Episode 051 - God Body
Chris Chicago's Artist Spotlight
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Episode 050 - Legin
Chris Chicago's Artist Spotlight
Nigel "Legin" Anderson, a hip-hop and spoken-word artist, speaker, and entrepreneur operates the gospel hip hop label Renaissance Music with fellow artists Sinai and Focus. As an artist, Legin performs at concerts, conferences, and churches, attracting excited followers through his energy and authenticity. Motivated and inspired by his father’s battle with addiction, he speaks at schools and churches on the topics of living with hope, overcoming obstacles, and pursuing dreams in the face of fear. His messages are grounded in apologetics and promote Christian living and racial reconciliation...
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Episode 049 - Focus
Chris Chicago's Artist Spotlight
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Episode 048 - Sinai
Chris Chicago's Artist Spotlight
Sinai, born Jermaine Morris, grew up in the projects of New Haven, Connecticut. His mother was single raising him and his 2 older siblings for much of his childhood and she worked extremely hard to keep her children from the streets. He experienced the pain and rejection that many teens lacking the love and acceptance of a strong father figure go through. Years after nearly losing his life on three separate occasions, he began to realize that God had protected him. As God began to show Sinai the gifts he gave him, He gave Sinai a longing to reach others and show them a better way of life....
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Episode 047 - Illtalian
Chris Chicago's Artist Spotlight
Illtalian is an Italian/Filipino, award-winning rapper from Kauai, Hawaii, who is currently nominated for a Na Hoku Hanohano Award, also known as the Hawaiian Grammy, in the Best Rap Album of the Year category. Illtalian strives to deliver the Gospel in a unique fashion without compromising his message, while representing his home in Hawaii. His Nā Hōkū nominated album, “Makana,” features some of the biggest names in Christian Rap, including 1k Phew, Swift, Je’kob and Gemstones, and his new EP drops this summer.
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Episode 046 - Shep the Shepherd
Chris Chicago's Artist Spotlight
Shep the Shepherd is the proverbial leader of the Christian Hip-Hop (CHH) flock. His hope is to be transparent, to change the illusion that he would be a perfect Christian leading the perfect life. His hope is for others to be able to identify with his music and to find hope in Christ, the only perfect one.
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Episode 045 - King Chav
Chris Chicago's Artist Spotlight
King Chav is an emerging hip-hop artist from Jacksonville, FL originally from Bridgeport, CT. He uses his music as a way to connect and communicate with his generation. King Chav mixes substance with style in his delivery. He boldly talks about his faith, experiences, social and political issues within his music. His released his debut project, Time Will Tell, in July 2017. His music has been featured on publications such as HipHopDX, Rapzilla, newH20 and Sphere of Hip-Hop. He is also a host of The WkNd Radio Show.
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Episode 044 - Stovetop
Chris Chicago's Artist Spotlight
During his college years, Stovetop wrote raps and experimented with production, but never really felt comfortable publicly displaying his skills until he started making music catered directly to his dorm mates at Northwestern in Orange City, IA. Describing it as a fraternity like atmosphere, Stover said his dorm mates took a shining to his ability to use his talent to drop bars filled with inside jokes and familiar stories. After graduating from Northwestern in 2010 with a degree in public relations, Stovetop decided to take his desire to rap a little more seriously and began investing himself...
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Episode 043 - Professor Crow
Chris Chicago's Artist Spotlight
Professor Crow is a broken-hearted artist campaigning for change. His bold message reaches a broad and diverse audience. From people who've been to Princeton and even people who've been to Prison! People who go to church and people who go to the club! In a genre flooded with copycats, Professor Crow stands out like a sore thumb. With many supporters proclaiming “He sounds like no one I’ve ever heard.” Professor Crow could very well be what Hip-hop is praying for. After listening to his music it’s evident he is driven by a deep compassion and a past full of trying times. He seems to...
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Episode 042 - Yung Titan
Chris Chicago's Artist Spotlight
Yung Titan was born and raised in Memphis, Tn. There he witnessed ups and downs throughout his teenage life but developed a love for writing hip-hop songs. Once Titan was introduced to Jesus at his local church he started to pursue Youth ministry to help influence young people towards a Christian lifestyle. He uses Christian hip-hop to reach people and change lives.
info_outlineDustin Bridges, also known by his artist name D’Coy, is a new voice to the public music scene. While he has been rapping since he was a teen in the streets, he is just now beginning to open the door to music that will prayerfully have a lasting impact.
Years of his life were spent recognizing a gift, but burying it deep under bad decisions, and then washing it out by a guilty conscience. Why couldn’t he change? Why did life have to be so hard?
He struggled with giving love, because it had never really been received. It was when he found himself homeless, that he began to see a need for a loving father. He knew that love was all that could save him. Yet, he carried on due to a lack of clear direction, deep down knowing he needed a savior.
Eventually, he began to interject his lyrics a little here and there with cries to God. He long desired to have a relationship with him, but didn’t feel worthy enough to let him in. All of that changed when he met his wife. He quickly learned that she had the same desire, and life has never looked back.
Nowadays, he can be found in a small town in Oklahoma, with his wife and a handful of children. All of his days are spent with his family, and honing his skill and growing his craft. A journey that he is taking on by becoming more raw and real with his lyrics, marks the beginning of a new thing God is doing in and through him.
Although he has written many songs and performed at a number of events, he believes this new thing is the right thing. He would love for his music to reach those who are and have been in similar situations as him. To give them hope, and let them know they have a purpose. To show them that it’s worth it to keep going, and that following God is the best decision they could make.