Christian hip-hop duo Freestyle Fam just dropped a mixtape with grammy nominated producer Tha Kracken, and after months of secrecy, it is out and has been endorsed by Andy Mineo.

This mixtape is essentially a showcase for Freestyle Fam to let loose and rip on an album. The beats bump hard and the raps hit even harder as the duo lays into each snare smack with precision.

(Photo : Laura DeSantis Olsson/ FreeStyle Fam)

The concept is beats vs. bars. Tha Kracken brings his best and the Fam brings theirs.

"I've been going around the country, competing and winning beat battles. I had a ton of battle beats that I could only use at battles and I felt there was more I could do with them. That's when I realized what Hip-Hop needed was a project that would creatively display the talent and artistry of both producer and MC," Tha Kraken wrote in a press release.

Andy Mineo added his two cents on the third track of the mixtape, "Listen Kraken, I know you're nice, we've done some stuff together but these kids are from New York City where I'm at so they gotta come with that heat too. I don't if you're ready, show me something NY."

"My dudes Tha Kracken & Freestyle Fam dropped a dope raw hip hop compilation. Beats are crazy. Bars are crazy. Hip Hop fans gunna love this." he also shared on Facebook.

Listen and download the mixtape for free below:

The Freestyle Fam pair, Quest the Wordsmith and Mike Testa, are heading out to Flavor Fest October 9th through the 12th. The event has been going on since 1999 and will begin at 7 pm each night at Crossover Church in Tampa, Florida.

Some of the more prominent names that are performing are: KB, Social Club, Canton Jones, MC Jin, Da Truth, and KJ-52.

For more info check out the site here.

Earlier this year Freestyle Fam did a weekly series on YouTube called the Total B.S. (Basement Sessions). Every week they endeavored to slay rhymes and flip words like lyrical acrobats. They had many guests including Heesun Lee.

Watch an episode below: