March 22nd 2024, In the summer of 2023, Toyalove, Reece Lache’, and Childlike CiCi joined forces to craft the lead single, “Stay Low,” for Reach Records’ 6th annual Summer Playlist—an esteemed platform that has launched hits like Lecrae & Andy Mineo’s RIAA Certified Platinum track “Coming In Hot,” among others. Quickly becoming an anthem, the song is hard hitting and high energy and nature but is juxtaposed with a message on humility.

Towards the close of last year, Childlike CiCi and Toyalove successfully persuaded Jackie Hill Perry to lend her talents to the project during a candid conversation on Instagram’s Threads app. Jackie expressed in her post her longing for music but lamented her lack of time to dedicate to it. In a swift response, CiCi assured her, “Send twelve bars and I’ll handle the rest.” The addition of Reach Records’ leading lady, Wande, only elevated the collaboration, setting the stage for a potent remix featuring more dynamic verses from some of the Holiest Christian women to ever touch a mic.

Listen to “Stay Low (Remix)” now here.

“This song was thoughtfully curated, weaving a tapestry of faith, resilience, and Christian rap culture,” said CiCi when the song was released last year. “With rich melodies and heartfelt lyrics we hope that this song will inspire spiritual growth and that people would understand the significance of maintaining humility and embracing God’s role in uplifting us.”

To announce the additions of Wande and Jackie to the song, everyone got together with Lasanna “Ace” Harris for the 60th episode of The 116 Life, the radio show on Holy Culture’s SiriusXM Channel 140 diving into faith, hip hop and culture each week at 8p ET on Tuesday nights. You can watch the full episode here.

When asked to be on the song, Jackie shared that in her career as a rapper, coming from St Louis, she hasn’t felt like shes been able to hop on a song and sound like herself, and this stuck out as an opportunity to do so. For Wande, being apart of this song was an act of being humble and trusting in God. Around the time of being asked to record her verse, she was still recovering from her jaw locking and relearning how to speak normal. She explains, “At the time of recording this, I literally couldn’t talk how I used…I had to walk by faith to even add my part, but God has shown me through this process that it is better to be faithful then to try and do things perfectly.”

Reach Records recently announced their newest artist Limoblaze! While Reach Records primarily focuses on Hip Hop, they seem to have stepped into a new sound with the signing of this rising Christian Afro Beats artist.

In just a short span, Nigerian born, UK based award-winning musician, singer songwriter, Limoblaze (born Samuel Onwubiko) has received much industry acclaim and is now signing with Reach Records. He is a two-time winner of the African Gospel Music and Media Awards (2018, 2019), Crystal Awards Best International Act Award Winner (2019), and Premier Gospel Awards’ Best International Act winner.

With several bodies of work over the years, including 5 albums: Blind (2016), Before Now (2018), Afrobeats Rap and Jesus (2019), Bridges (2020), and God’s Favourite Baby (2021), Limoblaze has also collaborated with Christian music staples such as Lecrae, Travis Greene, Ada Ehi, and Da’ T.R.U.T.H..

His new EP, Sunday In Lagos, showcases his unique flow over colorful sonics, giving listeners a taste of what it is like to be in Lagos, Nigeria’s capital city, on a day of celebration.

Lecrae & 1K Phew dropped their third single and music video for “MOVE” off of their joint project No Church in a While.

This latest song is a fan favorite track from the album! The music video was filmed in Atlanta, GA and was directed by Jerrell Green & Caleb Seales. The video features strong 90s nostalgia as 1K Phew and Lecrae recreate the drill sergeant scene inspired by the 1995 film, Major Payne, starring Damon Wayans and Karyn Parsons. In their interpretation of the scene, 1K Phew gets militant as he whips the Unashamed Army into shape while Lecrae puts them through the drills! Both artists bring high energy while a hint of humor is felt throughout the entire video as 1KPhew leans into his role as the drill sergeant.

Check out the video for “MOVE” and scroll down to view the full stream of Lecrae and 1K Phew’s No Church In A While.

Lecrae teamed up with 1K Phew for the joint effort No Church In A While IN December. The project contains 10 songs and a couple of features including WHATUPRG and Hulvey. This new album is high energy with a fresh cutting edge sound that rivals much of what is heard in traditional mainstream. We didn’t expect anything less from this duo.

Like much of the music each of these artists have released, there’s no doubt that this project is going to travel far across multiple genre circles. Be sure to support by purchasing this project wherever music is sold! Scroll down to stream the full album!

LISTEN TO THE FULL ALBUM HERE: