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Lecrae

Background information
Also known as Creezie
Origin Flag of the United States Houston, Texas, USA
Genre(s) Christian rap[1]
Years active 2004-present
Label(s) Reach Records
Cross Movement Records
Associated acts 116 Clique
Website www.lecraerebel.com

Lecrae Moore is a Christian rap[1] artist signed to Reach Records[2]. According to his Myspace page, Lecrae resides in Memphis, Tennessee hosting hip-hop related events, volunteering at the local juvenile detention center, and engaging with ReachLife Ministries.[3] Also, as a member of the 116 Clique, Lecrae ministers at various campus and community venues. Lecrae has received two nominations at the 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards. One was for his song, Jesus Muzik, which also featured Trip Lee; and the other nomination was for his second album, After the Music Stops.[4]. He has recently been nominated for Hip Hop/Rap Recorded Album of the Year by the 40th Annual GMA Dove Awards.[5] He has received reviews from various magazines including Rapzilla, which specifically noted his style and his latest album, After the Music Stops, has been called, "one of the best CDs I have heard in 2006. Lecrae's flows are clever but straight to the point and his delivery is very clear."[6]

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[edit] Style and Story

Moore provides a southern rap style to Cross Movement. With no ambitions of being the next big thing or dreams of fame and wealth, Lecrae has stated that he simply wants to point listeners in the direction of the Cross. [4] After realizing that he was living a "lifestyle of excessive sin," Lecrae gave his life to Christ at the age of 19. Though rapping was only a hobby to him, Lecrae's lyrics began to reflect his new life in Christ. After being highly influenced by the Cross Movement and being discipled by local seminary students, Lecrae began to use his music for ministry purposes. He has now made Dallas his local mission field. His current activities consist of hosting hip-hop-oriented youth events in the heart of the inner city, witnessing on the streets in Dallas's club district, and fellowshipping with the 1:16 Clique or his Plumbline College ministry family. Ranging from campus ministry to three weekends a month at a local juvenile detention center, Lecrae teaches with talks and reaches with rhymes. Lecrae was the first hip-hop artist to sign with Reach Records. His debut album is entitled Real Talk. He has recently released a new album called Rebel. He also married his college sweetheart, Darragh, and they will be expecting a child later on this year. Lecrae has an exclusive licensing deal with both Reach Records and Cross Movement Records.[5] He defines his mission in a nutshell with the statement that he wants “to digest Theology and spit it back out so the streets can digest it.”


He also uses the word "Crunk" to refer to a spiritual high felt through Christ.[7] On October 8, 2008 Rebel, Lecrae's third album, entered the Billboard charts at #60 with 9,800 units sold, it also ranked #3 on the iTunes rap downloads, and topped the Christian Billboard charts for two weeks, the first rap album to do so.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

  • "Hands High" (2008)

[edit] With the 116 Clique

  • The Compilation Album (2005)
  • The Compilation Album: Chopped & Screwed (2006)
  • 13 Letters (2007)
  • Amped (2007)

[edit] Guest appearances

  • "No Silence" by FLAME
  • "Stand" by Da' T.R.U.T.H. feat. FLAME
  • "No More" by Tedashii
  • "In Ya Hood Cypha" by Tedashii feat. Trip Lee, Thi'sl, Json & Sho Baraka
  • "Cash or Christ" by Trip Lee
  • "116 Intro (Remix)" by Trip Lee feat. Tedashii
  • "Give Him Glory" by Trip Lee
  • "National Anthem (Remix)" by Mark J feat. Shabach, 2nd Nature, Promise, R-Swift, J Johnson, Truth, Japhia Life & Triumph
  • "Everyday All Day Cypha" by Everyday Process feat. The Ambassador, FLAME, Phanatik & R-Swift
  • "Conviction" by Dillon Chase
  • "Jesus is Alive" by shai linne
  • "Catch Me at the Brook" by Sho Baraka
  • "When the Thrill is Gone" by J.R.
  • "Disciple Me (Remix)" by Cam
  • "Joyful Noise" by FLAME feat. John Reilly[8]
  • "Breatha" by R-Swift feat. Mac the Doulos
  • "Who He Is" by Trip Lee feat. Cam
  • "Who Is He" by Json
  • "Punchlines" by Dry Bonez Live
  • "Checkin' For My God" by The Ambassador feat. Trip Lee
  • "Send Me" Remix with Red Letter of Mars Hill Church
  • "26's" by Tedashii
  • "I Got Proof" by Katalyst
  • "Transformers" by Tedashii feat. Trip Lee (Omitted track from Tedashii's album Identity Crisis.)
  • "Exposed" by Benjah feat. Lecrae & Soyé

[edit] Awards and Achievements

  • Nominated for BEST RAP/HIP HOP ALBUM for 2009 GMA Dove Awards [9]
  • Nominated for BEST RAP/HIP HOP ALBUM for 2007 GMA Dove Awards [10]
  • Nominated for BEST RAP/HIP HOP RECORDED SONG for 2007 GMA Dove Awards [10]
  • Won Best Male Artist for 2006 by Rapzilla [11]
  • Won Best Best Album for 2006 by Rapzilla [11]
  • Won Best Song for 2006 by Rapzilla [11]
  • Won Best Music Video for 2006 by Rapzilla [11]
  • Won Best Album Cover for 2006 by Rapzilla [11]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Christian Post - Christian Rap Artists: Don't Waste Your Life
  2. ^ Reach Records Artist Profile - Lecrae
  3. ^ [www.myspace.com/lecrae]
  4. ^ Gospel Music - The 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards – Nominee List - Entertain Your Belief
  5. ^ GMA Dove Awards Nominations 2009 Are In!
  6. ^ Review - Lecrae - After the Music Stops
  7. ^ Now Thats What I Am Talkin About!!! | After the Music Stops by Lecrae
  8. ^ The Reilly Band
  9. ^ GMA 40th Dove Award Nominees
  10. ^ a b GMA 38th Dove Award Nominees
  11. ^ a b c d e Rapzilla's Best of 2006

[edit] External links

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Lecrae
Studio albums
Singles
"Prayin' For You" · "Jesus Muzik" · "Hands High"
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