A choir clad in pink and purple blotted church vestments wandered onto the stage at Stubb’s BBQ on almost fifteen minutes fashionably late on Thursday. Big Freedia, a.k.a. Freddie Ross Jr., followed ...

Faith-based hip-hop/R&B is becoming the "new mainstream" with breakthroughs from several artists, according to a guest column by Angela M. Jollivette.

*Held recently at Security Square Mall in Baltimore the 18 th annual “Uplifting Minds II” (ULMII) entertainment conference’s national talent showcase competition was dominated by Gospel Rappers and ...

2025 continues to be a big year for Big Glo. Memphis rap superstar GloRilla was recognized for her gospel work during the BET Awards on June 9 and then wrapped up the week with the release of a new ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Twenty-five years ago, she was known only as “Baby Doe,” found abandoned under a stairwell at a Greensboro apartment complex. Today, Angel Thomas is a college graduate, entrepreneur ...

One “yes” changed Dante’ Pride’s life. Nine months or so ago, a clip of gospel music legend Lisa Page Brooks singing the phrase “the Devil is a liar” went viral. Pride, a Christian hip-hop artist from ...

When my cousin Chris Ehlers, "Ox," invited me to a Christian rap contest at the University of Arizona a couple of years ago, I thought it would be a waste of time. I listened to gangsta rap and at 12 ...