(AllHipHop News) East Coast artist Sneakas has teamed up with West Coast artist Bishop Lamont for a new song that benefits the Trayvon Martin Fund established by the slain teenager’s parents. The new track called “Neighborhood Watch” features a portion of the infamous 911 phone call by George Zimmerman as an introduction and uses a line from it as a sample in the song.
For every download of the song, MC Serch’s Serchlight Multimedia company will be donating 5 cents to the foundation. Donations will be capped at $10,000 for the first 200,000 downloads, and matching contributions can be made by contacting info@serchlight.com.
“Neighborhood Watch” can be downloaded HERE courtesy of Complex Magazine. The link provided is the one that Serchlight will be using to determine the number of downloads.
the name “T-Dot,” although he hails from Denton, in East Texas. Tedashii converted to Christianity in college, after he attended a Christian event on campus. Fans of Tedashii are familiar with his deep tone of voice, which has powered him through three albums, the third being Blacklight. Blacklight was a commercial success when it was released, hitting #1 on the Christian Albums chart and #2 on the Gospel Albums chart.
(pronounced Jay) is a female Christian Hip-Hop artist who frequently raps about the importance abstinence, which she held as a value until she got married. Jai is also educated – she received a Bachelor’s degree in media communications and is working on her Master’s degree. Jai is also a minister and youth pastor. Jai, who has been co-signed by major acts like Kirk Franklin, is also the CEO of Outlet Music Group (OMG).
member of the Hip-Hop group 116 Clique (along with Tedashii). He released his album Rehab: The Overdose on January of 2011. When Lecrae was 19-years-old, he attended a conference where he heard James White deliver a message that changed his life. He eventually founded Reach Records, along with Ben Washer. Lecrae has five studio albums under his belt. The album Rehab: The Overdose was nominated for a Grammy Award and hit #1 on the Billboard Gospel charts.
on Xist Music/Universal in 2011. The artist, also known as Manny, has released five studio albums, the most recent being The Whole Truth. As a teenager, Manny was interested in Christian music and became a drummer, but he actually didn’t have an interest in rap until later in life. Da’ T.R.U.T.H. is also a graduate of the Philadelphia Biblical University and The Institute of Jewish Studies. Da’ T.R.U.T.H. is well-traveled, having been featured on tours with Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary, Bishop T.D. Jakes and others.
hundreds-of-thousands of records. Before becoming a rapper, a series of tragic events changed his life. After Flame was almost killed by an 18-wheeler and his mother died from a heart attack he went to church, heard the gospel and was converted. Flame graduated from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with a degree in applied theology. Although he originally wrote raps as devotionals, he was soon supported by the Cross Movement Records and later started his own record label, Clear Sight Music. Captured hit #1 on the Gospel Billboard charts in 2011.
