The 116, formerly 116 Clique (pronounced one-one-six click), is an American Southern

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 ...

collective originally from

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signed to the

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-based

Reach Records Reach Records is an American independent record label specializing in Christian hip hop. The label was founded in 2004 by Ben Washer and the hip-hop artist Lecrae. In addition to Lecrae, the Reach Records roster contains artists like Tedashii, ...

. The group performs a wide variety of contemporary hip hop styles, from

chopped and screwed Chopped and screwed (also called screwed and chopped or slowed and throwed) is a genre of hip-hop music and technique of remixing music that involves slowing down the tempo and DJing. It was pioneered by DJ Screw, and became a staple in the ...

to trap to

Latin hip hop Latin hip hop (also known as Latin rap) is a subgenre of hip hop music that is recorded by Spanish-speaking artists in the Caribbean, North America, Central America, South America, and Spain. Latin hip hop in the United States West Coast In the ...

. The 116 Clique is named after the Bible verse :"Unashamed to rep God"

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, August 7, 2008. Retrieved December 30, 2010. "For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile." For them it means acknowledging the power of the Gospel and the divine calling to proclaim it in every area of their life. "We can lay our lives down to serve and glorify God in everything we do."

History

The group debuted with ''The Compilation Album'' in 2005. DJ Primo remixed the original recordings the following year with ''The Compilation Album: Chopped and Screwed''. The remix album included four bonus tracks. In 2007 they released ''

13 Letters 13 Letters may refer to: * 13 Letters (artist), a solo musical artist * 13 Letters (album), a 2007 compilation album by 116 Clique * 13 Letters (film), a 2021 Nigerian romantic film {{dab ...

'', the album name representing the 13 letters Paul wrote to first-century Christians. In 2011 they released the ''Man Up'' compilation album. ''Man Up'' was intended for release on July 23, 2011. However, the official release date was pushed back to September 27, 2011. A corresponding film, directed by former member Sho Baraka, was made to show the importance of a godly man. The Man Up Movie & Concert Series tour took place in selected cities where fans could see a screening of ''Man Up'' followed by a concert with songs from the soundtrack. They released a single, "Come Alive", based on their 2012 Unashamed Tour. in 2013, the clique released "Now They Know", based on the Unashamed Tour V. On November 23, 2018, a digital Christmas album was released, entitled ''The Gift: A Christmas Compilation'', and made available through most major streaming services. A playlist of some 14 songs, entitled "Summer 19" was released on July 19, 2019 by Reach under the auspices of the group. On October 23, 2020, 116 released '' Sin Vergüenza'', a collaboration between Reach and No Apologies Music which features a combination of American hip hop and Latin urbano artists. All two dozen tracks were released as singles.

Discography

The discography of 116, formerly known as 116 Clique, a

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originating from

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, consists of six studio albums, one of which was a

remix album A remix album is an album consisting of remixes or rerecorded versions of an artist's earlier released material. The first act who employed the format was American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson ('' Aerial Pandemonium Ballet'', 1971). As of 200 ...

, one remixed

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(EP), twenty singles, seven music videos, and one

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. The collective formed in 2005 under the auspices of

, and released its first album, ''The Compilation Album'', that year on December 27. The following year, a remixed version of the album by DJ Primo was released on July 6. A third album, ''

'', followed on June 19, 2007, which charted at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Top Gospel Albums chart and No. 29 on the ''Billboard''

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chart, as well as the remix EP ''

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'' on August 28. ''Man Up'' was released on September 27, 2011. A

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, ''The Gift: A Christmas Compilation'', was released on November 23, 2018, and charted at No. 27 on the Christian Albums chart. ''The Gift: Live Sessions'', a live video album recorded at the 1971 studios in Atlanta, was released on November 28, 2019. The sixth album from the collective, '' Sin Vergüenza'', a collaboration between Reach and No Apologies Music and a combination of

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hip hop and Latin American urbano, was released on October 23, 2020. All twelve tracks from the recording were released as singles.

Studio albums

"—" denotes releases that did not chart

EPs

Singles

"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs

"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Guest appearances

Music videos

Video albums

Tours

In 2008,

Lecrae Lecrae Devaughn Moore (born October 9, 1979) is an American Christian rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, and Record producer, recording producer and Music executive, executive. Since having begun his career in 2004, he has released ten studio alb ...

Trip Lee William Lee Barefield III (born December 17, 1987), better known by his stage name Trip Lee, is an American Christian rapper, singer, songwriter, and poet. Signed to Reach Records, he has recorded both as a solo artist and as a founding member ...

Sho Baraka Amisho Baraka Lewis (born January 10, 1979), better known by his stage name Sho Baraka, is an American Christian hip-hop artist and writer who has recorded both independently and as a founding member of the 116 Clique. He was originally sign ...

and

Tedashii Tedashii Lavoy Anderson (born March 8, 1977), known simply as Tedashii, is an American Christian hip hop artist and member of the hip-hop troupe 116 Clique. He also hosted the NGEN Radio show "Serium". Tedashii has released five solo albums, ' ...

went on the Unashamed Tour. In 2010,

, Tedashii, Trip Lee, Sho Baraka,

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and DJ Official went on the Unashamed Tour 2010. Lecrae was on the ''2011 Mission Cruise'' (Cruise with a Cause) on May 30 – June 4, 2011. * ''Unashamed'' (Summer 2008) Lecrae, Tedashii, Trip Lee, Sho Baraka * ''Don't Waste Your Life Tour'' (Summer 2009) Lecrae, Tedashii, Trip Lee, Sho Baraka, with special guest Flame. * ''Unashamed 2010: The Movement'' (Fall 2010) Lecrae, PRo, Tedashii, Trip Lee, Sho Baraka, DJ Official * ''Man Up: Movie & Concert Series'' (Fall 2011) Lecrae, PRo, Tedashii, KB, Sho Baraka, Trip Lee and

Andy Mineo Andrew Aaron Mineo (born April 17, 1988), is an American Christian hip hop artist, producer, music executive, and video director based in New York City. He was signed to Reach Records until leaving in September 2024 to pursue his creative ...

* ''Unashamed Tour 2012: Come Alive'' (Fall 2012) Lecrae, Trip Lee, Tedashii, Derek Minor (formerly known as PRo), KB, Andy Mineo, with special guests

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and Thi'sl * ''Unashamed Tour V'' (Fall 2013) Lecrae, Tedashii,

Derek Minor Derek Laurence Johnson Jr., better known by his stage name Derek Minor and former stage name PRo, (born December 16, 1984) is an American Christian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, actor, and screenwriter. He co-founde ...

, KB, and Andy Mineo with special guest

Swoope Lawrence Allen Swoope II, mononymously-known as Swoope, (born April 2, 1986) is an American hip hop Christian singer-songwriter and producer born and raised in Akron, Ohio. He was a member of the rap collective W.L.A.K. and High Society with ...

* ''Unashamed Forever Tour'' (Spring 2019) Lecrae, Tedashii, Trip Lee, KB, Andy Mineo, GAWVI, 1K Phew and WHATUPRG * ''We Are Unashamed Tour'' (Spring 2022) Lecrae, Tedashii, 1K Phew, Andy Mineo, Wande, WHATUPRG, Trip Lee and Hulvey.

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References

External links

Official myspace page

AllMusic biography
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