THE 30 MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUMS OF 2013

Here's our list of the 30 most anticipated projects for 2013! Leave your thoughts below, let us know if we missed somebody or if someone should be ranked higher on the list. And just to mention, some artists were kept out of the lest due to this being mad either too close to their release date (ex. Sho Baraka, Da T.R.U.T.H, Skrip)...

FRIDAY UP N' UP PRESENTS CHARLES "LOGICAL" JONES

Logical (Charles Jones) was born and raised in West Philadelphia. Though he never picked up a mic until his late teens, like many others; Hip-Hop was his first love. Despite being raised by his loving Grandmother, Charles eventually adapted some of the negative habits that are common in urban living. A near fatal car accident in 2001, forced Charles to sit down and really examine his life. Unable to even walk without assistance, the things of this world quickly lost their value.
Shortly after his recovery, one of Charles’ cousins got saved at a Gospel Hip-Hop concert. He was immediately impacted by the change he seen take place in the life of his cousin, and began to desire similar change. After several months of disregarding invitations to a youth ministry, he eventually accepted. For seven months, he argued and debated the accuracy of scripture, and the value of faith. Shocked by the love he received while speaking words of hate, he began to finally listen to the messages for the first time. Rocked by a God who would die to save a group of misfits, Charles accepted Christ September 23, 2002.Though he remains a work in progress, Logical is now focused on spreading the Kingdom of God. He aims to reach those:
Whom have not yet accepted the Gospel, Caught up in false doctrines, Whom have lost sight of the Gospel.

Full Artist Profile, Links, and Interview after the Jump!

FRIDAY UP N' UP PRESENTS "BATTLEGROUND CITY"

Battleground City Members: The Messenger (DOB: Sept. 10 1977), The Ark (DOB: Nov. 13 1981),
Bloodbeth (DOB: Apr. 30 1992), Psalm Star (DOB: Dec. 31 1987)

Battleground City is a community development program that is devoted to providing events that will promote personal growth in the youth of Tucson, Arizona. Our purpose is to educate, equip, and establish young people to make an impact in their local communities. Through hip hop
we intented to reach this goal. Some of Arizona’s top Christian Hip-Hop artists and some never before heard artists are featured. We intended to impact the youth not only in Tucson, but Arizona as a whole to show them who they are in Christ and also encourage fellow believers to impact the people around them. 

Full Artist Profile, Links, and Interview after the Jump!

ARE CHRISTIAN RAPPERS LAZY?

Okay I know what you're thinking, what gives me the right to make a statement like that? Well a lot of folks don't like when you compare the work ethic of secular rappers to christian rappers they say that I shouldn't be doing so. But the truth in the matter is that new believers and non believers constantly compare christian rappers to secular rappers and one thing they might notice is the fact that releases and news are kind of slower when it comes to the christian hip hop world. Rest of the Article after the Jump!