Lecrae Says Some Christians Have 'Prostituted Art' Instead of Promoting Social 'Anomaly' like Jesus [VIDEOS]

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Anomaly Hip-Hop artist Lecrae offered his thoughts regarding some Christians not using their God given abilities in order to reach individuals in need (in various creative ways) and in an empathetic manner, instead of just simply proselytizing to people.

"We've limited Christianity to salvation and sanctification. Christianity is the truth about everything. If you say you have a Christian worldview, that means you see the world through that lens - not just how people get saved and what to stay away from," said Lecrae to The Atlantic in an interview.

"Many times, that's how people see Christian art, or Christians making art: They see the art as having an agenda. Christians have really used and almost in some senses prostituted art in order to give answers instead of telling great stories and raising great questions."

The Houston, Texas native (who turns 35 years old on October 9) also explained how the Christian music industry in general should allow their entertainers to express their faith in unprecedented ways instead of simply using stereotypical cliché messages that may not be relatable or believable for some individuals.

"The exploitation of believers just to turn a profit - so you care less about making a quality product - so you care less about making a quality product, you just want to keep telling the same stories and repackaging them over and over just to exploit people - I have a problem with that," said Lecrae.

"In the same way that Jesus was a carpenter, I don't know if he put his message into all the things he built with his hands - I think he wanted to make good quality craftsmanship."

In his "Nuthin" song featured on the Anomaly album, Lecrae expressed the issue of covetousness that plagues secular music especially in the rap industry.

"Let me guess you counting money to the ceiling/ Difference 'tween us like at least a couple million/ It's foreign cars, pretty girls everywhere you go/ Yeah I heard it 30 times on the radio...You still a slave and money can't buy you freedom partna,'" said Lecrae in the critically acclaimed "Nuthin" song.

Last month, Lecrae's iconic Anomaly album marked the first time in music history that a Christian performer was No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart and the Gospel charts at the same exact time.

Lecrae released his seventh album titled Anomaly on September 9, 2014 via Reach records.