Lecrae has been infiltrating the
culture at high levels recently. In the last two years he has charted on major
charts, rapped in the B.E.T cypher, released a successful mix tape with DJ Don
Cannon and collaborated with big names like No Malice and Statik Selektah.
Hip-Hop legends like Lupe Fiasco and Bun B have acknowledged the presence of
Lecrae on the national scene. Big K.R.I.T and Lecrae will collaborate on his
next album “Gravity”. The Christian Worldview is definitely being conveyed to
many mainstream listeners through secular media. Whether Lecrae likes it or not
he is the poster boy for Christianity in Hip-Hop. He is infiltrating mainstream
Hip-Hop media like it’s never been done before. One of the latest ways he has
done this is through working with “Motion Family”. Many of you missed this.
Motion Family is a secular video production company that has produced for
artist like T.I, B.OB, Yelawolf and Rick Ross. They were featured in the
Complex 100 Most Influential Artists of the Decade. That same company directed
and produced “Lord Have Mercy” feat Tedashii.
What does this mean? It means Lecrae is working with non-believers in
the industry closer than in the past. Lecrae working with a mainstream company
like “Motion Family” proves he is closer to impacting the household names of
Hip-Hop like T.I. Some within the Christian Hip-Hop community have a problem
with this and some don’t. Regardless of what side you take, you must admit that
Lecrae’s journey to this position has been interesting. The idea of Lecrae
finally collaborating with an artist like T.I, Yelawolf or B.O.B would cause
quite a buzz. I mean he has already worked with their video company. Could a
track with one of these artists be something we see in the near future? Only
time will tell. He has already collaborated with Big K.R.I.T and he is barely a
level below the likes of a T.I. Whatever happens let’s be confident in the fact
that God knows what he is doing and will make sure that Lecrae is used for his
Glory.
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