Applejaxx, the man that Billboard magazine called "one of hip‐hops up and comers," is more than just a gospel rapper. In fact, he will tell you point blank that he is "a minister first then an artist" because "It's imperative that Christ message is clear in our music."

The Campbell University grad who will receive his MLA in Business Management from Harvard University next year, first came onto the national scene in 2004 when he appeared on Tonex: Out the Box. Since then he has released four solo projects, with his latest hitting the stores just last month.