5 More Tactics for Christian Rappers to get Exposure

Becoming a member of Gospel Elevations is free. Thousands of people visit this site that offers free exposure for Gospel Rappers, Christian Rappers and Gospel Singers with a hip hop flare. Below are 5 more tactic to increase your exposure to those who listen to Christian rap.

Create a digital signature. If you have a Web site already or you have a page on Gospel Elevations or Myspace create a digital signature in your email that has your artist name, contact information and Web site address. Whenever you email people your information is always there. Some cell phones let you create a digital signature. Have one so that when you text people that information about you is there.

Distribute Business Cards. Vista Print has cheap business card. Sometimes they offer free business cards. All you have to pay is the shipping and handling. Depending on how many you order you can pay as little as $10 or less for 250 business card. Make the info on the cards short and sweet. If you have a Web site, I would make that the largest. Be sure to put that you are a Christian Rapper or Gospel Rapper, however you want to be addressed. Leave them in the restrooms by the stalls or on the mirrors. If you ride public transportation, leave a few in your site as your leave. Leave a few in telephone books in public places. Just scatter them where ever you go. They are inexpensive seeds that will draw people to you.

Wear Promotional Material with just your Web site on it
. Hopefully your Web address is short. We have short memories or we have some much going on that we may forget. People love looking up Web addresses to see what is there.

A fitted cap or a winter cap with your Web address is good. If you’re at the mall or grocery store someone is going to see it. They may even ask you about it. Then you’ll get to tell them. Be sure to add some suspense so that they are provoked to go see. Of course don’t lie or trick them.

Freestyle or Open Air Rapping. If you got great rapping skills and your flow is tight, freestyling or open air rapping in a public place can bring attention to you. Have a couple of your Christian friends or other Christian rappers meet you at a park, game or busy college campus and perform live. It will be a great chance for people to hear you live (FREE) and even give you a chance to witness to the lost.

Participate in Christian New Groups or Forums. Get on groups.google.com and look type in the words Christian Rap, Gospel Rappers, or Christian Rappers. Go to the top forums and become a familiar face/voice. Share your comments relative to discussions. Don’t forget to leave your digital signature.

5 Cheap Ways for Christian Rappers to Increase Their Exposer

Every rapper whether they are a Christian or secular artist wants some type of positive exposure. You don’t have to spend loads of cash or max out your credit card to expand your level recognition. I have five simple yet effective ways for an unsigned Christian Rapper to increase their exposure.

Get a Web site. I can afford a Web site. You might say. It’s not an expensive venture anymore to get a Web site. For less than $6 you can get your domain name (ex: www.rapforjesus.com). Click this link to get your cheap domain for your Gospel rap site. For absolutely no money... zero dollars, you can get free hosting. Hosting is where you store your files on the Internet so people can see your page(s). To get free hosting for your Christian rap site click here. Have someone create the page(s) for you through bartering (exchange of services instead of money) and you’ll bet set.


Join Gospel Elevations
. Thousands of people visit this site on a regular basis. Gospel Elevations is a free site that showcases Gospel Rappers, Christian Rappers, or Gospel Singers with a hip hop flare. All you need to provide is the following: Group Name – Photo of CD Cover or Self – 3 MP3 Tracks with the name of each song and the name of the project. Go to the Web site at www.gospelelevations.net to see what’s up and get more instructions.


Offer your CD or partial tracks as FREE gift
. Everyone likes free stuff. Don’t look it as giving your music away, look at it as sowing into your ministry. Make sure you put your contact information on the jewel case of the CD cover. If people feel your message, then they will know how to contact you to get your Christian rap CD.

Minister wherever God leads you. Identify area churches who have a progressive youth ministry. Many youth ministries have events in which they have what may be called Lock Ins or Praise Nights. They have activities for the youths. There may be preaching, praise dancing, mime, drama and Gospel Rap. Visit local church and contact the youth pastor and see if they are receptive of non members ministering to their congregation. Let them keep a copy of your music. Visit the church a few times through out the year so that your face becomes familiar.

Get Bumper Stickers or Car Magnets. Fliers get thrown away or ignored. But people remember catchy bumper stickers. Vista Print or a company like them On line can create a bumper sticker or car magnet for you. Be creative with the space. Make the text readable and easy to remember because you only have a few seconds for people to view your message while they are in the car. Your name and email address must stand out.

Create a Yahoo, Google, or Hotmail email just for contact or booking purposes. Don’t put your private email address on the bumper stickers because you may get a lot of junk mail or spam.

Gospel Rapper Spread the Christian Message in Arabic

God wants to be glorified throughout all the earth. He's using Gospel Rappers to spread His life saving message through rap. Christian rap is not just a music genre heard in the United State, Canada, and Europe. Christian Rappers are now in the Middle East. Two men of God are rapping for Jesus in Arabic.

Charles Makriss and Marun Adulph are Gospel rappers in Lebanon. Yeah you read correctly. These Gospel rappers are rapping in a country mostly known to be a Muslim country. Isn't God good. They are not wearing long sheets for clothing or turbines to cover their heads. They wear baggy jeans and baseball caps just like the Christian Rappers in America and abroad.

Hip-hop is not new to the Arab world. There are dozens of Arab rap groups. Charles and Marun's group is called Militia. They are the first to sing Christian hip-hop in Arabic. Their first concerts were very hostile. People didn't know how to recieve them. However they kept on rapping for the Lord.

Islamic law prevents the singing of passages from the Koran. Nevertheless the Bible, via the Psalms exhorts believers to worship Jehovah through song and music. The group has won some backing from the influential Maronite Church. It's the largest Christian grouping in Lebanon.

Brothers and sister in Christ in America have similar struggles in trying to get the message of Christ through Christian rap because of religious barriers. Some Gospel rappers are not allowed to minister in the congregations to which they are members. Many Gospel rappers are independent artist with no widely known label to support or promote them.

Gospel Elevations believes that any Christian who want to rap for Jesus should be given an opportunity to be heard. Visit Gospel Elevations and listen to Christian rappers from around the United States and Canada. If you know of any Gospel Rappers who need free exposure, send them to the site.