Christian rap has existed in many different forms over the past few decades. While some years have been better than others, which was the best? I’m going to attempt to tell you. Introduction and Disclosure Last week we scratched the surface of why 2016 was such a great year in Christian Rap. We talked about the increasing involvement of Capitol ...

Reach Records hip-hop artist Lecrae pulled a Beyonce and Drake and released his surprise mixtape. Church Clothes 3 released at midnight, January 15th, marking his first new material since 2014’s Anomaly.

After the first year that Lecrae didn’t release a full-length project since 2009, the two-time Grammy Award-winning artist wasted little time in 2016 before he released his first surprise LP and turned his Church Clothes mixtape series into a trilogy.