Cross Movement Records is an American

United States

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 based Christian hip hop

Christian hip hop

Christian hip hop is hip hop music characterized by a Christian worldview, with the general purposes of evangelization , edifying members of the church and/or simply entertaining.-History:Since hip-hop started in the 1970s, various hip-hop artists have...

 record label

Record label

In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

, founded by and based on the Christian hip hop

Christian hip hop

Christian hip hop is hip hop music characterized by a Christian worldview, with the general purposes of evangelization , edifying members of the church and/or simply entertaining.-History:Since hip-hop started in the 1970s, various hip-hop artists have...

 group, The Cross Movement

The Cross Movement

-Ministry:The Cross Movement has three separate and distinct eponymous components which comprise its ministry. The first component is the Christian hip hop group known as The Cross Movement which was most recently composed of four solo rappers: The Ambassador , The Tonic , Phanatik , and...

. CMR, founded in 1997, had an agreement with BEC Recordings

BEC Recordings

BEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group....

. In 2005 they made a license agreement with Reach Records' Lecrae

Lecrae

Lecrae Moore is an American Christian Hip Hop artist signed to Reach Records, the record label that he co-founded. Thus far Lecrae has released five solo studio albums, and his latest Rehab: The Overdose was released on January 11, 2011...

. CMR are to release his first three solo albums. Hence solidifying the label's span of music being Da' T.R.U.T.H. & the Cross Movement for the East Coast, Midwest with the artists FLAME

FLAME

Flame is a Christian hip hop recording artist with Clear Sight Music. He has released five albums including: Flame, Rewind, Our World: Fallen, Our World: Redeemed, and Captured. Our World: Redeemed was nominated for a Grammy Award...

 and J.R.

J.R. (singer)

Courtney O. Peebles, a.k.a. "J.R.", is a Christian singer and producer signed to Cross Movement Records. J.R. is also half of the So Hot Productions team along with N.A.B. His debut album was Metamorphosis, released in 2005. He often appears on the hooks of songs by fellow labelmates, such as...

. In 2006 a new imprint was made, Issachar Recordings, this will release albums with different musical styles than hip hop. Issachar Media will also house Issachar Digital and Issachar Publishing. The first album of the label is Michelle Bonilla's R&B album: "Phenomenal" (2006).
In 2007, the hip-hop duo, Everyday Process were added to the CMR roster as well as Rhyme Council artist, R-Swift. In 2010 CMR signed K-Drama , Philadelphia artist Young Joshua, and DJ group Level 3:16.

Members of Cross Movement Records

Current Members

• The Cross Movement
  The Cross Movement
  -Ministry:The Cross Movement has three separate and distinct eponymous components which comprise its ministry. The first component is the Christian hip hop group known as The Cross Movement which was most recently composed of four solo rappers: The Ambassador , The Tonic , Phanatik , and...
  
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  • The Tonic - John Wells
  • Phanatik
    Phanatik
    Brady Goodwin Jr. a.k.a. “Phanatik” is an author and Christian hip-hop artist who has recorded both independently and as a founding member of the two time Grammy nominated group The Cross Movement. Phanatik is signed to Cross Movement Records. His debut album entitled The Incredible Walk, was...
    
     - Brady Goodwin Jr.
  • T.R.U.-L.I.F.E - Virgil Byrd (only with The Cross Movement)
• Level 3:16
• Shachah
• K-Drama
• Young Joshua

Past Members

• Lecrae
  Lecrae
  Lecrae Moore is an American Christian Hip Hop artist signed to Reach Records, the record label that he co-founded. Thus far Lecrae has released five solo studio albums, and his latest Rehab: The Overdose was released on January 11, 2011...
  
   (Was licensed and now with Reach Records)
• Da' T.R.U.T.H. - Emanuel Lambert (dismissed temporarily from record label over personal issues, now signed to Xist Worldwide for a new record deal)
• The Ambassador (William Branch)
  The Ambassador (William Branch)
  William “Duce” Branch a.k.a. “The Ambassador” or “Ambassador” is a Christian hip-hop artist who has recorded both independently and as a founding member of the group The Cross Movement. Branch is the former president of Cross Movement Ministries...
  
   (Signed to Xist Worldwide for future recordings after a 2 year break from recording/touring)
• DJ Official (now with Reach Records)
• Everyday Process
• Michelle Bonilla
• FLAME
  FLAME
  Flame is a Christian hip hop recording artist with Clear Sight Music. He has released five albums including: Flame, Rewind, Our World: Fallen, Our World: Redeemed, and Captured. Our World: Redeemed was nominated for a Grammy Award...
  
   - Marcus Gray (Active, signed to/owns Clear Sight Music)
• J.R.
  J.R. (singer)
  Courtney O. Peebles, a.k.a. "J.R.", is a Christian singer and producer signed to Cross Movement Records. J.R. is also half of the So Hot Productions team along with N.A.B. His debut album was Metamorphosis, released in 2005. He often appears on the hooks of songs by fellow labelmates, such as...
  
  
• R-Swift (also with Rhyme Council)
• Cruz Cordero
• Enoch (also with Much Luv Fam) (deceased)