--- title: "13 Hips Quotes By LeCrae" description: "13 Hips quotes by LeCrae. Plus more from LeCrae and more Hips sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/683/lecrae-981_christian_when-i-think-about-christian-hip-hop-i-t_1603484.png" --- > [When I think about Christian hip hop I think of an individual who is a Christian who is using hip hop to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/when-i-think-about-christian-hip-hop-i-think-of-an-individual-who-is/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/683/lecrae-981_christian_when-i-think-about-christian-hip-hop-i-t_1603484.png) > [Dear Hip Hop, we can't scream 'murder, misogyny, lawlessness' in our music & then turn around and ask for equality & justice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/dear-hip-hop-we-can-t-scream-murder-misogyny-lawlessness-in-our-music/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/lecrae-981_asks_dear-hip-hop-we-can-t-scream-murder-miso_2488794.png) > [Hip hop, this is church. Church, this is hip-hop. Y'all need to meet. I know you have some misconceptions about them, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/hip-hop-this-is-church-church-this-is-hip-hop-y-all-need-to-meet-i/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b6/lecrae-981_church_hip-hop-this-is-church-church-this-is-hi_1773206.png) > [It's such a phenomenon for a hip-hop artist to fully embrace his Christian roots and his faith. And that becomes something that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/it-s-such-a-phenomenon-for-a-hip-hop-artist-to-fully-embrace-his/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc6/lecrae-981_art_it-s-such-a-phenomenon-for-a-hip-hop-art_2745885.png) > [I was very introverted growing up and I had small circle of friends. Any opportunity I got to rap or articulate things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/i-was-very-introverted-growing-up-and-i-had-small-circle-of-friends/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ed/lecrae-981_circle-of-friends_i-was-very-introverted-growing-up-and-i_856645.png) > [If you just want a comfortable life, the awards, and pats on the back then you play Christian Hip Hop safe. Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/if-you-just-want-a-comfortable-life-the-awards-and-pats-on-the-back/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/lecrae-981_assessment_if-you-just-want-a-comfortable-life-the_1666873.png) > [I think Hip Hop and Gospel are such strong distinct cultures that have problems, unspoken problems obviously, but problems with one another.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/i-think-hip-hop-and-gospel-are-such-strong-distinct-cultures-that/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec3/lecrae-981_awe_i-think-hip-hop-and-gospel-are-such-stro_1028979.jpg) > [Hip-hop in a lot of ways is like sports; when you go to a sports game, you see people from all ages,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/hip-hop-in-a-lot-of-ways-is-like-sports-when-you-go-to-a-sports-game/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/baa/lecrae-981_age_hip-hop-in-a-lot-of-ways-is-like-sports_1549894.jpg) > [For me, Christianity is not a genre. It's faith. The Gospel is not a genre either. It's faith. I definitely understand the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/for-me-christianity-is-not-a-genre-it-s-faith-the-gospel-is-not-a/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/lecrae-981_art_for-me-christianity-is-not-a-genre-it-s_1093496.png) > [I've always done music to push people to get them to get uncomfortable in their seat so they could wrestle with things.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/i-ve-always-done-music-to-push-people-to-get-them-to-get-2/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c99/lecrae-981_culture_i-ve-always-done-music-to-push-people-to_1424928.png) > [I want to be the bridge. I embrace it. I don't mind being a leader. I don't mind opening the doors. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/i-want-to-be-the-bridge-i-embrace-it-i-don-t-mind-being-a-leader-i/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/879/lecrae-981_able_i-want-to-be-the-bridge-i-embrace-it-i-d_2532540.png) > [Hip hop - it's an art form but it's a culture as well. You grow up in the culture and you never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/hip-hop-it-s-an-art-form-but-it-s-a-culture-as-well-you-grow-up-in/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70e/lecrae-981_art_hip-hop-it-s-an-art-form-but-it-s-a-cult_1984962.png) > [I know specifically me being somebody who has had most of my experiences within the black church, that's cultural... you gotta put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/i-know-specifically-me-being-somebody-who-has-had-most-of-my/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2d/lecrae-981_black_i-know-specifically-me-being-somebody-wh_2728056.jpg) ## Other authors on Hips ## More by LeCrae > [God is never late, we're just impatient.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/god-is-never-late-we-re-just-impatient/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) > [Faith is not about serving some tyrant in the sky that says, 'You need to get your act together.' Faith is about having a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/faith-is-not-about-serving-some-tyrant-in-the-sky-that-says-you-need/) [Lecrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) > [Growing up in inner-city neighborhoods, there's a particular structure, which I'm sure is true of most social contexts. The type of person you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/growing-up-in-inner-city-neighborhoods-there-s-a-particular-structure/) [Lecrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) > [I got this emptiness inside that got me fighting for approval because I missed out on my daddy saying, Way to Go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/i-got-this-emptiness-inside-that-got-me-fighting-for-approval-because/) [Lecrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) > [Reading the word in the morn' got me feeling strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/reading-the-word-in-the-morn-got-me-feeling-strong/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) > [I don't think the music industry has done any damage to my faith - it's probably strengthened it because it's made me see how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/i-don-t-think-the-music-industry-has-done-any-damage-to-my-faith-it-s/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) > [I knew my ways were unfulfilling. I chased power, pleasure, possessions, something satisfying. I knew I kept getting let down. I knew it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/i-knew-my-ways-were-unfulfilling-i-chased-power-pleasure-possessions/) [Lecrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) > [Live like someone died for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/live-like-someone-died-for-you/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) > [The real test of our character is when the bottom falls out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/the-real-test-of-our-character-is-when-the-bottom-falls-out/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) > [Forgiving the people that hurt us most allows us to heal from the wounds they left.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/forgiving-the-people-that-hurt-us-most-allows-us-to-heal-from-the/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) > [I love Lauryn Hill when she first came out with her solo project because it felt like she just knew what she was doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/i-love-lauryn-hill-when-she-first-came-out-with-her-solo-project/) [Lecrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) > [Man what's the point of living if I'm living for myself Lord empty out my life before I put you on the shelf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/man-what-s-the-point-of-living-if-i-m-living-for-myself-lord-empty/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) > [Better to have a small role in God's story than to cast yourself as the lead in your own fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/better-to-have-a-small-role-in-god-s-story-than-to-cast-yourself-as/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) > [Why live for the approval of men when you can have the approval of their Creator? What can they give you that God can't?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/why-live-for-the-approval-of-men-when-you-can-have-the-approval-of/) [LeCrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) > [What I bring is unique. No one else brings to the table what I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/what-i-bring-is-unique-no-one-else-brings-to-the-table-what-i-am/) [Lecrae](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lecrae/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hips/lecrae/#itemlist", "name": "13 Hips Quotes By LeCrae", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I think about Christian hip hop I think of an individual who is a Christian who is using hip hop to communicate things that God will endorse.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "LeCrae" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/when-i-think-about-christian-hip-hop-i-think-of-an-individual-who-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/683/lecrae-981_christian_when-i-think-about-christian-hip-hop-i-t_1603484.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/683/lecrae-981_christian_when-i-think-about-christian-hip-hop-i-t_1603484.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/683/lecrae-981_christian_when-i-think-about-christian-hip-hop-i-t_1603484.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I think about Christian hip hop I think of an individual who is a Christian who is using hip hop to…” — LeCrae", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Dear Hip Hop, we can't scream 'murder, misogyny, lawlessness' in our music & then turn around and ask for equality & justice.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "LeCrae" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/dear-hip-hop-we-can-t-scream-murder-misogyny-lawlessness-in-our-music/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/lecrae-981_asks_dear-hip-hop-we-can-t-scream-murder-miso_2488794.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/lecrae-981_asks_dear-hip-hop-we-can-t-scream-murder-miso_2488794.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/lecrae-981_asks_dear-hip-hop-we-can-t-scream-murder-miso_2488794.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Dear Hip Hop, we can't scream 'murder, misogyny, lawlessness' in our music & then turn around and ask for…” — LeCrae", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Hip hop, this is church. 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On the hip hop side, it's the problems of \"awe man I don't like the suits and ties,\" and on the Gospel side it's \" awe man they need to pull their pants up.\" I just think those are minor, really small issues that we just need to get over and learn to help each other. 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It's faith. The Gospel is not a genre either. It's faith. I definitely understand the semantics of naming things to give them some kind of distinction but I think my faith is pretty distinct. If you want to call it hip hop, essentially it is. That's the art form.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "LeCrae" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/for-me-christianity-is-not-a-genre-it-s-faith-the-gospel-is-not-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/lecrae-981_art_for-me-christianity-is-not-a-genre-it-s_1093496.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/lecrae-981_art_for-me-christianity-is-not-a-genre-it-s_1093496.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/lecrae-981_art_for-me-christianity-is-not-a-genre-it-s_1093496.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For me, Christianity is not a genre. It's faith. The Gospel is not a genre either. It's faith. I definitely…” — LeCrae", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've always done music to push people to get them to get uncomfortable in their seat so they could wrestle with things. Not to become pew potatoes, just simply sitting there, growing fat with knowledge and not applying it. It's a mixed tape that's really aimed and geared toward hip hop culture.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "LeCrae" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lecrae/i-ve-always-done-music-to-push-people-to-get-them-to-get-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c99/lecrae-981_culture_i-ve-always-done-music-to-push-people-to_1424928.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c99/lecrae-981_culture_i-ve-always-done-music-to-push-people-to_1424928.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c99/lecrae-981_culture_i-ve-always-done-music-to-push-people-to_1424928.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've always done music to push people to get them to get uncomfortable in their seat so they could wrestle…” — LeCrae", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to be the bridge. I embrace it. I don't mind being a leader. I don't mind opening the doors. I guess my prayer is that there will be other leaders behind me who will come in and do more than what I've done, and more than what I can do and that this serves as an opportunity to level the playing field in hip-hop. 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