He explained that although he and Lecrae disagree on this particular matter, they are still friends and they don’t “hate” each other—something Lecrae echoed in his video from Monday.
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Before addressing the controversy, Lecrae said that he loves Dee-1 as a brother and assured his followers that there isn’t any “beef” between them.
Lecrae shared that enough people have been upset regarding the release of his Cardi B shirt that he has discontinued it.
“The shirt was not about promoting debauchery and worldliness. That wasn’t the intention,” Lecrae added.
“I can own the fact that I should have put more thought into that before we dropped it. I didn’t even consider some of these realities. Context is king,” Lecrae said, “and [people think] Christianity in major cities and places that I dwell is a hotbed for racism, political ideology, homophobia, anti-intellectualism, and I always want to push back on people when they think that, because we’re not!”
“That’s not what Christianity is, but a lot of people think that’s what it is,” Lecrae continued. “But a lot of people think that’s what it is. So I’m always trying to help them understand no, we are where you are.”
“So I’m always wanting people to know we’re where you are. So in my attempts with that I can come off seeker-sensitive and I can admit that but that my intention is to always to reach men,” Lecrae said.
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The money made from the shirts goes toward paying the salaries of people Lecrae employs, he said. “I’m not getting no money from these shirts.”
Lecrae admitted that the Cardi B shirt “was thoughtless” and that he should have put more thought into it before selling it. Concluding, he said, “I didn’t mean no harm.”
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While the Cardi B shirt is no longer available on Lecrae’s website, the “Righteous and Ratchet” t-shirt still is, as well as a shirt that says, “I Can Quote Kendrick and Corinthians.” Kendrick Lamar is a 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist who frequently uses the N-word and derogatory references towards women in the lyrics of his songs.
