Lecrae is born in Houston and grew up in San Diego and
Denver. He now resides in Dallas, Texas.
Debut album
Lecrae released his first album titled "Real Talk" on Reach
Records in 2004. The album features R-Swift, Tedashii, Sho
and Steven Carter.
Distribution
His debut Real Talk got distributed by Cross Movement's CMR
in 2005. The agreement made in August 2005 means that the
next three albums of Lecrae will be released by Cross
Movement Records (CMR) and distributed by Provident and
Sony/BMG.
Nominations: Stellar Awards
His debut album "Real Talk" (2004) has been nominated on
October 17th, 2006 for a 2007 Stellar Award in the Rap/Hip
Hop Gospel CD of the Year category.
Nominations: Dove Awards 2007
On February 20th, 2007 it was announced that Lecrae's
sophomore album After The Music Stops (2006) is nominated
for the 38th Annual GMA Dove Awards in the category Rap/Hip
Hop Album of the Year.
Lecrae's track "Jesus Muzik" from the album After The Music
Stops (2006) was nominated as well in the category Rap/Hip
Hop Recorded Song of the Year.
Nominations: Dove Awards 2009
The rapper is nominated at the 40th Annual GMA Dove Awards
2009 for his third album "Rebel" (2008) in the category
Rap/Hip Hop Album. The ceremony is held on April 23rd,
2009.
After The Music Stops
The second Lecrae album entitled After The Music Stops is
released on Reach Records in conjunction with CMR in August
2006. Lecrae's sophomore album, After The Music Stops,
debuted at #8 on Billboard Gospel Chart and #1 on the
Christian Music Trade Association’s R&B/Hip Hop Chart in
it's first week.
Rebel
A pressrelease published on October 12th, 2008 states that,
the highly anticipated third album entitled "Rebel" (2008)
accomplished the first week after it's release the
following:
Number 1: Billboard’s "Top Gospel albums" chart.
Number 2: Billboard’s "Top Christian albums" chart.
Number 2: Billboard’s "Top Christian & Gospel Albums"
chart.
Number 60: "The Billboard 200" album chart.
Number 61: "Billboard Comprehensive Albums" chart.
Number 10: Billboard’s "Top Independent Albums" chart.
More "Rebel" charts
The album also appeared on iTunes’s Top Rap/Hip Hop Album
chart in the number 3 position just below TI’s "Paper
Trail." LeCrae's third album also claimed the number 1
position on Christian Music Trade Association's (CMTA) Top
Hip Hop/R&B Album chart.
Sources: Free-press-release.com: LeCrae's Rebel Tops
Billboard's Charts, October 12th, 2008.
1. Rebel Intro
2. Don't Waste Your Life - featuring Cam, Dwayne Tryumf
3. Go Hard - featuring Tedashii
4. Identity - featuring Da Truth & JR
5. Indwelling Sin
6. Breathin' To Death
7. Truth
8. Desperate - featuring Cam
9. Change
10. Fall Back- featuring Trip Lee
11. Live Free - featuring Sho Baraka & Jai
12. Got Paper
13. I'm a Saint
14. The Bride
15. Beautiful Feet - featuring Dawntoya
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1. After The Music Stops
2. Jesus Muzik - featuring Trip Lee
3. I Did It For You - featuring Diamone
4. The Truth
5. Run
6. Send Me
7. It's Your World - featuring Redeemed Thought, Sho
8. Grateful - featuring J.R.
9. King Intro
10. The King - featuring FLAME
11. Invisible - featuring Diamone
12. Get Low
13. Prayin For You
14. Nobody - featuring Cam
15. Death Story
16. Unashamed - featuring Tedashii
17. El Shaddai
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Production by Cheese, Deep Era Productions and Lecrae.
Guest appearances by R-Swift, Tedashii, Sho and Steven
Carter.
The album is re-released by CMR on August 16, 2005.
1. Souled Out
2. We Don't
3. Aliens
4. Crossover
5. Represent
6. Real Talk
7. Take Me As I Am
8. The Church
9. Nothin'
10. The Line
11. Who U Wit
12. Heaven Or Hell
13. Wait (intro)
14. Wait
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