Derek Minor
A Dove Award-winning rapper, producer, actor, and label head, Derek Johnson, Jr. (aka PRo and Derek Minor) became one of Christian rap's most popular artists in the 2010s with chart-topping records like Minorville (2013), Reflection (2016), and The Trap (2018). He has won two Grammy Awards for his production work for Lecrae, and has been featured on tracks by R.M.G. and 116 Clique. In 2021, he teamed up with Greg James and Thicc James for the EP I'm Lovely, and in 2023 he issued the full-length Nobody's Perfect.
Derek Minor, born Derek Johnson, Jr. in Pontiac, Michigan, moved to Tennessee with his mother at a young age. Although he wasn't close to his father, a childhood summertime visit -- during which he started rapping, assisted by beats made by his father -- fostered his involvement with music. Johnson attended Middle Tennessee State University and graduated with a degree in recording industry management. From 2006 through 2008, the budding rapper and producer, known then as PRo, released a handful of mixtapes. He also issued the album Black Out through his Reflection Music Group label, but he considers the early-2010 mixtape PSA his first set of mature Christian rap. The album Redemption, released that July, peaked at number eight on Billboard's gospel chart. In August 2011, he issued his second album, a conceptual set titled Dying to Live. It reached number two on the gospel chart but topped the Christian chart.
After switching his performing name from PRo to Derek Minor, he released Minorville in September 2013. The rapper/producer has also recorded with 116 Clique and R.M.G., and has produced for the likes of Tedashii and J-Son. After signing with Entertainment One Records in 2014, he released his debut for the label the following year. Empire peaked at number 54 on the Billboard 200. In 2016, Minor released his sixth LP, Reflection, along with 1014, a bonus EP for fans. The rapper returned the following year with his single "Fresh Prince," and in 2018 he issued the studio LP The Trap. In 2021, Minor released the single "Clean" and collaborated with Thicc James and Greg James on the EP I'm Lovely. 2023 saw Minor release his eighth long-player, Nobody's Perfect. With features from Aaron Cole, Ty Brasel, Phillip LaRue, and Jon Keith, the stirring ten-track set focused on themes of healing and overcoming adversity.
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