Lecrae is an American Christian hip hop artist. His career began in 2004 when he and Ben Washer co-founded the record label Reach Records. In 2007 his first album, Real Talk (2005), received a nomination at the Stellar Awards and his second album, After the Music Stops (2007), was nominated at the GMA Dove Awards. The following year Lecrae's third album, Rebel, became the first Christian hip hop album to chart at number one on the U.S. Billboard Gospel Albums Chart. In 2011 his fourth album, Rehab (2010), received a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Gospel Album. That year Lecrae began achieving mainstream success and recognition after he collaborated with DJ Statik Selektah on the song "Live & Let Live" and performed at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher. The following year he garnered two GMA Dove awards: Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year for Rehab: The Overdose (2011) and Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year for "Hallelujah" (2011). He also released the mixtape Church Clothes and the studio album Gravity, the latter of which of has been called the most important album in Christian hip hop history by Rapzilla and Atlanta Daily World.
In 2013, Lecrae became the first hip hop artist to win the Grammy Award for Best Gospel Album for his sixth album Gravity. In the same year the album won Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year at the GMA Dove Awards, and a Stellar Award for Rap, Hip Hop Gospel CD of the Year. In 2015, he received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for "Messengers" (2014), Artist of the Year, Rap/Hip-Hop Song of the Year, and Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year of the year at the Dove Awards, a Stellar Award for Rap, Hip Hop Gospel CD of the Year, and a Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Album for Anomaly (2014). The same year he became the first rapper to win a BET Award for Best Gospel Artist. Anomaly also topped the Gospel charts and the U.S. Billboard 200, the first album to ever top both charts simultaneously. In 2017, the song "Can't Stop Me Now (Destination)" won the BET Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award, and the following year he won the same award for his single "I'll Find You" featuring Tori Kelly. The music video to "I'll Find You" also won a Dove Award for Short Form Video of the Year. The song "Deep End", from Restoration (2020), won the Dove Award for Best Rap/Hip Hop Song at the 2021 awards. In 2021 he collaborated with 1K Phew for the mixtape No Church in a While, which won Best Rap/Hip Hop Gospel Album at the 2022 Stellar Awards and Best Rap/Hip Hop Album at the 2022 Dove Awards. In total, Lecrae has won twenty-four awards and received an additional fifty-one nominations.
BET Awards
The BET Awards were established in 2001 by BET to honor African Americans and other minorities in entertainment. The awards are determined by a voting academy made up of 150 music and media industry experts, bloggers, and fans. Lecrae has received three awards for the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award (formerly the Best Gospel Artist Award) out of five nominations. His win in 2015 was the first time that a rapper had won the Best Gospel Artist award.
! |- !scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 2013 || Lecrae || Best Gospel Artist || || |- !scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 2015 || Lecrae || Best Gospel Artist || || |- !scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 2016 || Lecrae || Best Gospel Artist || || |- !scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 2017 || "Can't Stop Me Now (Destination)" || Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award || || |- !scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;" | 2018 || "I'll Find You" (featuring Tori Kelly) || Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award || || |-
BET Hip Hop Awards
The BET Hip Hop Awards, first broadcast by BET in 2006, honor the best in hip hop for the year. The awards are determined by a voting academy made up of journalists, music industry experts, and fans. Lecrae has received three nominations.
! |- !scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"| 2014 | "Nuthin'" || Best Impact Track || || |- !scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"| 2017 | "Blessings" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) || Best Impact Track || || |- !scope="row" style="font-weight:normal;"| 2018 | "I'll Find You" (featuring Tori Kell) || Best Impact Track || || |-