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From All Music Guide:
For the typical music fan, Lecrae's hard demeanor and crunk beats might belie what his lyrics are really about, his adoration of Jesus Christ. The main tenet influencing his mission and music is taken from Romans 1:16 of the Bible, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel." Although he was born on Houston's south side, Lecrae grew up in Denver, CO, and San Diego, CA. It was at the age of 19 that he decided to give his life to Christ. Using conventional methods to spread the Gospel, he has worked for ministerial services, including his presidency of ReachLife Ministries, conducting Bible studies and many other projects. However, Lecrae's success has come from his up-and-coming Christian rap career. In 2005, on Reach Records, he released his debut album, Real Talk, and as a part of the 116 Clique, he put out 116 Clique: The Compilation Album. The following year, Lecrae dropped the acclaimed After the Music Stops in July. It debuted at number one on the Christian Music Trade Association's R&B/Hip-Hop chart and peaked at number five on Billboard's Gospel Albums chart.
3 comments:
Thanks for posting this - this is an awesome album, as good or better than the previous two.
My wife and I were first introduced to Lecrae last March at the text/context conference at Mars Hill in Seattle. In a room full of white guys, they had 116 perform "Send Me" to kick off the conference. It made a brilliant statement about the contextualization of the gospel. Did I mention it was brilliant? It was. Loved the new album by the way. I grew up listening to tuPac, Busta Rymes and Tribe Called Quest; Reach Records puts out music that is on par with the hip-hop that I grew up with. I love it!
Best album of 2008. Nothing else is even close.
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