Inspiring Through Hip-Hop: MA. Camp

MA. Camp performs at Praisefest in Manhattan, KSPhoto byMorgan Spillman

Matthew Campbell, also known by his stage name MA. Camp, is a Christian rapper and entertainer from Sidney, Ohio. His United States Army enlistment brought him to Fort Riley, KS in 2019 where he continues to build his music catalog and perform for audiences across Kansas.

The twenty-five-year-old rapper considers his journey as an artist to have begun at age nine while surviving a traumatic childhood, where music would become his escape. "What brings me the most joy in performing is being able to share my life experiences with people through my songs. When people come and tell me they felt that and have been through or they were currently going through the things I talk about in my music, it's rewarding."

The rapper's career continued in Kansas after being signed to Manhattan Mob Records in April of 2022. His current releases include the single "Big Steps Big Moves" released in 2022, and his most recent album "Faith Over Fear" released in 2023. Some of MA. Camp's influences include Post Malone, NF, Logic, Joyner Lucas, and Morgan Wallen.

Some of his most recent accomplishments include his performance at The 2023 Praisefest in Manhattan, KS earlier in September. Campbell calls this event one of the highlights of this year as he was supposed to perform at the same event in 2022, but his firstborn child would come into the world just hours before he would have performed, making this a doubly special event.

Campbell is expected to release his upcoming album "Expectations" in early 2024.