⭐ CHRISTIAN RAP WEEKLY — December 19th, 2025 EDITION
Podcast Spotlight, Writer’s Perspective, Submissions, and New Releases
This week’s Christian Rap Weekly opens with a raw podcast conversation on suffering and faith, followed by a Writer’s Perspective reflection, then our newest artist submissions, and finally this week’s new releases and a major debut album announcement.
🎙️ Podcast Spotlight
🎧 Why God Allows Suffering: Real Talk with Christian Rapper AC the Bard
Behind the Mic Podcast | Hosted by Daryl Ty & Justmic
Episode 10 (Part 1)
Why God allows suffering is one of the hardest questions believers wrestle with. In this episode of Behind the Mic Podcast, hosts Daryl Ty and Justmic sit down with Christian rapper AC the Bard for a raw conversation about Christian mental health, depression, doomscrolling, and where God is when life hurts.
AC challenges the “health-and-wealth” gospel and emphasizes a hard biblical reality: Scripture never promises a pain-free life. The difference for believers isn’t the absence of suffering—it’s the presence of a God who suffers with us
✍🏾 Writer’s Perspective
✍🏾 Embracing Suffering: Finding Grace in Life’s Hardest Moments
Suffering is one of the most uncomfortable topics in the faith conversation—and yet it’s one Scripture never avoids. Inspired by AC the Bard’s interview on the Behind the Mic Podcast, this Writer’s Perspective reflects on how faith and pain often coexist, and why honesty with God matters more than pretending everything is fine.
Rather than viewing suffering as a failure of faith, this piece explores how hardship can become the soil where endurance, character, and hope grow. From biblical examples to modern struggles with depression and mental health, the reflection reminds us that God does not stand distant from pain—He enters into it with us.
➡️ Read the full Writer’s Perspective:
Embracing Suffering: Finding Grace in Life’s Hardest Moments
📀 Album Announcement
Hip-Hop Trio CarriedON Announce Debut Album Look To the Son
Release Date: December 19, 2025
Following in the aftermath of their critically acclaimed 2025 debut singles, the hip-hop trio known as CarriedON finishes out the year with the release of their first project.
Emcees Procyse, HIS Hypeman Stract, and AnonymousRay have demanded the attention of Christian rap fans and those of underground hip-hop alike in 2025. Their formula of mixing grimy boom bap with the Light of the Gospel makes the group a unique band of torch-bearers as they meet the darkness of the world head-on.
Featuring the singles “In the Flames” and “My Way,” the new 12-song album Look To the Son releases across digital streaming platforms on December 19, 2025. Another standout record on the album is the haunting “Bomaye.” The kick-driven track takes on an eerie ambiance thanks to a simple xylophone melody that allows the rest of the production to breathe and for CarriedON to unleash their verbal melee.
Project Details
Title: Look To the Son
Artist: CarriedON
Release Date: December 19, 2025
Production: Drew Gold, SoSpecial, Brokenfinga, Nikkuubeats, Elan Brio
Features: Joshua Penn
Tracklisting
Special Day (The Intro)
Carried On
Carried Away
My Way
Scapegoat
Rose Up
In the Flames
Exit Wounds
Shout
Bomaye
Song of Life
See the King (The Outro)
About CarriedON
CarriedON is a dynamic hip-hop group that embodies the strength found in Christ during life’s toughest moments. Comprised of members HIS Hypeman Stract, Procyse, and AnonymousRay, the group delivers powerful messages of God’s promises through hard-hitting beats and gritty bars. Their music inspires listeners to lean on faith and find strength in Christ, even when it feels like there’s nothing left.
🎧 Music This Week
🎧 Yung Drew, EJ Swavv, Wayne Klassik – Shots Fired
Genre: Hip-Hop
Stream: https://lnk.to/ejs-ShotsFired
“Shots Fired” is a soulful boom-bap anthem that flips the phrase into speaking truth and pushing back against negativity. Warm chords, steady drums, and sharp verses make this one feel genuine and motivating.
🎧 Ayo Shamir, LLC Flame, G.E.S, TUVÍ, tonyxtrotter – Drill in Eden
Genre: Hip-Hop
Stream: https://lnk.to/as.f-DrillinEden
“Drill in Eden” blends hip-hop and sexy drill with a smooth touch of R&B over lush, moody production that feels hypnotic and reflective.
🎧 outr.cty – antidote (feat. 350 & JusRzd)
Genre: Hip-Hop
Stream: https://lnk.to/oc-Antidote
A chill lofi track about a world that feels poisoned by stress, pride, and pain—reminding listeners that Christ is the real cure and the peace we’ve been missing.
🎧🎄 Marqus Anthony & Choirboy Bell – Christmas On Seven Mile (feat. Mesha Lashay)
Genre: Christmas / Hip-Hop
Stream: https://lnkfi.re/christmason7mile
The Bad Boys are back again. Christmas On Seven Mile is the latest Detroit-rooted Christmas anthem from Marqus Anthony and Choirboy Bell, following their previous holiday releases Christmas In Detroit and Christmas in the City.
Featuring Mesha Lashay, the track blends festive energy with a reminder of the season’s true meaning—a King was born on Christmas Day.
🎧 Drenae – He Missed Again
Genre: Christian Rap
Stream: https://lnk.to/d-HeMissedAgain
Intense and triumphant with hard drums and a cinematic feel, this track centers spiritual warfare and victory—God’s protection standing firm.
🎧 goodwill. – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Genre: Christmas
Stream: https://lnk.to/g-HYAMLC
Soft piano, jazzy brush drums, and upright bass create a warm, cozy vibe—simply enjoying Christmas and the season surrounding it.
✅ TBK247 Submissions Spotlight
🎧 Eric Cohen – Timeless Moments
Type: Single
Release Date: 09/09/2025
Listen / All Platforms: https://song.link/s/0y2QsAimvStWOWOoDTQHZE
In “Timeless Moments,” Eric Cohen Music delivers a raw and unflinching look at the struggle with depression and spiritual warfare. Structured as a dialogue, the track pours out the agony of a mind on the edge—then answers it with a voice of divine reassurance, promising to replace every lie with truth. It’s gritty, honest, and ultimately hope-filled.
About Eric Cohen
Eric Cohen is a Missouri-based Christian Hip Hop artist and the 2025 Recovery Champion (First Call Agency). Rising from a tumultuous childhood marked by poverty and addiction, Eric’s musical ability emerged overnight as a divine gift to channel pain into purpose. Distributed by Sony Orchard via DigiDi, he is a member of Kansas City’s Undrafted CHH Group, a four-time Rhythm of Gospel Awards winner (two in 2024 and two in 2025), and currently nominated in three categories for 2026.
Follow Eric Cohen
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eric_cohen_music/?hl=en
Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/ericlc25
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eric.cohen.581
YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/Ericlc25
🎧 🎥 E Lion – E Lion
Type: Video
Available: Now
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6fl1UcwlA8
Explore Music: https://www.elionmusic.com
Spotify Artist Page: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2S3rAhbq65ECikmOW1k2EA
With an island upbringing, E Lion blends rap with “hip hope” that uplifts the soul. Conceived in Hawaii, born in California, and later settling in Hawaii Kai at 13, E Lion’s story includes major turning points—including a house fire at age 19 that became a near-death experience and fueled his debut album Father Nature.
From selling mixtapes hand-to-hand to rocking stages like the Waikiki Shell and Missouri’s HebrewFest, E Lion’s journey also includes building community through Prayer Authority and a YouTube channel that evolved from The Power Prayers into the Prayer Doctor, drawing millions of views. He’s also performed stand-up comedy, written books, and connected with hundreds of faith leaders.
Follow E Lion
Twitter (X): https://x.com/elionrapmusic
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