Lecrae & Andy Mineo World Premiere 'Say I Won't' Video at Barclays Center; Rapper Receives Backlash for Throwing up 'Devil Horns' [WATCH HERE]

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Reach Records rappers Lecrae and Andy Mineo celebrated the world premiere of their latest music video collaboration in Brooklyn, New York's Barclay Center Tuesday night during the Nets game. Minutes after the premiere, Reach Records released the video online, and although well received by many, some of the rapper's supporters were upset that Lecrae threw up what they called "devil horns."

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The video features both emcees and two young boys pretending to be the 1996 version of both Lecrae and Mineo. It is creative but not at all risque with a very straightforward message of just young kids having fun. However people still found something to be upset about. At 2:42 Lecrae raps about Houston and throw up the hand sign that many associate to the devil horns.

Observers immediately found an issue with it claiming that he was throwing up "666." One commenter wrote "This has nothing to do with the song, confused why lecrae flashes a devil hand signal at 2:40. Thanks for cursing us all lecrae." ?Someone else responded, "The 'horns' represented Texas initially, being that the college mascot is a longhorn. Over the years it's a symbol for the South. God bless America y'all so quick to try to blast somebody?.?"

Unfortunately, all of the back and forth served as a discouragement to some of Lecrae's non-Christian fans. After reading through the commentaries someone else wrote, "I don't know why I read the comment sections of Lecrae's videos," claiming that the rapper's "Christian" fans anger them so much, "I don't believe in God (I was once a 'Christian' for many years)," but now just believes in good music.

Watch "Say I Won't" below and leave your thoughts, is the sign a harmless hand gesture or a subliminal message?