Tedashii Lavoy Anderson (born March 8, 1977), known simply as Tedashii, is an American
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 ...
artist and member of the hip-hop troupe
116 Clique. He also hosted the
NGEN Radio show "Serium". Tedashii has released five solo albums, ''
Kingdom People'', ''
Identity Crisis'', ''
Blacklight'', ''
Below Paradise'', and ''Never Fold'', on
Reach Records. Tedashii's delivery style is characterized by a deep voice that he can manipulate for rapping a wide range of flow schemes and patterns.
In 2008, Tedashii toured with the 116 Clique during the "Unashamed Tour". The "Don't Waste Your Life Tour" followed in 2009, after which he took a brief break. In late 2010 he returned for the "Unashamed: The Movement Tour". As soon as his album ''Blacklight'' was released in 2011 he went on a brief tour to promote it. He joined the "Man Up Tour" in 2011, taking a brief break in early 2012. In late 2012 116 Clique toured 30 cities with the "Unashamed Tour: Come Alive". Then in December,
Suzy Rock and
KB joined him for the "No Boundaries Concert Series". Tedashii appeared in
Family Force 5's song "
Chainsaw" on the remix album ''
Reanimated'' released in 2013. In 2015, Tedashii appeared on the song "I Have a Dream" for Manafest's album ''
Reborn''. In 2021, Tedashii appeared on the song "Donde están (Watcho 6)" for producer
Cardec Drums' album
Sin Vergüenza.
In 2022, Tedashii sustained injuries during Unashamed's final concert.
Personal life
Tedashii Lavoy Anderson was born in
Lufkin, Texas
Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County, Texas, United States and is the county seat. The city is situated in Deep East Texas and is west of the Texas- Louisiana state line. Its population is 34,143 as of 2020.
Lufkin was founded in 188 ...
, on March 8, 1977, to mother Vera Louise Anderson.
Tedashii currently lives with his wife in
Denton, Texas
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, serving at The Village Church.
In March 2013, Tedashii's one-year-old son died. He recorded much of his spiritual struggle during that time and based his fourth studio album, ''
Below Paradise'', off of his experiences.
Discography
* ''
Kingdom People'' (2006)
* ''
Identity Crisis'' (2009)
* ''
Blacklight'' (2011)
* ''
Below Paradise'' (2014)
*
''This Time Around'' (EP) (2016)
*''Never Fold'' (2019)
*
''This Time Around 2'' (EP) (2022)
* ''Dead Or Alive, Pt. 1 (EP)'' (2023)
* ''Dead Or Alive, Pt. 2 (EP)'' (2024)
See also
*
116 Clique
*
Reach Records
References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
20th-century African-American musicians
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American poets
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century African-American writers
21st-century African-American musicians
21st-century evangelicals
African-American male rappers
20th-century American male rappers
African-American Christians
American evangelicals
African-American poets
Rappers from Texas
American people of Samoan descent
West Coast hip-hop musicians
American performers of Christian hip-hop
Cross Movement Records
Reach Records artists