Andy Mineo Reveals He's 'Not a Christian Rapper'; Chooses to Call Himself a 'Creative'

Andy Mineo

Hip-Hop artist Andy Mineo admitted in a recent interview he would not call himself a Christian rapper, in fact, he revealed he would not even call himself a rapper.

"You can call me anything you want, I choose to not call myself a Christian rapper"” I don't even call myself a rapper for the most part, I call myself a creative," he said to REVOLT.

Mineo along with many of his other peers in Christian hip-hop and on Reach Records, is often seen as secondary because of his subject matter. Artists such as Lecrae, Trip Lee, KJ-52, and countless others are seen as nothing more than "Christian rappers" and are not given the validation of being a true emcee. However, that stigma appears to be changing as Lecrae has the No. 1 album in the country and is getting much props from mainstream outlets and artists.

"I actually like when those cards are stacked against me," Mineo continued, "Because then when you come to finally get to hear the music and get to come to a live show and you're like "I've never seen anything like this in my whole life,' then it's like the underdog shows up."

To see the full story on Mineo, click here.

Mineo recently hosted the 2014 BET Hip-Hop Digital All-Star Cypher, and closed out the rap as well.

Watch his performance below. For the full performance with the other rappers click here. (WARNING ADULT LANGUAGE)

The other rappers on the track were Emilio Rojas, Dreezy, Conceited, Retro Jace, and, Dillon Cooper.

BET Hip-Hop Awards feature a rap cypher of some of the industry's best every year to go along with their awards show. This year's awards are on October 14.