This would especially be a pity, as I have come to believe that popular Christian Hip Hop has become the subsection of Christian music that is best telling both Christians and non-Christians alike what they need to hear.Īn example of why I have come to this belief is "Welcome To America," a song every bit as sobering as the controversial "Church Clothes" from his hugely popular mixtape of the same name. On a side note, Lecrae isn't the only one that this is seeming to happen to, as I am seeing it more and more in popular CHH, and I fear that the future of the genre may match the stale radio-single AC pop/worship state of Christian music today. Not that the messages and/or production aren't good, but they seemed kind of stale ("Outsiders," "Say I Won't," "Wish," and "Give In," were all culprits of this to some degree). That said, much like where Gravity fell rather short, it occasionally seemed too much like the messages and production gave a "been-there-done-that" feeling. Few would have any argument that the production, raps, collaborations, and Christ-centered message of Anomaly is anything less than what we have come to expect from the talented rapper. Expectations are obviously high, and Lecrae has consistently been meeting them, and to make a potentially long story short, Anomaly is no different. It is into this context, one of meteorically-rising popularity, that Lecrae puts out his 6th studio album, Anomaly. Perhaps nothing can better explain how much hip hop (and indeed, Lecrae himself) has pushed the boundaries of the Christian culture by the fact that each of his first three singles from Anomaly ("Nuthin," "Say I Won't," and "All I Need Is You") charted in the top five (two at number two) of the Billboard Christian Songs chart, which has been dominated by pop and AC for as long as the chart has existed. And the phenomenon is not just limited to Lecrae either more and more Christ-centered rappers are selling albums at a higher rate than ever before. With Christ-centered raps and production that could stand toe-to-toe with any popular rapper, Lecrae has shot up the charts with each release, his album Gravity pushing out over 78,000 units in its debut week in 2012.
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