Lecrae is something of a phenomenon in Hip-Hop, because it’s not too often that someone can rap about Jesus and spiritual issues and share the same spotlight and stage with mainstream acts that are often talking about just the opposite. At Rock the Bells in San Bernardino, while Juicy J was on one stage rapping about “Bandz will make her dance,” you had Lecrae rocking the stage across the grounds rapping about faith, love, and encouragement to a group of excited young people hanging on his every word. That’s no knock on Juicy J by the way, rather it’s just an example of Lecrae’s amazing accomplishment in bringing what’s considered “gospel rap” to the forefront and on the same levels of it’s more popular counter-parts, something that pioneering gospel rap groups like Soldiers For Christ and D.C. Talk set out to do long ago.

Personally, I’m happy to see something like this succeed. First off, Lord knows that there are people out there that need to hear a good positive message and secondly, Hip-Hop always thrives in diversity.

AllHipHop.com sat down with Lecrae before he took the stage at Rock the Bells to discuss this amazing feat and more. Oh, when the Saints go marching in!

Read the interview on AllHipHop.