5 Christians Hip-Hop Artists Who Have Written Books

 



Over the years Christian hip-hop has been vocal
about everything from faith, temptation, race, and
even the highs and lows of being an artist.
Sometimes the emcees have to take their message
out of our headphones, and visualize them onto
the pages of a book. The following is a list of 10 artists in the Christian hip-hop community who
have written books (in no particular order).



Lecrae
Lecrae became a first time author this year with the
release of his book “Unashamed.” The book chronicles his journey of an erratic childhood into a
troubled adolescence. Through it all, he was able to
find God and his calling for his life.

Urban D.
This next artist wears many hats, and writes many
books. Urban D. is a pastor, speaker, author, and
rapper who has published three books, “Next
Steps on Your Spiritual Journey,” “Un.Orthodox,”
and “ReBuild.”
His books generally speak on the church, culture, and a person’s faith walk. They serve as tools to
help people live as Christians

 Phanatik
Not only is Phanatik one of the legendary emcees in
The Cross Movement, but he is also a prolific author.
Over the years the emcee has written five books,
“City of Allegory, Book 1: The Immanuel City Saga,”
“City of Allegory, Book 2: The Handy Man’s Fix,”
“The Death of Hip-Hop, Marriage & Morals: Helping Youth Resurrect Culture, Family and Faith,” “From
Hip-hop to Hollywood: The Art of Christianity: A
New Millennium Perspective on Christianity and the
Arts,” and his latest work, “Navigating the ’N’ Word: How Keeping “N****s” Alive is Killing Black Folk.”

 Soup the Chemist
Christian hip-hop pioneer, Soup the Chemist, took
his experiences from the late 80s and early 90s,
and documented them in a book. He released,
“Through My Windows” a couple of years back,
and the book shows snippets of what it was like
touring and performing as a Christian rapper before it was as well known or accepted as it is
now.

 Thi’sl
Thi’sl put out his first book this year, an
autobiography called “Against All Odds.” The name references his victorious bouts with poverty, gangs,
drug dealing, and a false murder charge that
awoke him to God.