#7 Christian Hip Hop Continued To Make Impressions On Various Charts And Get Mainstream Exposure

social club

Artists who are a part of the Christian Hip Hop community continued to land on charts like iTunes and Billboard.  Lecrae, W.L.A.K., Social Club (Martymar & F.E.R.N.), Sho Baraka, and more charted high on several noteworthy charts.  Social Club’s EP Rejects hit the top 10 on iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap chart.  Lecrae’s non-DJ version of the project Church Clothes 2 was #3 on Billboard Rap Album chart, #8 on Billboard Digital Album chart, and #21 on the Top 200 album chart.  Shai Linne’s album Lyrical Theology Part 1: Theology landed at #12 on the Billboard Top Rap Album chart.  Sho Baraka’s Talented 10th landed at #1 Gospel Album chart, #5 Christian Album chart, and #12 Rap Album chart on Billboard.  Andy Mineo’s Heroes For Sale debuted at #11 on the Billboard 200, #4 Rap Album chart, and #1 Christian/Gospel chart.  Christian Hip Hop continued its chart topping success that is has been seeing at higher levels the last few years in 2013.

the source

Mainstream media outlets like Billboard, CNN, The 700 Club, HipHopDX, The Source, XXL Magazine, AllHipHop, Shade 45, and more, covered Christian Hip Hop artists in 2013.  Christian Hip Hop continued to get mainstream exposure at high levels like it has the last few years.  The genre continues to grow!