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" My mom was big on education, big on reading, so she was always pushing books on me: 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X,' like, 'Read these books.' And it was like, man, I'm learning stuff that I just can't get anywhere else. "

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" Faith is not about serving some tyrant in the sky that says, 'You need to get your act together.' Faith is about having a loving father who says, 'Hey, listen... I'm here with you. I'm going to hold your hand. Just rock with me.' "

Lecrae

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Sky

" Pain can be a haunting reminder to appreciate every waking moment. "

" My mother, my relatives, and closest friends have risked their lives in the area of law enforcement and corrections, so I never have and never will say, 'I hate police.' "

" There's a line between being egotistical and being genius or great. "

" My views as a Christian means there's a moral plumb line that I'm fighting to adhere to. "

" I consider what I do soul music. It's music that is concerned with the soul. "

" I don't like putting on airs; that's not my thing. I'd rather just be myself, just connecting to people genuinely. "

" If my significance comes from God, then I know I'm always secure. "

" My mom had always been big on education. She was the first woman in our family to go to college, and she often reminded me that I needed to go to college if I wanted to really make it in life. "

" My stepdad didn't have a father growing up, so he didn't know how to have a father-son style conversation. Plus, we had a tense relationship in which he never really offered me advice. "

" Lecrae is not just, you know, church, church, church. "

" My music is not Christian - Lecrae is. And you hear evidence of my faith in my music. "

" No matter how bad you mess up, God loves you, and there's nothing you can do about it. "

" I'm in a very comfortable place, and some of that comes from the shackles of not having to be what people want you to be. "

" I feel fortunate to have a huge family that is beyond race, creed, culture, and have a Father who shepherds us all. When I think about that, my mind is blown. "

Lecrae

Culture

Family

" Old habits die hard, and if you're not careful, the person you used to be can overtake the person you're trying to become. "

" I'm all about authenticity. "

Lecrae

Authenticity

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" A lot of times, we believe what the media says about us or what our awards or accolades say about us instead of what God says about us. "

" America has this fascination with glorifying the villain and not talking about the trials and tribulations. We tell the story of the successful villain a lot of times, but we don't tell the story of the people who don't come out so successful, and we don't tell the story of all the bystanders of that choice. "

" Christians need to embrace that there need to be believers talking about love and social issues and all other aspects of life. "

" I'm free. So, every time you hear me, just know that I'm speaking as a liberated person. "

" You can't celebrate gifts without celebrating the giver of all gifts, so I want to celebrate Jesus. "

" I live in Atlanta because Ludacris lives in Atlanta. And because T.I. lives in Atlanta and because Lil Wayne comes to Atlanta to hang out all the time and because Rick Ross' engineers are in Atlanta. "

" Jesus ain't American, you know what I mean? And there is gonna be more people in Heaven who don't speak English and are not white when we get there. "

" Waka is really intelligent. A lot of people don't know that because he just gets people hyped up, but he's a dynamic individual, and once you get to know him, you get to see a lot of that. "

" College allows you to make better decisions, better friends, and a better future. There's only one catch: when the opportunity comes, you actually have to take it. "

" I know I'm wonderfully made, and nobody can take that away from me. So regardless of what I show you or expose to you, you don't have any bearing on my worth and what I mean. "

" When God's hand is on you, there's nothing anybody can do to stop that. "

" Me and Kendrick Lamar have had conversations for years back and forth, so that's my dude. "

Lecrae

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Dude

" For a lot of people, groups, Christians included, issues are homogenized. And so to be a Christian, I'm either this staunch, conservative Republican, or I'm this tree-hugging liberal. You're stereotyped. It's almost assumed that people know what your issues are going to be. "