Lecrae talks about the goal and purpose behind Church Clothes. This interview took place before the release of Church Clothes at the Man Up Conference.
Lecrae Moore wants to make two things clear: He’s a man of God. And he's hip-hop. “If I was a plumber, I wouldn’t say, ‘I’m a Christian plumber,’” said the Houston-born rapper during a recent stop by the
Complex offices. “I’m going to say I’m a hip-hop artist. You're going be able to tell the filter that my
Lecrae stopped by the XXL offices recently, where he spoke on his Church Clothes mixtape, his tattoos, his thoughts on Jesus pieces and plenty more…
Written by Adam Fleischer

In the last year,
Lecrae has steadily become more of a household name in hip-hop circles. Thanks to work with Statik Selektah, shout outs from artists like Kendrick Lamar, and, more recently, his Don Cannon-hosted
Church Clothes mixtape—which features No
Malice as well as production from 9th Wonder and Boi-1da—
Lecrae has been
Written by Adam Fleischer

In March,
Malice announced that he was changing his name to No
Malice. It was another step in the transformation that the Clipse member had been going through. As his brother and groupmate Pusha T built a solo career following the duo’s last project, late 2009′s
Till The Casket Drops, No
Malice has experienced a religious awakening, released a