After initially meeting in year 10 over their love of Chance the Rapper’s ‘Acid Rap’ mixtape, who knew that years later Elijah Manu & Albert Purcell would go on to become New Zealand’s leaders in hip-hop as the duo Church & AP. 

The duo’s big break came just before Summer ‘18 when ‘Ready Or Not’ was making the rounds as a radio exclusive through New Zealand. Now 4 million plays later, Church & AP have become frontrunners of a whole new sound New Zealand has never heard before.

Recently releasing their debut album ‘TEETH’, Church & AP have brought this new alternative hip-hop sound to Aoteroa. Working closely with producer Dera Meelan, the two have moved away from the traditional hip-hop and trap soundscape to create their very own lane. As they approach their sophomore album, the duo have teased a trio of tracks ‘Aston Martin’, ‘War Outside’ and ‘60K’ further proving there’s no one making music quite like Church & AP in Aotearoa.

Church and AP were this week awarded the best Hip Hp artist at the Aotearoa Music Awards

After initially meeting in year 10 over their love of Chance the Rapper&rsquo;s &lsquo;Acid Rap&rsquo; mixtape, who knew that years later Elijah Manu &amp; Albert Purcell would go on to become New Zealand&rsquo;s leaders in hip-hop as the duo Church &amp; AP.&nbsp;
The duo&rsquo;s big break came just before Summer &lsquo;18 when &lsquo;Ready Or Not&rsquo; was making the rounds as a radio exclusive through New Zealand. Now 4 million plays later, Church &amp; AP have become frontrunners of a whole new sound New Zealand has never heard before.
Recently releasing their debut album &lsquo;TEETH&rsquo;, Church &amp; AP have brought this new alternative hip-hop sound to Aoteroa. Working closely with producer Dera Meelan, the two have moved away from the traditional hip-hop and trap soundscape to create their very own lane. As they approach their sophomore album, the duo have teased a trio of tracks &lsquo;Aston Martin&rsquo;, &lsquo;War Outside&rsquo; and &lsquo;60K&rsquo; further proving there&rsquo;s no one making music quite like Church &amp; AP in Aotearoa.
Church and AP were this week awarded the best Hip Hp artist at the Aotearoa Music Awards