His fusion of street-bred realism with a Christ-centered worldview has resulted in a run of albums, including 2014’s career-defining Anomaly, that have raced up Billboard’s gospel, Christian, and pop charts. When the rapper and record executive (born Lecrae Devaughn Moore in 1979) dropped his debut, Real Talk, in 2004, the genre was stuck between worlds-sitting outside mainstream hip-hop while relegated to second-tier status in gospel. As always, quality, impact, consistency and legacy all factor into these rankings.Īnd, just like our Head to Head, this one is also dedicated to Alison’s memory.Christian hip-hop can be broken into two eras: before the arrival of Lecrae and after. All three editions are quite good though, check them out. I’ll be excluding his Church Clothes mixtapes because this list is long enough as it is, playa. Since they’re all fresh on my mind, let’s revisit Lecrae’s entire discography, ranking all his LPs from bottom to top. It took tragedy for me to finally dive deep into his impressive catalog. And, quite frankly, his albums – most of which were new to me – have been quite comforting in our loss of Alison and in grappling with the endless chaos this calendar year has brought.ĭespite those heavy losses, I appreciate Lecrae for bringing insight into our lives. He’s simply a rapper who isn’t afraid to speak about his faith. The term “gospel rap” seems antiquated at best and demeaning at worst these days, so Lecrae wisely doesn’t stick to labels. Also, his themes uplifting themes of faith are the perfect medicine for the constant hardships of 2020. Thankfully, almost all of them are excellent. Of course, to properly complete a post as comprehensive as Head to Head, that meant I had to dive through Lecrae’s entire discography – and MAN he’s got a lot of albums. Props to Nicolette Carney for volunteering to step in and help complete that post in Alison’s honor. We tragically lost Alison in September of this year, weeks before we were album to finish our next Head to Head project, this time on her favorite artist Lecrae. Last month, I told the story of Soul In Stereo Cypher member and family friend Alison Moore, who earlier this year collaborated with me on a Head to Head article on Outkast.
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