Jeremy Lin Introduces Lecrae at Winter Jam

Jeremy Lin of the Houston Rockets stopped by to introduce Lecrae at Winter Jam.

Lecrae Conquers the Charts

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.

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Fired ESPN Editor Talks Jeremy Lin & The Power of Christ

Life has been a roller-coaster these past two months for 28-year-old Anthony Federico. The former ESPN editor was fired back in February after writing a headline entitled, “Chink in the Armor” for an article about Asian NBA star Jeremy Lin. Federico, who has been open and honest about the fact that the terminology was merely an unintended mistake, promptly apologized. But the damage was already done, as the young journalist quickly became what he calls “public enemy number one.”

On Tuesday, he opened up to The Blaze about how the scenario has impacted his life. He also spoke about how the power of his Christian faith has restored him, while teaching him valuable life lessons.

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NBA Sensation Jeremy Lin's Playlist Features Christian Music

Most of us by now have heard of Jeremy Lin who is often portrayed as Basketball's Tim Tebow?

Lin's strong faith is reflective even in his music picks.  In a video posted by Fuse, Lin says that his playlist features Christian rapper Lecrae and worship band Hillsong UNITED.