Rebel (Lecrae Album)
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''Rebel'' is the third
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by Christian rap artist,
Lecrae Lecrae Devaughn Moore (born October 9, 1979) is an American Christian rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, and Record producer, recording producer and Music executive, executive. Since having begun his career in 2004, he has released ten studio alb ...
. The album was released by
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on September 30, 2008. The album was nominated in the best Rap/Hip-Hop Album category at the 40th Annual
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but lost to
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's '' Ordinary Dreamers''.


Background

''Rebel'' is titled after Lecrae's encouragement to rebel against modern
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, also pointing out that
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himself was a rebel. Lecrae has stated that the title of the album is both a
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and a
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. ''Rapzilla'' called the album "a verbal onslaught against the world's view on life in modern day culture."


Content

Lecrae tackles some important issues in Rebel. In the album's intro and title track, Lecrae says that Christians must rebel against the ways of the world. In " Don't Waste Your Life" featuring Dwayne Tryumf, the rapper talks about how worldly pursuits lead to only disappointment in life, and living to serve Jesus leads to happiness. In the song "Identity" featuring J.R. and Da' T.R.U.T.H., Lecrae deals with self-esteem and image issues in the global community, telling listeners that their worth comes from their relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and not in material possessions. "Indwelling Sin" speaks on the battle between his flesh and his spirit in the form of a conversation with his sin. In "Fall Back" featuring
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, he speaks on guarding against the ideals of the world as portrayed in the media. In "Got Paper" he again attacks the perception that money is the ultimate goal in life and asserts that a relationship with Christ is greater than all of the riches of the world. In "The Bride", Lecrae exhorts listeners to love the church as Christ loves the church.


Reception


Commercial

''Rebel'' has been a commercial success, having sold over 15,000 copies shortly after its release (9,800 copies in its first week and 5,600 copies in its second week of release, excluding digital downloads) and debuting on eight ''Billboard''
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s. The album debuted at No 60 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart and is the first Lecrae album to do so. ''Rebel'' also debuted at No 1 on the
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chart, outperforming his previous album, '' After the Music Stops'', which only managed to peak at No 5 throughout its 100-week run on the chart. The album remained at the No 1 spot on the Top Gospel Albums chart for a second week, and was the first hip hop album to ever reach No. 1 on the chart. ''Rebel'' debuted at No 2 on ''Billboards
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and Top Christian & Gospel Albums charts, respectively. The album secured the No 10 spot on the
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chart and held the No 15 spots equally on the Top Digital Albums and
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charts. ''Rebel'' also achieved a lower peak position of No 61 on the ''Billboard'' Comprehensive Albums chart. According to the
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, a project specializing in the statistics of album sales, ''Rebel'' was the highest-selling Christian rap album in the weeks following its release. ''Rebel'' also maintained a six-week run on the iTunes Store's Top 10 most sold albums chart.


Track listing


Charts


Release history


Awards

The album was nominated for a
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for Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year at the
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.


References


External links


Rebel lyrics at Reach RecordsLecraeRebel.com
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