Stephen Wiley (born 1958) is an American rapper and minister, who is often credited as the first artist to release a Christian rap album.
By 1982, Wiley was performing rap music with Christian lyrics, and in 1984 he took a job as chaplain at a juvenile detention center.
[2] In 1985, Wiley released the album Bible Break, the title track of which received airplay on Christian radio.
[1] Wiley would later serve as assistant pastor/youth minister at the predominantly-black Crenshaw Christian Center in Los Angeles, CA under televangelist Frederick K.C.
[1] He eventually released a total of six albums, with Rhapsody in 1991 including a guest appearance by the gospel group Witness.