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You wake up one morning and see Andy Mine and Wordsplayed holding a basketball and looking goofy. You cop the album Magic and Bird, listen and realize that you've never had it this good before. The album represents the next phase of Christian Hip Hop, a direction it has been headed towards since Lecrae said that he's not a Christian rapper, he's a Christian who raps. The album isn't trying to fit into any religious box, it is pure unapologetic art. On 'JUDO' Andy raps that "I know you know you mad.." whilst Wordsplayed takes it a notch higher with "Behave, behave, boy don't you know that you black? Okay, I will, when white Jesus come back!" 'LEGENDS' sees the duo make a stake in the rap game that no Christian rapper has dared since NF did on the track 'Statement' off his Therapy Session album released last year. They're taken themselves seriously as rappers and expect the industry to do the same, with content...

For the longest time the Dove Awards has served as the Christian equivalent of the Grammy Awards and this year its nominees are as eclectic too. Ladies and gentlemen these are some of the nominees for the 2010 Dove Awards. SONG OF THE YEAR – CAT 1 “Chain Breaker” by Zach Williams (writers) Jonathan Smith, Mia Fieldes, Zach Williams “Come Alive (Dry Bones)” by Lauren Daigle (writers) Lauren Daigle, Michael Farren “Even If” by MercyMe (writers) Bart Millard, Ben Glover, Crystal Lewis, David Garcia, Tim Timmons “Eye Of The Storm” by Ryan Stevenson (writers) Bryan Fowler, Ryan Stevenson “Feel Invincible” by Skillet “Great Are You Lord” by All Sons and Daughters (writers) David Leonard, Jason Ingram, Leslie Jordan “King Of The World” by Natalie Grant (writers) Sam Mizell, Becca Mizell, Natalie Grant “O Come to The Altar” by Elevation Worship (writers) *Chris Brown, Mack Brock, Steven Furtick, Wade Joye “The Lion And The Lamb” by Bethel Music (writers) Brento...