Dynamic Twins

The Dynamic Twins were a Bronx-born Christian rap group composed of identical twins Noel and Robbie Arthurton. The twins moved to California in 1989. They began to make guest appearances on albums by other Christian rap artists including J.C. and the Boyz' and S.F.C.

The group's first album Word 2 The Wize was released in 1991 through Broken/Brainstorm Artists International and distributed to mainstream record stores through Epic Records. S.F.C.'s Chris Cooper helped with production chores and fellow S.F.C.'er The Dove added scratching. Also guesting was Crystal Lewis, whose 1990 album Let Love In included the song "Rock Solid" co-penned by Noel Arthurton.

The twins' second album No Room 2 Breathe garnered praise from True Tunes magazine as a "landmark in the Christian rap industry" for basing itself musically around live instruments instead of programmed samples and beats. Their third album on B.A.I. was 40 Days In The Wilderness. As with all Dynamic Twins releases, it features many guest appearances, including a first from Ayeesha who was later signed to Grapetree Records as their first female rapper. Their fourth album Above The Ground was released on Crystal Lewis' independent Metro One Recordings label.

The group received 3 Dove Award nominations for their music and has appeared with well-known artists such as: Westside Connection, Fred Hammond, BeBe and CeCe Winans, and Audio Adrenaline. In 2005, the group appeared on the compilation Holy Hip Hop (Taking The Gospel To The Streets) that was nominated for a Best Rock Gospel Album Grammy Award. The group has also produced albums for Rocket Ishmail and the first Bi-lingual Asian Holy Hip Hop artist, Only Won.

Not to be confused with Christian siblings from Lagos, Nigeria, also called Dynamic Twins.

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