An evangelical Christian rapper has taken over the iTunes hip-hop/rap chart. Three of the top 10 spots, including slots one and two, have belonged to Lecrae ever since his new album, Gravity, dropped on Sept. 4. The deluxe version is also the #2 selling album on the Top Albums chart and Lecrae is expected to sell 60,000 copies in his first week, easily a first for a Christian rapper.
He has also has some high profile fans. Tim Tebow and Jeremy Lin have all praised him for his straightforward Gospel-inspired message. Lin said, “An artist you have to check out is Lecrae … he raps a lot about the Gospel and I really enjoy his lyrics.”
Just last week, TobyMac premiered at #1 on the Billboard charts - the first time for a Christian artist since 1997.
