Christian hip-hop artist Lecrae recently opened up about a conversation he had with The Game, a fellow rapper whose Jesus Piece album offended many Christians, via text messaging late last year.

"It didn't go down like [Game] said it went down, but it's love," Lecrae told The Daily Caller.

In December, in an interview with HipHopDX, Game said he had received an unexpected text from Lecrae about his album even though he had never spoken with the Christian artist before. more >>

When teens from Florida megachurch Bethel Baptist Institutional talk to their secular peers about God these days, instead of pulling out a familiar tract, they profess their faith through videos of the church's youth group rapping about Jesus or their exuberant interpretation of the popular Harlem Shake.

It's a novel idea that Anthony O'Neal, the youth pastor of Bethel's One Way Youth Ministries, was initially hesitant about. Once he realized the idea was resonating with his young charges, however, the entire church, including Senior Pastor Bishop Rudolph W. McKissick, Jr. gave them their blessings.

When O'Neal joined Bethel's team as youth pastor last summer, one of the first things he did was ask them, "What can we do to make the church more attractive?" more >>

In his unvarnished portrayal of life and faith and their accompanying tensions, a Christian rapper has stirred debate over whether he crossed the line by using the taboo n-word and b-word.

In his latest album, Talented Xth, Amisho "Sho Baraka" Lewis, 33, comments on social issues like racism, abortion and commercialism with a Christian worldview and an aggressive angst-addled tone which forces you to listen to his lyrics and not just rock to the beat behind his music.

In track nine of the 14-track album title "Jim Crow" a.k.a "N***a Island," however, Sho Baraka rails against the oppressive nature of racism, referencing the n-word and the b-word as noted in edited excerpts from his song below. more >>

World-famous worship leader Darlene Zschech has announced the release of her new book "Revealing Jesus" on Tuesday.

Additionally, the best-selling author is releasing a "Revealing Jesus" live worship CD/DVD as well as a 365-day devotional hardcover book today.

Produced by 5-time Grammy Award-winner Israel Houghton, the "Revealing Jesus" CD features special guest appearances and song co-writes with Michael W. Smith, Kari Jobe, and Houghton. more >>

Nicole Scherzinger, singer-songwriter and television personality, says perhaps the reason she has yet to receive some of the entertainment industry's most coveted awards is because she refuses to sell her soul to the devil.

Scherzinger, 34, rose to popularity as a singer in groups like Eden's Crush and The Pussycat Dolls. However, she recently spoke out about some of the downsides of fame, including compromising moral standards to get ahead.

"This is such a tough industry, you know. To make it, you really have to sell your soul to the devil ... I haven't," Scherzinger recently told The Independent U.K. "That's probably why I haven't quite reached the top of my mountain. I mean, where's my Tony Award, my Grammy, my Oscar? Why don't I have any of those things yet?" more >>

Zion, the latest and third album from contemporary Christian and alternative rock band Hillsong United, is also now the group's most commercially successful album after striking gold with a mainstream audience and debuting at the number five spot on Billboard's 200 chart on Friday. It is also number one on Billboard's Christian Album chart.

The only albums currently ranking higher than Zion on the mainstream music chart are Bruno Mars' Unorthodox Jukebox, Amok by Atoms for Peace, Babel by Mumford and Sons and The Heist by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.

In a message on Friday to fans on Twitter, the group wrote: "Thank you all for your support getting Zion into the top 5 on the USA top 200 Billboard charts//We appreciate you all." more >>