Rapzilla is a
Christian hip hop
Christian hip-hop (originally gospel rap, also known as Christian rap, gospel hip-hop or holy hip-hop) is a cross-genre of contemporary Christian music and hip-hop. It emerged from urban contemporary music and Christian media in the United State ...
online magazine. The website contains recent news, albums reviews, articles, interviews, music downloads, videos, release dates, and columns.
History
Rapzilla was founded in 2003 by Philip Rood, who was the child of a missionary in
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
.
In 2010, Chad Horton, who ran the similar Christian hip hop site "Hip Hop for the Soul" joined Rapzilla.
In 2013, the
Gospel Music Association organized the
Dove Awards and announced a partnership with Rapzilla. In 2017, Rood sold his ownership of Rapzilla to Horton. In 2019, Rapzilla acquired Christian hip hop blog New H2O.
Rating system
According to website owner Chad Horton, reviews by Rapzilla include an averaged rating by the staff to weigh against bias by a reviewer.
Additionally, albums that rate lower than 3 or 3.5 are usually not reviewed until their popularity increases.
Awards
*Rapzilla's creator received an Honoree Award at the Holy Hip Hop Awards 2008
References
External links
Official websiteOfficial Twitter
{{Christian music articles
Christian hip-hop
Contemporary Christian music
Christian music media
Christian websites
Hip-hop websites
Internet properties established in 2003
Belgian music websites