Lecrae

Lecrae is an artist I respect for refusing to choose between his faith and his craft. The Houston native won a Grammy for Best Gospel Album in 2012 and has since collected multiple BET Awards, all while making hip-hop that takes his beliefs and his flaws seriously. In a genre that often rewards bravado, his willingness to rap about doubt and conviction stands out. Co-founding the 116 collective shows he values community over solo stardom. To me, his real achievement is artistic integrity: he picked his own truth over the easy lane, and built a lasting career on it.

Name (English)

Lecrae

Name (Japanese)

レクレー

Reading

れくれー

Born

October 9, 1979 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Goat

Origin

Houston, Texas, United States

Occupation

rapper / singer / songwriter / dancer / record producer

University

University of North Texas

Awards & achievements

• 2012 Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album
• 2015 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
• 2015 BET Award for Best Gospel Artist
• 2017 BET Award for Best Gospel Artist
• 2018 BET Award for Best Gospel Artist
• 2015 Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Album
• 2012 GMA Dove Award for Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
• 2012 GMA Dove Award for Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year

• Official sitehttps://www.lecrae.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lecrae/
• Xhttps://x.com/lecrae
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lecrae
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1041034

Tags

• Texas
• rapper
• singer
• songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-19

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.