The 116, formerly 116 Clique (pronounced one-one-six click), is an American Southern Christian hip hop collective originally from

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-based Reach Records. The group performs a wide variety of contemporary hip hop styles, from chopped and screwed to

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. The 116 Clique is named after the Bible verse :"Unashamed to rep God"
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History

The group debuted with ''The Compilation Album'' in 2005. DJ Primo remixed the original recordings the following year with ''The Compilation Album: Chopped and Screwed''. The remix album included four bonus tracks. In 2007 they released '' 13 Letters'', the album name representing the 13 letters Paul wrote to first-century Christians. In 2011 they released the ''Man Up'' compilation album. ''Man Up'' was intended for release on July 23, 2011. However, the official release date was pushed back to September 27, 2011. A corresponding film, directed by former member Sho Baraka, was made to show the importance of a godly man. The Man Up Movie & Concert Series tour took place in selected cities where fans could see a screening of ''Man Up'' followed by a concert with songs from the soundtrack. They released a single, "Come Alive", based on their 2012 Unashamed Tour. in 2013, the clique released "Now They Know", based on the Unashamed Tour V. On November 23, 2018, a digital Christmas album was released, entitled ''The Gift: A Christmas Compilation'', and made available through most major streaming services. A playlist of some 14 songs, entitled "Summer 19" was released on July 19, 2019 by Reach under the auspices of the group. On October 23, 2020, 116 released '' Sin Vergüenza'', a collaboration between Reach and No Apologies Music which features a combination of American hip hop and Latin

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artists. All two dozen tracks were released as singles.

Discography

* ''The Compilation Album'' (2005) * ''The Compilation Album: Chopped and Screwed'' (2006) * '' 13 Letters'' (2007) * ''Man Up'' (2011) * ''116 Summer Eighteen'' (2018) * ''The Gift: A Christmas Compilation'' (2018) * ''116 Summer Nineteen'' (2019) * ''116 Summer Twenty'' (2020) * '' Sin Vergüenza'' (2020) * ''116 Summer Twenty-One'' (2021) * ''116 Summer Twenty-Two'' (2022)

Tours

In 2008, Trip Lee, Sho Baraka and Tedashii went on the Unashamed Tour. In 2010, Lecrae, Tedashii, Trip Lee, Sho Baraka, PRo and DJ Official went on the Unashamed Tour 2010. Lecrae was on the ''2011 Mission Cruise'' (Cruise with a Cause) on May 30 – June 4, 2011. * ''Unashamed'' (Summer 2008) Lecrae, Tedashii, Trip Lee, Sho Baraka * ''Don't Waste Your Life Tour'' (Summer 2009) Lecrae, Tedashii, Trip Lee, Sho Baraka, with special guest Flame. * ''Unashamed 2010: The Movement'' (Fall 2010) Lecrae, PRo, Tedashii, Trip Lee, Sho Baraka, DJ Official * ''Man Up: Movie & Concert Series'' (Fall 2011) Lecrae, PRo, Tedashii, KB, Sho Baraka, Trip Lee and Andy Mineo * ''Unashamed Tour 2012: Come Alive'' (Fall 2012) Lecrae, Trip Lee, Tedashii, Derek Minor (formerly known as PRo), KB, Andy Mineo, with special guests

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and Thi'sl * ''Unashamed Tour V'' (Fall 2013) Lecrae, Tedashii, Derek Minor, KB, and Andy Mineo with special guest Swoope * ''Unashamed Forever Tour'' (Spring 2019) Lecrae, Tedashii, Trip Lee, KB, Andy Mineo, GAWVI, 1K Phew and WHATUPRG * ''We Are Unashamed Tour'' (Spring 2022) Lecrae, Tedashii, 1K Phew, Andy Mineo, Wande, WHATUPRG, Trip Lee and Hulvey.

References

External links

Official myspace page

AllMusic biography
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