Trip Lee

Trip Lee is an American Christian hip-hop artist, author and pastor whose music combines rap with explicitly faith-centered lyricism. Emerging as part of the Reach Records roster alongside artists like Lecrae, he became one of the more prominent voices in contemporary gospel/Christian rap, releasing several full-length albums over the course of a long career and earning multiple chart placements on Billboard's Gospel and Rap charts.

His sound blends conventional hip-hop production with introspective, doctrinally grounded songwriting, addressing themes of faith, identity and purpose rather than typical secular rap subject matter. Songs such as «Manolo» and «Lazarus» gained wider crossover exposure through placement on television, helping introduce his music to audiences beyond the Christian hip-hop scene, while tracks like «Insomniac», «One Sixteen» and «Sweet Victory» reflect his range across more upbeat and more reflective material.

Beyond music, Trip Lee has built a parallel career as an author, publishing books that extend the same faith-driven themes found in his songs, and as a pastor who regularly speaks and teaches at Christian conferences. This combination of recording artist, writer and preacher has made him a distinctive figure who treats his music as an extension of his ministry rather than a separate pursuit.