St. Louis native FLAME may have grown up soaked in street culture, but today he is a well-versed leader in the Christian hip- hop scene with a growing list of accolades, including a GRAMMY® nomination and multiple Dove and Stellar Award nominations. His 2010 release Captured and 2012’s The 6th, both debuted at #1 on the Billboard Gospel charts, while 2013’s Royal Flush debuted at #11 on Billboard’s Rap Albums chart, reached #3 on iTunes’ Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums chart and garnered a Dove Award nomination for Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year.