Christian artist Lecrae Moore, better known as Lecrae, wowed the music world in 2014 with his No. 1 album, Anomaly, which simultaneously topped the Gospel Album charts and the Billboard 200.
In 2012, Lecrae won the Grammy for Best Gospel Album with his album "Gravity," becoming the first purely hip-hop artist to ever win the award.
This year, his hit single "All I need Is You" is nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 2015 Grammys--a once-again unprecedented feat in the world of Christian h
Playlist
(Best of 2014 Mix)
Lecrae – All I Need Is You
Je’kob – The Edge Of The World feat. Deraj
Andy Mineo – You Can’t Stop Me
Tedashii – Dark Days, Darker Nights feat. Britt Nicole
Alex Faith & Dre Murray – Southern Lights
NF – All I Have
Trip Lee – Manolo feat. Lecrae
Papa San – Step Up feat. Da’T.R.U.T.H.
KB – 100 feat. Andy Mineo
Serge – Shake The Ground
Social Club – Cops
Lecrae – Say I Won’t feat. Andy Mineo
Thi’sl – Take My Life feat. Flame & J’son
Da’T.R.U.T.H. – Loud And Clear f
Lecrae has never been afraid of being different. As the first artist to have a record top both the Gospel and Top 200 Charts, being different is kind of what Lecrae does.
In the visuals for his latest single “Say I Won’t” featuring Andy Mineo, the Anomaly artist enlists the help of two precocious kids to mimic both he and Mineo as they play video games, ride their bikes through the street and perfect their physique while doing push ups.
Lecrae is a well-needed breath of fresh air in hip-hop
Lecrae Moore, who is known by fans simply as Lecrae, snuck up on rap fans this year with his No. 1 album, Anomaly. A Christian artist, he’s been slowly ascending the Billboard 200 over his past several releases, including a No. 3 slot for 2012’s Gravity. But this year, he really made a mark on the music scene — his single, “All I Need Is You,” is nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 2015 Grammys.
Speaking with The Blaze, Moore discussed what it’s like to reach national prominence after a
WWBLS 107.5 and Hot 97 are gearing up to host the biggest holiday party in New York City. On December 19, the two stations will celebrate the season by bringing some big names to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. So far, the lineup includes LL Cool J featuring DJ Z-Trip, Run-DMC and Lecrae.
According to the press release, “Christmas in Brooklyn” is for everyone in the family. “We’re in full holiday spirit mode and look forward to providing our listeners with the chance to see their favorite artist
My name is Nelson Chu a.k.a DJ Official. I was born on the Bronx, NY. Lived in Brooklyn for my early childhood, then moved to Amityville, Long Island in my later years. Now I currently reside in Philadelphia, PA. Husband to Teresa Chu. Father of 2 beautiful daughters Isabella and Sophia. I’ve been doing music professionally for 15 years now. Started DJ’ing and Producing for a group called The Cross Movement in 2001 and in 2007 started DJ’ing and Producing for Reach Records. I’ve been bl
[Atlanta, GA] Singer-songwriter and producer Derek Minor has signed a distribution and label services deal with Entertainment One for his upcoming album… Empire. The new music will be the first released by the popular rapper since he left Reach Records earlier this year. Minor’s most recent project Minorville, reached the top of Billboard’s Gospel Music Charts and also earned Stellar and Dove Award nominations for the CD and single, “Dear Mr. Christian”.
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Yahoo announced that they will be streaming Lecrae's Anomaly Tour concert performance this Sunday. It will be on their the new video streaming website, Yahoo Screen. The stream is scheduled for October 12, 2014 11:30 EST, and will be available for 24 replay at Screen.Yahoo.com.
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Trip Lee
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Trip Lee, an award-winning MC, author and speaker, embraces the uniqueness of being a “pastor-rapper,” but he has some frustrations with a hypocritical hip-hop industry as well as with Christians who kick against his particular brand of artistic and cultural expression.
Lee’s dual career path is a contrast in many ways to that of another popular rapper and pastor, Mason “Ma$e” Betha. Betha has swung between putting in time at the pulpit and laying out tra
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Lecrae shared his heart with Billboard magazine—no holds barred—in this video interview. Here’s one of the most powerful things he said:
“As a rapper who is a devout Christian, you would think I would struggle or wrestle with compromise because a lot of hip-hop is full of violence and misogyny and so forth but it’s not really a struggle for me because it’s not my reality. It’s not the life that I’m living.”
Watch the rest of the video to see how Lecrae is working to make an im
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To borrow some popular lingo, Christian rapper Lecrae is blowing up.
His latest album, Anomaly, topped iTunes on the day it was released and took the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top 200—a first for a Gospel act.
On Thursday, Lecrae will become the first from the resurgent ranks of Reformed rappers to appear on a late-night network show when he sits in with The Roots, the house band for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. He is expected to perform his single, “All I Need is You.
Playlist:
Propaganda - Crimson Cord
Thi'sl - King of the World feat. Flame, V. Rose, MikeREAL, Nico Wells & KB
Christon Gray - Wanna feat. JGivens
The Walls Group - Perfect People
Reconcile - #HHGH feat. Json & Corey Paul
KB - Kamikaze feat. Prisca
Mr. Del - H'z Up feat. Andale, D-Maub, & Pettidee
Clear Sight Music - King of the World feat. Flame, V. Rose, MikeREAL, Nico Wells & KB
Tedashii - Dark Days, Darker Nights feat. Britt Nicole
Social Club - No Sleep feat. Rey King
KJ-52 - Gameface fe
