Tedashii Lavoy Anderson (born March 8, 1977), known simply as Tedashii, is an American
Christian hip hop
Christian hip hop (originally gospel rap, also known as Christian rap, gospel hip hop or holy hip hop) is a subgenre of contemporary Christian music and hip hop music. It emerged from urban contemporary music and Christian media in the United S ...
artist and member of the hip-hop troupe,
116 Clique
The 116, formerly 116 Clique (pronounced one-one-six click), is an American Southern Christian hip hop collective originally from Dallas, Texas signed to the Atlanta-based Reach Records. The group performs a wide variety of contemporary hip hop ...
. He also hosted the
NGEN Radio show "Serium". Tedashii has released five solo albums, ''
Kingdom People
Tedashii Lavoy Anderson (born March 8, 1977), known simply as Tedashii, is an American Christian hip hop artist and member of the hip-hop troupe, 116 Clique. He also hosted the NGEN Radio show "Serium". Tedashii has released five solo albums, ...
'', ''
Identity Crisis'', ''
Blacklight'', ''
Below Paradise
''Below Paradise'' is the fourth studio album from Christian hip hop recording artist Tedashii, released on May 27, 2014 by Reach Records. Based on his struggle to deal with the death of his son, the album tackles issues of pain, suffering, and t ...
'', and ''Never Fold'' on
Reach Records. Tedashii's delivery style is characterized by a deep voice that he can manipulate for rapping a wide range of flow schemes and patterns.
In 2008, Tedashii toured with the 116 Clique during the "Unashamed Tour". The "Don't Waste Your Life Tour" followed in 2009, after which he took a brief break. In late 2010 he returned for the "Unashamed: The Movement Tour". As soon as his album ''Blacklight'' was released in 2011 he went on a brief tour to promote it. He joined the "Man Up Tour" in 2011, taking a brief break in early 2012. In late 2012 116 Clique toured 30 cities with the "Unashamed Tour: Come Alive". Then in December,
Suzy Rock
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and
KB joined him for the "No Boundaries Concert Series". Tedashii appeared in
Family Force 5's song "Chainsaw" on the remix album ''
Reanimated
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'' released in 2013. In 2015, Tedashii appeared on the song "I Have a Dream" for Manafest's album ''
Reborn
Reborn may refer to:
Film
*''Reborn'', a 2015 video produced by the Augustine Institute
* ''Re:Born'' (film), a 2016 Japanese action film
* ''Reborn'' (film), a 2018 American horror film
Music
* Reborn (band), a Moroccan death metal band
Albums
...
''. In 2021, Tedashii appeared on the song "Donde están (Watcho 6)" for producer
Cardec Drums' album
Sin Vergüenza.
In 2022, Tedashii sustained injuries during Unashamed's final concert.
Personal life
Tedashii Lavoy Anderson was born in Lufkin, Texas on March 8, 1977 to mother Vera Louise Anderson.
Tedashii currently lives with his wife in
Denton, Texas, serving at The Village Church.
In March 2013 Tedashii's one-year-old son died. He recorded much of his spiritual struggle during that time and based his fourth studio album, ''
Below Paradise
''Below Paradise'' is the fourth studio album from Christian hip hop recording artist Tedashii, released on May 27, 2014 by Reach Records. Based on his struggle to deal with the death of his son, the album tackles issues of pain, suffering, and t ...
'', off of his experiences.
Discography
* ''
Kingdom People
Tedashii Lavoy Anderson (born March 8, 1977), known simply as Tedashii, is an American Christian hip hop artist and member of the hip-hop troupe, 116 Clique. He also hosted the NGEN Radio show "Serium". Tedashii has released five solo albums, ...
'' (2006)
* ''
Identity Crisis'' (2009)
* ''
Blacklight'' (2011)
* ''
Below Paradise
''Below Paradise'' is the fourth studio album from Christian hip hop recording artist Tedashii, released on May 27, 2014 by Reach Records. Based on his struggle to deal with the death of his son, the album tackles issues of pain, suffering, and t ...
'' (2014)
*
''This Time Around'' (EP) (2016)
*''Never Fold'' (2019)
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''This Time Around 2'' (EP) (2022)
See also
*
116 Clique
The 116, formerly 116 Clique (pronounced one-one-six click), is an American Southern Christian hip hop collective originally from Dallas, Texas signed to the Atlanta-based Reach Records. The group performs a wide variety of contemporary hip hop ...
*
Reach Records
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1977 births
Living people
African-American male rappers
African-American Christians
American evangelicals
African-American poets
American people of Samoan descent
West Coast hip hop musicians
American performers of Christian hip hop music
Cross Movement Records
Reach Records artists
21st-century American rappers
21st-century American poets
21st-century American male musicians
21st-century African-American writers
20th-century African-American people