• General admission

Lecrae

• His Style: what happens when a Christian rapper with a Tupac-style rat-a-tat flow and a penchant for inspirational—but not coddling—lyricism, defies categorization and becomes a superstar across the faithful and secular realms
• Anomaly: something that deviates from the norm—like when an aptly named Christian rap album tops the Billboard 200 and the Gospel Album charts at the same time, or when that album’s artist becomes the first rapper to win the Grammy for Best Gospel Album and the first rapper to win the BET Award for Best Gospel Artist
• Church Clothes: Lecrae’s hit series of mixtapes (the Houston Chronicle called Volume 1, “The most important album in Christian rap history”), and what Lecrae probably wore when he won his two Grammys and seven Dove Awards
• All Things Work Together: Lecrae’s eighth studio album and his 2017 major label debut, featuring the singles “Can’t Stop Me Now (Destination)” and “Broke”

Andy Mineo

• Who he is: a New York artist who blends hip-hop with a Christian message
• How you might have heard of him: as his former alias, C-Lite, or as a member of the hip-hop collective 116 Clique
• When he began recording: middle school
• Where he made his first ad-hoc recording studio: in his mom’s basement
• When he signed his first record deal: high school
• Famous artists he opened for in those days: The Roots; Common
• What happened next: he reconnected with his Christian faith and began devoting himself exclusively to praise music; also he probably got his driver’s license somewhere in there
• His his sophomore album Uncomfortable is packed with electronic influences and guest spots from Mali Music, Jon Bellion, and Willow Stephens