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Artist Watch: Lecrae’s ‘Drown’ Featuring John Legend
Lecrae is without a doubt the most influential Christian hip-hop artist from the last decade. With chart-topping albums like ‘Gravity’ and ‘Anomaly,’ he definitely has a huge share in making Christian hip-hop music popular in the mainstream media of today. Lecrae has now released a new, and exciting collaboration with another heavyweight in the music industry, the one and only R&B and soul singer ‘John Legend.’
Lecrae’s life is a story that could very well be an Oscar-winning Hollywood movie. He started out on the streets of Houston and got himself arrested for drug dealing. However, God intervened and Lecrae became a born again child of God. Lecrae’s life has known many ups and downs. Fortunately, he found his way to express himself in the hip-hop music that he loves to create.
He started out as an independent artist by founding his own label, Reach Records, in 2004. His star quickly rose and even his first album already ended up in the Christian Charts. His own label sealed a distribution deal with the big Columbia Records and in the years after that, many successes followed for the hip-hop artist.
‘Drown’ is Lecrae’s newest song. It’s an exciting collaboration with R&B and soul singer ‘John Legend.’ In light of the recent happenings in society, there are a lot of questions for people to deal with. This song is definitely a powerful introspective track for people. This track doesn’t shy away from the insecurities in life. However, it provides listeners a biblical encouragement in a very inspiring way. Listen to ‘Drown’ on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music.
