Lecrae Grammy Award winning artist reveals path from streets to finding his purpose, cheating death, power of redemption, Christian beliefs and how he's become a cultural bridge to faith, turning lessons into lyrics.

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🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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“I feel like God had his hands on me because I shouldn’t be alive.” On this powerful episode of the The Pivot Podcast, the hosts sit down with Grammy-winning artist Lecrae for a raw and inspiring conversation about transformation, faith, and purpose. Lecrae opens up about his turbulent upbringing, sharing how a tough past filled with instability and street influences shaped his early identity. He reflects on the lessons he learned from the streets—both the survival instincts and the emotional scars—and how those experiences ultimately pushed him to search for something deeper. That search led him to Christian music, where he found not only faith, but a calling that would redefine his life. Lecrae also dives into his evolution as an artist, discussing the challenges of balancing authenticity, faith, and mainstream success in today’s music industry. From building a groundbreaking career in Christian hip-hop to using his platform to inspire and uplift others, he shares the mindset and mission that keep him grounded. From his musical hits to working in the studio with some of music's top artists, Lecrae carved a niche for him that has led to high success and a global impact. At its core, this conversation is about growth, redemption, and purpose—highlighting Lecrae’s goal to bridge worlds, impact lives, and prove that your past doesn’t have to define your future. Pivot Family, comment, like, hit the subscribe button, we enjoy hearing and learning from you- the good and the bad, we want to know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present? Let's get started, shall we? From rags to riches. I'm so sick of this.
0:07.0	Working like a dog and being treated worse. Yorkshire to New York. Or climbers, you and me.
0:12.4	A life dedicated to revenge. Let's make this an occasion to remember. A woman of substance on Channel 4, stream now.
0:20.2	Lecrae Devon Moore, or known by one simple name, Lecrae.
0:24.7	He's a New York Times best-selling author.
0:27.0	He's a Grammy award-winning artist, so don't just call him a Christian rapper.
0:31.9	Although, that shoe does fit, but he's just more than that, too.
0:35.9	His journey isn't a linear Christian journey. He's dealt with
0:39.3	demons, stents in rehab, group therapy. And sometimes it's probably best to be around others so
0:45.2	you can find yourself. Well, you find yourself that way and in your room with a small Gideon Bible.
0:52.1	He takes us to the moment that music saved his life and the day
0:56.6	he thought he was losing his mind, brushes with danger, but also salvation. Lecrae doesn't want to be
1:03.4	one of those Christians that beat you over the head with the Bible, but he does want to live in a way
1:08.4	where he's creating disciples. He's the best at what he does, but I had to ask what's more important to it,
1:15.5	the acceptance of Christians or the acceptance of the hip-hop world that feels like an
1:21.7	earthly battle versus an eternal battle.
1:25.0	He talks about the way he relates and walking into sports teams and one of
1:31.3	their stars, an All-Star, Boogie Cousins, he wasn't going to mention the name, but he did,
1:36.3	immediately saying, nah, this ain't for me. That's the fight. He's fought his whole career, and he'll
1:42.4	never stop fighting. This is the pivot, and this is one of the world's ultimate pivoters. So tap in with me, Freddie T, and Chan, as we welcome Lucre to the show. Hold out. Limitless, niggas to my guy pinning it. I fought the head to witness it. You know my people feeling militant. Where I'm feeling got got it, man. Man, I got it, Man, I got the key. Dang, I can trust, I'm telling you. Liminate, Nick's stomach kind of pinning it. I fought to hear to witness it. You got it, man. Man, I feel like this has been dangna, 22 years in in the making for me. Oh, I'm telling you. Lord got a big angel. Hey, hey. You know what I'm saying? Ah, you know what I'm saying? I did one on, Lou. Chad. I did about 10 push-ups before I got in here because I knew I was going to be with y'all. 10 more than 10. Yeah, you know what I'm saying?
2:35.0	I hit 40 the other day.
2:36.0	You remember he in 40?
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