Aaron Cole on Christian Hip-Hop's Evolution and Breaking Generational Curses

It's been a busy 12 months for award-winning Christian hip-hop artist Aaron Cole. He signed with a new label, dropped a new album, made an appearance on the popular Sway in the Morning show, and hit the road on tour. Most significantly, though, he became a father. Cole's wife Erica gave birth to their first son, Omari Anthony Cole, Oct. 19.

"It's changed me so much -- just how I think about life," a smiling Cole told Crosswalk Headlines. 

The 25-year-old Cole has grown up in front of the public, having signed with TobyMac's Gotee Records as a teenager and having won GMA Dove Award New Artist of the Year when he was 20.

It seemed only fitting, he said, to release a three-song project inspired by his new son. It's called Omari and is available on all major platforms. One of the singles is a collaboration with Tauren Wells. 

"This whole year has been amazing," he said.

Cole's music has been a mainstay for fans of Christian hip-hop, beginning with the 2017 singles Right on Time and One More Day and continuing with 2018's Starts with Me. His voice also appeared on the 2022 Tauren Wells single Fake It.

He signed with Sony last year and, in April, released his newest album, Sorry, I Changed.  

Music, he said, is part of who he is.

"I'm a Christian, and I've been blessed enough to make music in a way that I can be honest in my music," Cole told Crosswalk Headlines. "I can share my struggles. I can share the things that I go through and still feel like I'm relating to people that are not even Christian. I feel like this is my calling to still make music that's pleasing to God because that's what I do in my everyday life. I've been blessed enough to actually talk about my life and share experiences that help other people."

Cole sees the impact his music has on fans when he tours. 

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