Rapzilla
Type of site
Online Magazine: news, interviews, album reviews, articles, videos, and more...
Available inEnglish
OwnerPhilip Rood (till 2017), Chad Horton (Sole owner)
Created byPhilip Rood
URLrapzilla.com
LaunchedSeptember 1, 2003
Current statusActive

Rapzilla is a Christian hip hop online magazine. The website contains many sections such as the latest news, album reviews, articles, interviews, music downloads, videos, release dates, and columns.[1]

The website's goal is to cover quality Christian hip hop music and bring more exposure to the scene.

History

Rapzilla was created in 2003 by Philip Rood, a fifteen-year-old missionary child living in Belgium.[1][2] In 2010, he partnered with Chad Horton, who ran a similar Christian hip hop site called Hip Hop for theSoul, and the two decided to merge their efforts.[2] On 2013, Dove Awards announces partnership with Rapzilla.com.[3]

In 2017, Rood sold his ownership of Rapzilla to Horton, ending his association with the company.[4] In 2019, Rapzilla acquired Christian Hip Hop blog New H2O.[5]

Rating system

According to website owner Chad Horton, reviews by Rapzilla include an averaged rating by the staff in order to weight against any bias by a particular reviewer.[6] Additionally, albums that rate lower than 3 or 3.5 are usually not reviewed until their popularity increases.[6]

Awards & Highlights

  • 2008 Rapzilla's creator receives an Honoree Award, Holy Hip Hop Awards 2008 [7]

References

  1. 1 2 Vincent Funaro (5 January 2012). "Christian Hip-Hop: The Future of Christian Music?". Christian Post. Christian Post. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Digital Download: Rapzilla's Cutting Edge Mission". CBN. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  3. ↑ "Dove Awards Announces Partnership with Rapzilla.com | The 53rd Annual GMA Dove Awards". Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  4. ↑ "Rapzilla Sold by Founder Phillip Rood". Kingdom Culture. 2017-10-10. Archived from the original on 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  5. ↑ "Rapzilla.com Acquires Christian Rap Website NewH2O.com". Rapzilla. 2019-02-25. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  6. 1 2 Horton, Chad (July 20, 2012). "Comment on KB 'Weight & Glory' Review" (Web). Rapzilla. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Holy Hip Hop Awards". Archived from the original on 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
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