Urban D - Between being the pastor of a fast growing church in Tampa called Crossover, traveling back and forth to California for conferences and recording six albums while doing shows, there is no doubt that Urban D (Pastor Tommy) is a busy man. He is taking the time to drive north from his church to rap for us on the Hip-Hop stage.

Tim Serdynski -  plays original Acoustic Rock Pop music....sometimes, with a band, and sometime solo acoustic. He is a Christian and  writes music based on life experiences of himself and others.

Unknown - Unknown hails from North Carolina, but is down in FL studying Practical Theology at Southeastern University. Having a life changing encounter with God in 2005, unknown has been called to fully follow God with all his heart. He brings his southern style to the table, and writes tracks to impact a generation for the Kingdom. His name derives from John 3:30 “I must become less, and He must become greater. ” This is his mission statement for not only his ministry, but also his life. He doesn’t know what God has for him in the future, but is enjoying the ride, loving God and people along the way

Brian Jones - This pop rock solo artist is ready to rock Real Fest again! The content of Brian's songs revolve around his life experiences. Being married, working dead-end jobs, having a family, and being a Christian, provide inspiration and lyric to the natural pattern of melodies that seem to flow constantly. "I take what God's done in my life, package it in a nice verse-chorus-verse format, and use it to bring hope to a sometimes hopeless world".

Little J -  At the age of eleven started rapping for fun and discovered he had a gift began using it as a witnessing tool to classmates.Today at 16 is answering the call of reaching and touching his generation and culture with the gospel of Jesus Christ through Rap and R&B music.

Little J has been fortunate and blessed to share the stage with artist such as Cross Movement, Da Truth, Urban D Others. His passion for  reaching the lost has allowed him to rap\minister at City wide outreaches, street evangelism, youth rallies and youth jails to the churched and un-churched .

Kb & Second Chance -  After many sleepless nights, a cut open face, efforts to purchase a pistol and the Holy spirits conviction, Kevin Elijah Burgess a.k.a. KB gave up at age16 and surrendered his life to Christ. A supernatural work of the Holy Spirit took place in his heart and changed him forever. Shortly after KB met up with a group of brothers who were involved in Christian rap and encouraged him to begin rapping for Christ as well. KB is a full time Bible College student majoring in Theological studies at Trinity College in Trinity, Florida. KB brings a diverse sound to the table, producing hard hitting beats containing unique breakdowns that compliment a Midwest/dirty south flow. With his Crew featuring amazing rapper Second Chance. These guys have to be seen on the Hip Hop Stage.

Table 13 - Formed late in October 2004, Table 13 is a Christian punk rock band. Basing it's songs off of sarcastic and entertaining lyrics, up tempo drums, bright guitars, and extemporaneous bass lines, Table 13 strives to write fun songs easy for any listener to enjoy.

The Czecks - From Czech Republic, this Miami all girl pop band is ready to show up and compete with the boys. There catchy choruses and fun guitar riffs will have you singing their songs for weeks. These girls are going to show you how pop music goes down from the Czech Republic.

Beyond Skills - The dynamic husband and wife duo are creating a growing buzz in the Christian hip hop music scene. Beyond Skills is known for their unity, lyrical style, explosive stage presence and for relaying the gospel in a way that will keep this culture locked in and looking for more. Their goal is to use the form of Hip Hop as their mouthpiece in order to reach lives and relay the message of salvation.

Alexander & The Grapes -Some of the coolest dudes ever. With their happy music, Bob Dylan style music. Make sure you do not miss these guys. They are going to wow you with they amazing song writing and outstanding music.

Steadfast 190 -  Inspired by the story telling of artists like Mark Schultz and the intricate vocals of Avalon, Steadfast190 seeks to engage the listener in a musical mélange that features thought provoking lyrics, wonderfully soaring guitar solos, and inspired vocal work that draws the audience into each song in the collection. Song styles range from rock to gospel, with even a hint of rap thrown in for good measure. The messages portrayed in the songs vary, as well.

Andrew Martinet -  Never liking Christian Rap but liking what they represented, and loving the dirty south rap and hated what they represented, he finally knew what he was born to do. His new style would be a southern crunk christian rapper. On Dec 7, 2005 he had his first show as Andrew Martinet, “Your Jesus Christ Representative”. He's been doing shows all across Florida ever since. Slowly making the Jesus Christ Crews presence known.

12th Hour - This trio from Clearwater cant wait to bring their tunes to the Real Fest stage. With their catchy hooks and their fun drum rhythms, you will be sure to love this band.

The Weaks End - Four totally on fire for God teens from Citrus Springs who come to rock the stage every single time they step up. Matt, Travis, Chad & Ashley. They rock their local stages in honor of God the same way they will do on ours.

Legacy - A native of Buffalo, New York, he moved to Tampa at 14 yrs of age. He was exposed to Hip-Hop and DJ-ing by older brother. During his time in High School he fell into the drug culture and began to fail miserably in classes. His life began to spiral out of control, even while he worked in radio, he desired to become a DJ and Producer - until everything changed. In May of 1995, Legacy became a follower of Christ and began to use his radio and DJ skills to reflect that life-change. He sought Biblical higher education in New Orleans, LA at the School of Urban Missions. Legacy is going to be hot with his crazy hooks and his fresh beeps.

Spec -  is currently a full time staff member of Crossover Church in Tampa, FL. Which primarily focuses on reaching those influenced by hip-hop culture. He is the director of the media department, and has final say on all designs/media that Crossover produces. He also serves as CEO / President of the national product label, Flavor Alliance Media Group in partnership with Tommy “Urban D.” and Mike Estep. Spec also serves as the creator director for S.O.U.LMAG, which is a nationally distributed magazine geared towards urban culture. For the past eight years, Spec has had a say into every "FAMG" project and artistic direction of the label. He continues to push himself to the cutting edge of design and concept so he can effectively communicate to the culture today.

Los-1 - Born in Brooklyn, New York and long time member of Tampa’s own Fla.vor Alliance Hip Hop Crew, Los has independently released four hip hop albums, totalling 5,000 copies sold. Using his talents to make a positive impact on society, Los-1 continues to impact youth worldwide at various venues and is guest featured on over 29 other local and national Hip-Hop albums. In 2007 as a featured performer at The Florida Department of Health, Great to Wait Sexual Abstinence Rallies, he brought down the house with other renowned national abstinence speakers.

 Convicted - In today's Hip-Hop culture, there's no warm welcome for "positive hip-hop". If you're not talking money, sex or violence, you'd better be talking something real. From the hood to the steeple, Convicted's music is both relevant to the streets and full of biblical truth. His "No compromise" approach, both on the mic and in real life, will cause listeners to either love him or hate him.

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