Rapzilla

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Rapzilla

Type of site	Online Magazine: news, interviews, album reviews, articles, videos, and more...
Available in	English
Owner	Philip Rood (till 2017), Chad Horton (Sole owner)
Created by	Philip Rood (till 2017); Justin Sarachik (Editor-in-Chief), Chad Horton, Luc DiMarzio, Steven Solis
URL	www.rapzilla.com
Launched	September 1, 2003
Current status	Active

Rapzilla is a Christian hip hop online magazine, the top Christian hip hop website, and one of the biggest Christian Music sites in the world. The website contains many sections such as latest news, album reviews, articles, interviews, music downloads, videos, release dates, and columns. Rapzilla is known for its up-to-date news.^[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] In 2017, Rood sold his ownership of Rapzilla to Horton, ending his association with the company.[1] In 2019, Rapzilla acquired Christian Hip Hop blog New H2O.[2]

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.^[3] Also, any albums that rate lower than 3 or 3.5 are usually not reviewed unless they are highly popular.^[3]

Awards & Highlights[]

• 2008 Rapzilla's creator receives an Honoree Award, Holy Hip Hop Awards 2008 ^[4]

Rapzilla is a Christian hip hop online magazine, the top Christian hip hop website. The website contains many sections such as latest news, album reviews, articles, interviews, music downloads, videos, release dates, and columns. Rapzilla is known for its up-to-date news.^[1]

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

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Official Myspace page
• Facebook page
• Official Twitter page