Lecrae discography

Lecrae discography
Lecrae in 2018
Studio albums9
Music videos73
EPs1
Singles130
Mixtapes4
Studio collaborations2
EP collaborations1
Other appearances86

The discography of Lecrae, an American Christian hip hop artist, consists of 11 studio albums, two of which were collaborative; four mixtapes; two extended plays, one of which was collaborative; 130 singles, including 75 as a featured performer; 73 music videos, including 37 as a featured performer; and 86 guest and other appearances. Lecrae debuted with Real Talk in 2004 through Reach Records; the album was re-issued the following year by Cross Movement Records. After the Music Stops followed in 2006 and his third solo album, Rebel, was released in 2008 and reached No. 1 on the Gospel chart, the first Christian hip hop album to do so.[1] Rehab, his fourth solo album, was released in 2010 and reached No. 1 on the Gospel, Christian, and Independent charts, and garnered a nomination at the 53rd Grammy Awards.[2] Rehab: The Overdose, was released on January 11, 2011, and peaked at No. 1 on the Christian and Gospel charts. Lecrae began garnering mainstream attention when he performed at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher (a group free-style) and was featured on the Statik Selektah song "Live and Let Live" from his Population Control album.[3]

On May 10, 2012, Lecrae released his first mixtape, Church Clothes, hosted by DJ Don Cannon.[4] Considered his breakthrough into mainstream hip hop, the mixtape was downloaded over 100,000 times in less than 48 hours.[5] The day before its release it was dubbed by the Houston Chronicle and the Christian hip hop website Da South "the most important album in Christian rap history."[6][7] On September 4, 2012, Lecrae released his sixth studio album, Gravity, which debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Top Rap, Christian, Gospel, and Independent Albums charts.[8] Gravity was also dubbed the most important album in Christian hip hop history.[9] The album won the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album at the 55th Grammy Awards.[10] Anomaly was released September 9, 2014, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.[11] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 2016.[12] On September 22, 2017, he released All Things Work Together, and on June 22, 2018, he released Let the Trap Say Amen, a collaborative album with producer Zaytoven. Both albums reached No. 1 on the Christian chart.[13] He released a tenth studio album, Restoration, on August 21, 2020. It also reached No. 1 on the Christian chart.[13] An eleventh album, a collaboration with 1K Phew entitled No Church in a While, was released on December 3, 2021.[14] Lecrae's fourth mixtape, Church Clothes 4, was released on November 4, 2022.[15] As of February 2020, he has sold over three million albums.[16] Two of Lecrae's singles are certified platinum by the RIAA: "I'll Find You" (featuring Tori Kelly), from All Things Work Together, was certified platinum in 2019, and "Coming In Hot" (with Andy Mineo), from the Summer Eighteen playlist and Mineo's album Neverland II, certified in 2023.[12] Two more of his singles are certified gold by the RIAA: "All I Need Is You", from Anomaly, certified in 2018, and "Blessings" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign), from All Things Work Together, certified in 2019.[12] The song "Church Clap" by KB featuring Lecrae, from the 2012 album Weight & Glory, was also certified Gold in 2023.[17]

  1. ^ Rood, Philip (October 16, 2008). "Lecrae Rebel still #1 on Billboard's Top Gospel Album Chart". Rapzilla. Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Rood, Philip (December 2, 2010). "Lecrae 'REHAB' Nominated for a Grammy". Rapzilla. Archived from the original on April 1, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  3. ^ Sims, Seandra (October 12, 2011). "Lecrae: The "God Son" of the Cypher". AllHipHop. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  4. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Lecrae Announces Church Clothes Mixtape Hosted By Don Cannon". illHype. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  5. ^ Arnold, Paul W (May 11, 2012). "Lecrae Clarifies His 'Gimme A Second' Line About Jay-Z & Lil Wayne, Details Spiritual Advisor Role To No Malice". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  6. ^ "Lecrae's "Church Clothes" the most important album in Christian rap history". Da South. May 9, 2012. Archived from the original (Web) on July 15, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  7. ^ "The most important album in Christian rap history (Lecrae's "Church Clothes") drops tomorrow – and it's FREE". Houston Chronicle. May 9, 2012. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  8. ^ "Billboard 200: Week of September 22, 2012". Billboard. September 2012. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  9. ^ Goss, Armond (August 28, 2012). "Review – Lecrae 'Gravity'". Rapzilla. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  10. ^ Ruggieri, Melissa (February 10, 2013). "Lecrae wins first Grammy award". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
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  14. ^ Longs, Herb (November 17, 2021). "Lecrae & 1K Phew Announce Collaborative Album 'No Church In A While'". The Christian Beat. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  15. ^ Partridge, Ken (October 27, 2022). "Lecrae Finds Salvation On New Song "Fear Not"". Genius. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  16. ^ Thornton, Cedric (February 12, 2020). "Lecrae: 'I Want to Restore the View the Black Community Has of Itself'". Black Enterprise. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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