#7 Christian Hip Hop Continued To Make Impressions On Various Charts And Get Mainstream Exposure
Artists who are a part of the Christian Hip Hop community continued to land on charts like iTunes and Billboard. Lecrae, W.L.A.K., Social Club (Martymar & F.E.R.N.), Sho Baraka, and more charted high on several noteworthy charts. Social Club’s EP Rejects hit the top 10 on iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap chart. Lecrae’s non-DJ version of the project Church Clothes 2 was #3 on Billboard Rap Album chart, #8 on Billboard Digital Album chart, and #21 on the Top 200 album chart. Shai Linne’s album Lyrical Theology Part 1: Theology landed at #12 on the Billboard Top Rap Album chart. Sho Baraka’s Talented 10th landed at #1 Gospel Album chart, #5 Christian Album chart, and #12 Rap Album chart on Billboard. Andy Mineo’s Heroes For Sale debuted at #11 on the Billboard 200, #4 Rap Album chart, and #1 Christian/Gospel chart. Christian Hip Hop continued its chart topping success that is has been seeing at higher levels the last few years in 2013.
Mainstream media outlets like Billboard, CNN, The 700 Club, HipHopDX, The Source, XXL Magazine, AllHipHop, Shade 45, and more, covered Christian Hip Hop artists in 2013. Christian Hip Hop continued to get mainstream exposure at high levels like it has the last few years. The genre continues to grow!
I will never understand how a Christian man who says out of his own mouth that his music od not christian, win awards for christian music…that just goes over everyones head smh.
Blame the awards committees for that one…not Lecrae’s fault
Yet at the same time, he accepts the award. If I’m a r&b singer, I’m not making rock music, yet i win awards for best rock album, why would i accept that…lol hmmm
Shout out to Lecrae for being the first rapper to win best gospel album
It’s a Grammy, why wouldn’t you? He is still a Christian and his music is still played and accepted by gospel outlets. Music can fit in numerous categories.
In the long run, winning the Grammy has opened up so many more doors that many of us can’t possibly imagine at this time.
what a disgrace after all the things that he said, he still doesn’t have a problem accepting the Grammy. when he is with Christians he always talks about Jesus, but when he is in the world he just talks about worldly rappers. why doesn’t he stop selling his music as Christian, if he says his music is not christian. i hope he could announce to everybody that his music is just like the secular music and let’s see what would happen. even in this page says christian hip hop moments, why is lecrae here if he clearly said christian is not hi genre.