nobigdyl. is one of Christian hip-hop's most respected voices, a Nashville-based rapper who has built a catalog over the past decade that refuses to flatten into inspirational content. He operates with the same technical discipline as any elite secular rapper and writes about faith, doubt, and transformation with genuine complexity. "NEVER GOING BACK," featuring Project Pat, is the first single from a collaborative project with producer Kato On The Track. Project Pat is from Memphis, grew up in the Castlegate housing project, and is Juicy J's brother. His recent public conversion to Christianity is what opened the door for this collaboration: Kato had a connection to Pat, and the combination of nobigdyl.'s CHH credibility and Pat's trap rap legacy creates a track that operates at multiple levels simultaneously. The contrast between their backgrounds is the whole point. Christian hip-hop at its best is not gospel music dressed up as rap. It is artists who take the form seriously and bring their faith along, and nobigdyl. has always understood that distinction. "NEVER GOING BACK" is a sharp execution of what that understanding can produce.
nobigdyl., Kato On The Track, Project Pat