth studio album by American Christian musician Crowder. The album was released on May 31, 2024, through Sixstepsrecords/Capitol CMG. The album was released on CD and for digital download. It featured the singles "—[DASH]", "Even in EXILE", and the Billboard Christian Airplay and AC No. 1 hit, "Grave Robber". The album is second in a trilogy, which was preceded by Milk & Honey of 2021.
Forrest Frank is an American singer, songwriter, and producer, who has acted as a Contemporary Christian rapper, as well as one half of the pop music duo Surfaces. He has released seven studio albums, including Warm of 2018, Effortless of 2020, Nostalgia Pack, California Cowboy, New Hymns, and A Merry Lofi Christmas of 2023, and 2024's Child of God, the last of which charting No. 1 on Billboard's Top Christian Albums chart and selling over 22,000 album units in the US within its first week. His song "No Longer Bound" reached No. 2 on the US Viral 50 chart on Spotify.
Child of God is the first Christian album by Christian contemporary musician Forrest Frank. It was released on River House Records on July 26, 2024. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and remained there for over fifteen weeks, making it the biggest Christian album debut of 2024. The album includes the song 'Good Day', which reached #1 on the Christian Digital Songs chart and won the 2024 GMA Dove Awards for Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year. The song 'No Longer Bound' with Hulvey reached #2 on the US Viral Top 50 chart on Spotify. The album was made available as a digital download and for streaming, as well as physically on CD, cassette, and LP. The album sold 22,000 copies in the US within its first week. The song 'What Living is All About' is a recording of the testimony by Forrest Frank's grandfather, Neil Frank.
"No Longer Bound" is a song by American Christian contemporary musician Forrest Frank and Christian rapper Hulvey. It was released by River House Records on January 6, 2023. The song peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, and #46 on the 2023 year-end charts for the same chart. It was written by Forrest Frank and Christopher Hulvey, and produced by Forrest Frank. The song has accumulated nearly 70 million streams on Spotify. It was included on Frank's album California Cowboy in 2023, and later included on Child of God in 2024. The song is about breaking free from chains of personal failures.
"Good Day" is a song by American Christian contemporary musician Forrest Frank. The song was released on January 19, 2024, on river house records. The song reached significant chart positions, most notably #2 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart and #1 on the Billboard Christian Digital Songs chart. It is Frank's first song to reach #1 as his solo artist career. It is included on the album Child of God, as well as the God Is Good and All the Time EPs. On February 9, 2024, four alternate tracks were released.
"Never Get Used to This" is a song by American Christian contemporary musician Forrest Frank and rapper JVKE. The song was included on Frank's album Child of God. It was released on July 9, 2024. The song was written by Forrest Frank, JVKE, Jackson Foote, Johnny Simpson, Zack Lawson, and Nicky Yore. It was produced by Frank, JVKE, Jackson Foote, Johnny Simpson, and Zack Lawson, and mixed and mastered by Jacob Morris. The song reached significant positions in the Christian music charts, most notably #6 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart and #3 on the Christian Streaming Songs chart. Additionally, it reached #39 on the New Zealand Hot Songs chart. Lyrically, the song expresses gratitude towards being saved. The song was released with an extended play by the same title, which featured five additional bonus tracks.
"God Is Good" is a song by American Christian contemporary musician Forrest Frank and rapper Caleb Gordon. It was released river house records on April 12, 2024. Additionally, it was released with an extended play by the same name. The song reached #18 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, and #3 on the Christian Airplay chart. It was included on Frank's 2024 album Child of God. It was produced by Forrest Frank.
Sold Out, Sincerely is the second studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Benjamin William Hastings. The album was released on Capitol CMG, on October 4, 2024. Two songs were released off the album as singles, "What a Friend", and "Set Me on Fire". The album features guest appearances from Aodhán King, Brandon Lake, and Matt Crocker. The album was preceded by the extended play If it wasn't for Jesus, which features several of the songs included on Sold Out, Sincerely. The album is the successor to Hastings' self-titled debut album, released in 2022.
American lo-fi and rap/hop-hop singer-songwriter Forrest Frank has released seven studio albums, three extended plays, twenty-nine singles, as well as three singles as featured artist, and ten music videos.
Brighter Days is the major label debut and third studio album by American Christian and gospel music artist Blessing Offor. The seven-track album was released on February 25, 2022, through Capitol Christian Music Group. Three singles were released off the album, "Tin Roof", "Brighter Days", and "Believe". The title track reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs and Christian Airplay charts, as well as the top 25 on various other mainstream charts. "Believe" reached No. 9 on the Hot Christian Songs and No. 7 on the Christian Airplay charts. The album was released to streaming services and digital download stores.
"The Present" is a non-album single by American Christian rap/hip-hop and lo-fi musician Forrest Frank. The song was released as a non-album single on November 15, 2024, through Frank's independent music label River House Records. The single reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, No. 14 on the Christian Airplay chart, No. 20 on the Christian Adult Contemporary Airplay chart, and No. 5 on the Christian Digital Song Sales chart.
