#219 - Jon Keith, Miles Minnick, Peabod, Selah the Corner, & More...
NRT's CHH contributor Joshua Galla collects what's new in Christian Hip-Hop and Urban Soul for the week of Friday, February 28, 2025. (Banner Photo: Jon Keith and Miles Minnick)
Each week, dozens of singles and a handful of projects are released in the Christian Hip-Hop (CHH) and Urban Soul spaces. Below, we listen to a few highlights and list the rest for your own discovery. As always, follow our New Christian Rap & Hip Hop playlist on Spotify and Apple Music to listen to all the latest.
West Indies EP by Jon Keith and Miles Minnick
During the Holy Smoke! Festival in August last year, San Diego’s Jon Keith and Bay Area’s Miles Minnick previewed music from a forthcoming EP project titled, West Indies. Fast forward until November, the first single “LOOK” was released. Three singles later, the full project has released on the last day of February 2025.
The Californian dynamic duo has defined a fresh redesign of what west coast music should sound like. G-Funk sounds, appealing aesthetics and God-honoring content is what drives the new music. Favorite tracks include “GOD WAS RIGHT,” “CLUB,” and “NEW MAINSTREAM.”
From the west to the world, Keith and Minnick are bringing Jesus to the people in a new, captivating and funky manner. Stream the West Indies EP on Spotify here.
Peabod - "Head First" (from the new animated television series, Gabriel and the Guardians) Independent artist PEABOD drops his first new music since June of 2024. The latest single is a collaboration with Angel Studios for a new animated anime television series titled, Gabriel and the Guardians. The series is based on the book of Genesis featuring a Celestial Guardian who races to reclaim a stolen seed and save creation. The producer is Albert Francis Moore and the writer is David Evan Cunningham.
“Head First” is the end credits song in the pilot of the new animated series. Inspired by the protagonist’s relentless positivity and his willingness to take big risks, the song channels feelings of adventure and courage. In creating this song, PEABOD pulled from multiple genres including punk, hip-hop, hyperpop, and more in the hopes of creating a song that would inspire listeners to bet on themselves, similarly to how Gabriel does in the first episode of the series. Stream “Head First” on Spotify and Apple Music.
Ski Mask Cologne: Right Eye by Selah the Corner
Independent artist and formerly signed with God Over Money, Selah the Corner releases his first project since 2019. In 2021, he did a collaboration project with C4 the Corner and Ayo Shamir. Throw in a handful of features and a couple singles and Selah’s focus has been elsewhere since the Coronavirus pandemic hit in 2020.
The album features C4 Crotona, A.I. the Anomaly, KamBINO and H.U.R.T. A handful of producers added their talents including Carolinah Blu, Parry Illest, Kaeyos, Yoga Flame, and Jicky. Also, Joseph SD was responsible for the dope cover art. Favorites of mine include “Wrightville 21” featuring C4 Crotona, “A113” featuring A.I. the Anomaly, and “Job Maseko.” Selah has always been pure hip-hop. Divine boom-bap. Lyricism is what defines him.
When asked about the passion behind the project, Selah responded, “After Covid, I wanted to quit music, as I had no desire or drive. I thought it was a sign to step away when it really was spiritual depression, the birth of my nephew snapped me back into music. Also, you’ll notice the track names are television documentaries I loved watching the last several years except for the title track.”
Stream Ski Mask Cologne: Right Eye on Spotify here.
Lecrae and Jamie MacDonald - "Unbreakable" (music inspired by the Amazon Prime original series, House of David)
Lecrae feat. Lukas Agustinho – “Seu Poder (Your Power)”
Forrest Frank and Thomas Rhett – “NOTHING ELSE”
Tommy Zuko – “INGLISH”
Angie Rose - "Out The Way"
Roy Tosh and V.Rose – “Let It Be”
George.Rose x Shepherd x Niko Eme – “LISTO”
GRAHAM – “Every Reason”
JVKE – “pretty”
A3 – “ESCAPISM”
Mike Teezy – “WAIT”
Childlike CiCi and Tommy Royale - "Who Is Y'all"
Swaizy – “DICEY”
Corey Paul – “King Solomon’s Dream”
gio. and Dell Mac – “fine by me!”
Levi Parker feat. Caleb Cruise - "Agape"
Procyse and JusJames feat. iNTELLECT and Arlo Blue – “God is Enough”
DEON – “Turn Me Up”
Knaladeus feat. Javy XI and Aciya Iona – “Sufficient Grace”
John Michael Howell – “Good At Writing Love Songs”
outr.cty feat. Parris Chariz – “Fight Night”
Tre’Gadd – “OUTTA KEY”
Jekasole and Made – “Locked In”
Xavier Sorrow and Amarah – “On My Mind”
Rio 24K and Nak Daniels – “Found My Way 2”
JusRzd - "XO"
Ic3rd feat. Parris Chariz – “Stay Humble”
Above the Clouds feat. MotionPlus and DJ Radiohead – “Applause”
SACKI – “Groceries”
Petrina DeLacey and JPthaPreacher – “Paramount”
DANMAR – “Death is Dead”
Adian – “TILT”
Red Tips - "I Call"
Errol Allen - "Do You Remember?"
Luke Hopp – “PINE SCENT”
Philip Anthony – “Basement”
NobodyGHY – “Who Controls?”
KRL - "TAPPED"
Kelo feat. Son Son - "BETTER DAYS
Will Kellum feat. K Diamond and De La Cruz - "A Mile Away"
Dubem – “Gritty”
G3RM 43 – “EMPLOYER”
Mike Maranatha – “Wandering Why”
Conscience feat. Aftrthght – “Blessin”
Sam Llanes - "Until"
Josiah Malinich feat. K-SEE - "ANIMATED"
Das the Nomad feat. BTB Jxsh - "Time Flies"
Ayomilly – “AFFILIATE”
Mell Omii – “High & Bye”
Lily Massie – “Make It Count”
Aigbeh D'gong – “lfe”
Alvin Cedric – “lover’s lullaby”
Joshua Galla is an audiophile hyped about all forms of art in music, but his passion rests behind CHH and soulful vibes. He's a devout husband, father, and child of God. Concerts are his happy place. Contributor of NRT since 2016.
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