Victory is Certain refers to the fact that God's children, Christians, are the benefactors of following the sovereign King of Kings. Dictionary.com defines victory as a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war. The enemy is Satan and his minions. Indiana based CHH artist WillStomp does an admirable job showcasing that Victory Iz Certain. He sticks to the concept of being victorious over the enemy. WillStomp immediately declares his intent on "Victory Iz Cetain (Intro)." The emcee states that "this is weak, for the lame, for the lost/ the ones looking for the truth, but have yet to find the cross." The previous bars suggest that WillStomp is presenting a project to those who are lost and those who are struggling to find the truth in life. In essence, this album can be an evangelical tool for struggling Christians as well as those who do not have a relationship with God.

“My story has to have a purpose, not only for telling sake, but also with the purpose of liberating others.” - Rigz

The word renaissance is defined as “the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models”. Understanding where we are currently in the musical area of art, specifically hip hop, it is more than evident that a revival is needed. With this apparent need in mind, Rigz presents his much anticipated project, New York Renaissance. This review will take a look at what Rigz put on wax and also consider the accompanying ebook, New York Renaissance: The Diary.

Redemption. A clean slate. Do over. Salvation. No matter what term you use, the second chance provided to believers in Christ once they are born again is unparalleled. Once the unregenerate is renewed and remade in Christ, there is a joy and zeal that overtakes the soul that has been saved. Jae-L takes a moment to express his gratefulness for grace on his project entitled 2nd Chance. We’ll take a listen to his testimony and find out just how he’s taking advantage of this new opportunity.

The Midwest recently has emerged as a force in HHH with artists like K-Drama, Yaves, and D-Maub leading the charge. These artists set the bar high enough to make it difficult to leap over. Ohio- bred emcee Deacon D.A.S. (Demetrius Alexander Springer) is ready to add a notch to that bar with his second full length release entitled Triumphant.

Coarse language. When most people are exposed to an unrefined, crude, or offensive flow of words the affects are most always negative. Whether addressing an individual or group, the use of coarse language is seen as an inadequate tool for provoking or catalysing thoughts of any sort. But, what about course language? What does the substitution of coarse’s homophone change about what you’re being exposed to? We’ll take a look at Wize (of Frontlynaz) and how his debut solo album, Course Language, provokes thought minus the unfruitful after effects.

Never Arrive is the latest studio project from California based hip-hop group theBreax. Some people never arrive to a point where they are comfortable within their skin. In this lifetime we will never truly arrive to a state of completeness. We are flawed beings that gather strength through fellowship, reading the Word and through prayer. Never Arrive is a powerful project that infuses experimentation, top level lyricism, heavy production and a consistent representation of Christianity.

Gifted Da Flamethrowa painted himself as the picture of musical grind between March 2010 and October 2011. Releasing 10 volumes in the Monsters Do Exist series of mixtapes during this 20 month span, he left everything on the proverbial floor. Or so it would seem, that is. Gifted presents Bulldoze City, an album that hopes to cover (or run over) ground he didn’t touch on previous projects.

It’s a huge undertaking to exegete a text homiletically and hermeneutically and be effective. It is even a greater undertaking to set that teaching to music and keep it both theologically sound as well as audibly pleasing. The Hip hop collective Christcentric has taken on this tall order and it seems that they have delivered with their latest project entitled The Ephesians Project. It is aptly titled in that it is an exposition of the Book of Ephesians. Christian Hip hop is a small demographic on the mainstream hip hop landscape and the music Christcentric does shrinks that demographic even more. Christentric does what they describe as Didactic rap which is concentrated on teaching and in their case teaching others the gospel of Christ. Theirs is a message that is geared mostly to those in the body of Christ. Christcentic has been around since 1997; while they have undergone some personnel changes their focus has stayed constant, lyrical, East Coast driven, theologically packed music.

The Dare is the third studio album from H-town resident J-Flo, of Seek & Save Records. We all know that a dare is a challenge, or ultimatum if you will, put before an individual to test their will and integrity. Whether its a flat out "I dare you" or the sophomoric "truth or dare", the end result of a dare usually has some extreme consequence. Let's take a look at J-Flo's angle on the title and see how it translates musically.

Music has the power to put its listener in different states of mind; music that doesn’t take you to another place is not real music at all or at least is not effective music. I love to sit and listen to an album that affects me deeply; you know the type of album that you can’t stop listening to because each time you hear something that you didn’t hear previously. I have to say it’s rare that I run across work like that but shai linne’s Attributes of God is one that fits into this category. Lets take a look into this project and explore the Attributes of God.

There's nothing like having the security in the fact that Christ's sacrifice of love for us brought believers eternal victory over sin and death. Though moving through daily life brings challenges to our hope and tests the strength of our faith, in the end we know we win. Rel Paul, a Detroit native, takes a few moments to discuss some wonderful details of this fixed fight on his new album Spoiler Alert. 

There’s no way around it, I love southern rap music. I don’t mean trap or crunk, even though I dig it in moderation, but rather that organized type of noise. When I learned about Alabama native A-Smoove, I was hoping he was an artist ready to bring some drawled up, Cadillac-made music that glorifies the Lord without falling in the trap trend (or trend trap). Let’s take a closer listen and find out about A-Smoove on Hell? No! Vol.1.