Christian rap returns to SXSW in 2012: Reach Records & DaSouth.com showcases
Christian hip hop returns to SXSW in 2012. Yesterday the world-renowned Austin-based music and arts festival announced that gospel rap’s top label, Reach Records, will have their own showcase featuring...
View ArticleVIDEO: Tre9 remembers DJ Primo (#RIPDJPrimo)
Yesterday, after the shocking news broke of DJ Primo’s suicide, I caught up with urban missionary and DaSouth.com co-owner Bobby “Tre9″ Herring to share our grief and fond memories of a friend. Tre was...
View ArticleDJ Primo memorial/funeral details
From Tre9: Dear Fellow MC’s and Ministry Friends, As it is written, “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:1-3) Carlos Avila died on April 3, 2012. He was a...
View ArticleHip Hop Hope Ends In 5th Ward Then Resurrects
Although still taking place in other formats, Hip Hop Hope Tuesdays, the 2-year-old weekly outreach of Eyes On Me Ministries that focuses on uplifting, enlightening, and encouraging young people...
View ArticleHouston hip hop missionary releases mini-documentary about work in...
Houston hip hop missionary Bobby “Tre9” Herring has released a mini-documentary about the work being done in Brookshire, Texas, a town just west of Houston. The 14-minute-long movie incorporates...
View ArticleHouston hip hop missonary’s work to be highlighted at Saturday’s Tedashii &...
Houston urban missionary Bobby "Tre9" Herring and his Hip Hop Hope efforts will be highlighted at Saturday night's "No Boundaries" concert by Christian rappers Tedashii (who is also from Houston) and...
View ArticleHouston hip hop missionary Tre9 set to drop final album of career with...
On March 26, 2013 DaSouth.com co-owner Bobby “Tre9” Herring is set to release Missionary Minded, possibly the final album in his rap career, with Rapture Recordz – a Houston-based mainstream hip hop...
View ArticleTre9’s “Fatherless” video gets personal: Includes footage from the birth of...
Hip hop doesn’t get much more personal than this. In the video for the song “Fatherless” (dropping online Tuesday, February 12), urban missionary Tre9 includes footage from the birth of his first...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Rapture Recordz CEO Dwan “DA1″ Banks talks about her “H.A.L.O.”...
The day before her medical "halo" was removed, I had the chance to sit down with Dwan "DA1" Banks and talk about her experience with the device.
View ArticleLeBron James’ stylist shares fashion tips and charity with Houston’s Hip Hop...
LeBron James' stylist shows off NBA-inspired summer fashions and Footaction donates to a Houston-based ministry.
View ArticleTre9′s “Hero” song/video celebrates the joys of fatherhood
Celebrate Father's Day with his new song/video from Houston hip hop missionary Tre9.
View Article#TShirtTuesdays: Tre9 “Missionary Minded″
Sketch the Journalist continues his #TShirtTuesdays series with a wearable from Houston’s Tre9.
View ArticleHouston’s Tre9 retires from Christian rap
Well, my man Bobby "Tre9" Herring has decided to officially hang up on the mic.
View Article“Tre9 Day”: Houston officially honors local Christain rapper
July 12, 2014 will now and forever be known as “Tre9 Day” in the City of Houston. I had the honor of organizing and presenting an official proclamation certificate from Mayor Annise Parker’s office to...
View Article#TShirtTuesdays: DaSouth.com – “The Life In Hip Hop”
Sketch the Journalist continues his #TShirtTuesdays series with a wearable from DaSouth.com.
View ArticleMy Favorite Christian Hip Hop Photos of 2014
I'm not a professional photographer, but I attend a lot of Christian hip hop concerts and do my best to document those experiences each year. Here (in no particular order) are some of the favorite...
View Article#TShirtTuesdays: 5th Ward Hip Hop Hope Family Fun Day 2009 tee
Sketch the Journalist continues his #TShirtTuesdays series with a wearable from Rap-A-Lot Records/Much Luvv Records.
View Article#TShirtTuesdays: Tre9 “The Farmer” tee
Sketch the Journalist continues his #TShirtTuesdays series with a wearable from Houston rapper Tre9's "The Farmer" album.
View Article#TShirtTuesdays: Houston Holy Hip Hop Achievement Awards tee
Sketch the Journalist continues his #TShirtTuesdays series with a wearable from the Houston Holy Hip Hop Achievement Awards.
View ArticleRecap: 2015 Hunger Awards
Sketch the Journalist presents a photo recap of the 8th annual Holy Hip Hop for Hunger Award Show/Food Drive.
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