Lecrae Tells 1 Million Fans He’s Not The Man People Think He Is

Lecrae says he refuses to conform to who people think he should be as a rapper who’s also a Christian.

The 36-year-old born Lecrae Devaughn Moore took to Twitter on Sunday to tell over 1 million followers: “I’m not who people assume I am. I don’t fit neatly into people’s boxes or conform to people’s labels.”

Even though Lecrae is a Christian, he has never subscribed to the stereotypes that come along with his faith.

“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,” Lecrae told CNN earlier this year. “You’re stereotyped. It’s almost assumed that people know what your issues are going to be.”

One issue that Lecrae has publicly fought against for years is racial injustice, which he admits to receiving flack for.

“It’s unfortunate that myself, as a black man, cannot care about the issues that impact the black community without being seeing as a race-baiter or without being seen as someone who doesn’t care about any other ethnic groups,” the Unashamed author told CNN.