Posted on 02/16/2012 2:42:17 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
During a routine practice with the New York Knicks, Jeremy Lin took a minute to talk to a reporter from Fuse TV about his favorite music. Lin, who makes no efforts to hide his religion, named the popular Christian rapper, Lecrae Moore.
Lecrae, whose six studio album, "Rehab: The Overdose," was the highest charting Christian Hip Hop album ever on iTunes and debuted at #15 on the Billboard 200, is already a celebrity within the world of gospel-rap and will perform alongside Hip Hop supergroup, The Wu-Tang Clan at the "Paid Dues Festival" this April.
...A talented rapper from an early age, Lecrae discovered his passion for Christianity while studying at Northern Texas University, and the two worlds melded naturally for him.
...Living by the Bible was easier said than done, and it wasn't until he was enrolled in college that Lecrae began to connect with other Christians on campus and subsequently connect with his own religion. Lecrae said that after meetings some of the members would stick around and rap about Jesus. In those impromptu freestyles Lecrae's two identities, the old and the new, mixed together, and a Christian Hip Hop artist was born.
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Good lyrics.
Lecrae seems like a great kid, as does Lin.
Love Lecrae.. Trip Lee is good too!
Trip Lee is my favorite.
I love his song “To Live Is Christ”
Trip Lee is my favorite.
I love his song “To Live Is Christ”
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