Group 1 Crew was 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 cross-genre of contemporary Christian music and hip-hop. It emerged from urban contemporary music and Christian media in the United State ...
and
R&B band signed to
Fervent Records
Fervent Records is a contemporary Christian music record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. Fervent was bought by Word Records in 2005.
Current artists
* Chris August
* Francesca Battistelli
* Big Daddy Weave
* Everfound
* For King & ...
and
Warner Bros. Records. They made their debut with the
hit song
A hit song, also known as a hit record, hit single, or simply hit, is a recorded song or instrumental that becomes broadly popular or well-known. Although ''hit song'' means any widely played or big-selling song, the specific term ''hit record'' ...
"Can't Go On" on
WOW Hits 2007. Soon after they released their first EP ''I have a dream'' (2006), the band released their self-titled full-length debut studio album, ''
Group 1 Crew'', in February 2007. Their song "Love is a Beautiful Thing" charted into the Top 20 in May 2007 on ''
R&R'' magazine's Christian chart. The group's second studio album ''Ordinary Dreamers'' was released on September 16, 2008.
Their popular radio single "Forgive Me" appeared on Season 5 Episode 2 of ''
One Tree Hill,'' which premiered on January 8, 2008. In September 2010, they released the album ''
Outta Space Love'', which has proven to be their most mainstream effort, as many of the songs were used in the reality television show ''
America's Got Talent''. In 2017, it was announced that vocalist/rapper Manwell Reyes would be departing the group in order to pursue other interests.
Band members
Former
* Jose "Manwell" Reyes – vocals and rap (2003–2017)
* Sarah Sandoz - vocals and rap (2014–2017)
* Lance Herring - guitars (2014–2017)
* Loren "Snoopy" Clark - bass (2014–2017)
* Brian Ramey - drums (2014–2017)
* Pablo Villatoro – vocals & rap (2003–2011)
*
Blanca Callahan – lead vocals (2003–2013)
* Ben Callahan - percussion and background vocals (2006–2013)
Personal lives
On June 11, 2011, Manwell married comedian
Anjelah Johnson in
Half Moon Bay, California.
Discography
Albums
EPs
Singles
Compilation contributions
Album appearances of Blanca
Album appearances of Manwell
Awards and nominations
GMA Dove Awards
Group 1 Crew has been nominated for nine
Dove Awards in its career, winning five of them so far.
References
External links
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On trusting God and being fearless: an interview - BibleDude.net
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Christian hip-hop groups
Fervent Records artists
American performers of Christian hip-hop
Musical groups established in 2003
Musical groups disestablished in 2017
Word Records artists