Christian hip-hop artists

35 published Christian hip-hop artists, led by DMX, Almighty and Mase.

At a glance

35 published Christian hip-hop artists; 84 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 1 tier 2 · 34 tier 3: 35
Release groups: 416
Studio albums: 90
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive: 84
Timeline events: 155
Monthly listenerssum across artists: 21.3M
Average career spanfirst to last dated release: 20.3 years
Full biographies: 20
Biography words: 36,969

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2000s (4 artists).

Artists by debut decade
Decade	Artists
1990s	3
2000s	4
2010s	2

26 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most Christian hip-hop artists. United States leads with 27.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with Christian hip-hop. The most shared is hardcore hip-hop, with 3 artists in both.

Covers from Christian hip-hop

84 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Let Us Pray: Chapter X
DMX · 2024
Bootlegs & Freestyles
DMX · 2021
Exodus
DMX · 2021
Dog Eats Rabbit
DMX · 2017
Undisputed
DMX · 2012
My Last Words
DMX · 2010
Walk With Me Now: The Prequel
DMX · 2010
Fed Up And Movin' On
DMX · 2007
The Dogz Mixtape: Who's Next?
DMX · 2007
Fuck The Industry
DMX · 2006
The Heat Is On
DMX · 2006
Year of the Dog… Again
DMX · 2006

Leaders

DMX has the most release groups (95); DMX the longest career (32 years); Lecrae the most awards (21).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artist	release groups
DMX	95
Dax	76
Lecrae	72
Manafest	66
TobyMac	56

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artist	years
DMX	32
Mase	25
TobyMac	25
Manafest	24
Lecrae	22

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artist	awards
Lecrae	21
Manafest	1

Most famous Christian hip-hop artists

DMX

United States · Person · born 1970

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, East Coast hip-hop, gangsta rap, Christian hip-hop

11.4M listeners · 58 wikis

Almighty

Cuba · Person · born 1995

reggaeton, Latin trap, Christian hip-hop

9.8M listeners · 3 wikis

Mase

United States · Person · born 1975

hip-hop, East Coast hip-hop, Christian hip-hop

25 wikis

TobyMac

United States · Person · born 1964

Christian hip-hop

20 wikis

Lecrae

United States · Person · born 1979

pop rap, Christian hip-hop

19 wikis

Bushwick Bill

Jamaica · Person · born 1966

horrorcore, hardcore hip-hop, mafioso rap, gangsta rap, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, Christian hip-hop

15 wikis

Manafest

Canada · Person · born 1979

rap rock, alternative rock, Christian rock, Christian hip-hop

10 wikis

Frank Edwards

Nigeria · Person · born 1989

gospel music, Christian hip-hop, contemporary Christian music, urban contemporary gospel, contemporary worship music

10 wikis

Dax

Canada · Person · born 1994

contemporary R&B, hip-hop, hardcore hip-hop, country rap, Christian hip-hop

9 wikis

Wande

United States · Person · born 1995

gospel music, trap music, Christian hip-hop

8 wikis

Andy Mineo

United States · Person · born 1988

Christian hip-hop

7 wikis

Tedashii

United States · Person · born 1977

Christian hip-hop

6 wikis

More Christian hip-hop artists

Showing 1–23 of 23 artists

Derek Minor

United States · Person · born 1984

Christian hip-hop

5 wikis · Tier 3

KB

United States · Person · born 1988

Christian hip-hop

5 wikis · Tier 3

Red Cloud

Christian hip-hop

2 wikis · Tier 3

Fresh I.E.

Canada · Person · born 1973

Christian hip-hop

2 wikis · Tier 3

Gawvi

United States · Person · born 1988

hip-hop, trap music, Christian hip-hop, contemporary Christian music, Christian electronic dance music

1 wikis · Tier 3

Sean Slaughter

United States · Person · born 1976

Christian hip-hop

1 wikis · Tier 3

Thebandwithnoname

United Kingdom · Group · 2002–present

Christian hip-hop

1 wikis · Tier 3

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