Rapper Lecrae Leads Dove Award Nominations

Efrem Graham
08-13-2015

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Lecrae is poised to add to his trophy shelf. The Christian rapper and businessman received more Dove Award nominations than any other artist.

His seven nominations include, Contemporary Christian Artist of the Year, Artist of the Year, and Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year.
 
The Gospel Music Association announced the nominees Wednesday.

Lecrae earned a Grammy for Best Contemporary Christian Song/Performance for the track "Messengers" on his Anomaly album.
 
Lecrae's record label-mate, Trip Lee, is also nominated. Christian artists Jonathan McReynolds, Erica Campbell and Casey J. could also take home awards.

CBN News has had the pleasure of interviewing many of them:

 Lecrae interview:

 

Trip Lee interview:

 

 Casey J interview:

 

Jonathan McReynolds interview:

 

Erica Campbell interview:

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Efrem Graham
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Efrem Graham is an award-winning journalist who came to CBN News from the ABC-owned and operated station in Toledo, Ohio. His most recent honor came as co-anchor of the newscast that earned the station’s morning news program its first Emmy Award. Efrem was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, but his formal television and journalism career was born across the Hudson River in New York City. He began as an NBC Page and quickly landed opportunities to work behind-the-scenes in local news, network news, entertainment, and the network’s Corporate Communications Department. His work earned him the NBC
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