Back to Back (P.I.D. album)

Back to Back
Studio album by
Released1989
LabelGraceland
P.I.D. chronology
We Are Here
(1988)
Back to Back
(1989)
The Chosen Ones
(1991)

Back to Back is the second album by Christian hip-hop group P.I.D., released in 1989 by Graceland Records.[1]

Critical reception

Jataun A. Shelton, writing for The St. Louis Review stated that the album "is proof that all rap music does not have to be rude and hard-core."[2] Tony Cummings of Cross Rhythms called the album "as radical at its predecessor" and "as tough as they come.".[3] Jamie Lee Baker of CCM Magazine, called it "the first authentic Christian hip hop album".[1]

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Top Inspirational Albums (Billboard)[4] 27

References

  1. ^ a b Powell, Mark Allan (2003). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (2. print ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson. pp. 709–10. ISBN 978-1-56563-679-8.
  2. ^ Shelton, Jataun A. (25 May 1990). "The Pulpit of Rap". The St. Louis Review. Vol. 39, no. 21. p. 12. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  3. ^ Cummings, Tony (1 July 1990). "The Church Raps Back". Cross Rhythms. Vol. 2. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Top Inspirational Christian" (PDF). Billboard. 18 November 1984. p. 29.