In May 2014, Reach Records held two limited pre-release listening sessions, one session at Stonecrest Mall in Atlanta, Georgia and another at Strght and Nrrw in Jacksonville, Florida for the song "Nuthin'" from Lecrae's upcoming album, the title of which at that time had yet to be revealed. He described the production as "not just simple beats, a couple singles have that going on, but for the most part, it's really intricate." Promotion He also worked with Symbolyc One (S1) and Track a Dot. Lecrae worked with several producers including Gawvi, Tyshane, Ace Harris and Alex Medina. He said "it feels like a first album because it's just me being me and giving my own perspective". Lecrae revealed that he had considered collaborating with Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Elle Varner and Nipsey Hu$$le, but eventually decided to work on his own.
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21 on the Billboard 200, selling over 15,000 copies, while the free version was downloaded over 150,000 times on.
The commercial version of Church Clothes 2 debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, selling over 72,000 copies during its first week, and won both Best Gospel Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards and Best Rap/Hip Hop Album at the 2013 Dove Awards. ContentsĪnomaly is the seventh studio album by Lecrae, and follows up his 2013 mix-tape Church Clothes studio album Gravity. Two songs earned a nomination for the 2015 Grammy Awards "All I Need is You" was nominated for Best Rap Performance, and "Messengers", featuring For King & Country, which won Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. Anomaly won Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year at the 2015 GMA Dove Awards, and Rap, Hip Hop Gospel CD of the Year at the 2015 Stellar Awards. 1 on the Top Gospel Albums chart, marking the first time that any artist has ever topped both the 200 and Gospel charts. 1 on the Billboard 200 with over 88,000 copies sold. The album also fared well commercially, debuting at No.
Anomaly met with a positive critical reception, and the song "Nuthin", released for streaming as a single on July 1, 2014, was nominated for the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards in the best Impact Track category. The album features appearances from Crystal Nicole, Kari Jobe, and For King & Country, along with label-mate Andy Mineo.
"All I Need is You" Released: July 31, 2014.