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Contemporary Christian hip-hop artist, Lecrae, has recently been nominated for Top Christian Album in the 2013 Billboard Music Awards.

Lecrae’s latest album Gravity, which was released back 2012, is the sixth studio album by the hip-hop star. The album debuted at No.3 on Billboard 200 charts and sold over 72,000 units making it the biggest sales week ever for a Christian hip-hop album.

Gravity won the Best Gospel Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, California. By doing so, Lecrae made history by being one of the fist rappers to ever win a Best Gospel Album award by the Grammy’s. “My ambition was just to make honest music, and I really was not intending for it to be a traditional gospel music album or anything. I was just very honest about my spirituality”, stated Lecrae after hearing he had won the award.

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article courtesy of BreatheCast.com

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